               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2153 (2014)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                29 April 2014

               Resolution 2153 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7163rd meeting, on
               29 April 2014

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President r elating to
               the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, in particular resolutions 1880 (2009), 1893 (2009),
               1911 (2010), 1933 (2010), 1946 (2010), 1962 (2010), 1975 (2011), 1980 (2011),
               2000 (2011), 2045 (2012), 2062 (2012), 2101 (2013), and 2112 (2013),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Côte d’Ivoire, and recalling the importance of the principles of
               good-neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
                     Welcoming the special report of the Secretary-General dated 24 December
               2013 (S/2013/761), and noting the 2013 midterm report (S/2013/605), and the 2014
               Final report (S/2014/266), of the United Nations Group of Experts,
                     Welcoming the overall progress towards restoring security, peace and stability
               in Côte d’Ivoire, commending the President and Government of Côte d ’Ivoire’s
               continued efforts to stabilize the security situation and accelerate economic recovery
               in Côte d’Ivoire and strengthen international and regional cooperation, and notably
               enhanced cooperation with the governments of Ghana and Liberia, and calling upon
               all national stakeholders to work together to consolidate the progress made so far
               and to address the underlying causes of tension and conflict,
                     Recognizing the continued contribution the measures imposed by resolutions
               1572 (2004), 1643 (2005), 1975 (2011) and 1980 (2011), as modified by later
               resolutions, make to the stability of Côte d’Ivoire, including by countering the illicit
               transfer of small arms and light weapons in Côte d’Ivoire, as well as in supporting
               post-conflict peacebuilding, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR)
               and security sector reform (SSR), and stressing that these measures aim at
               supporting the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire with a view to possibly further
               modifying or lifting all or part of the remaining measures, in accordance with
               progress achieved in relation to DDR and SSR, national reconciliation and the fight
               against impunity,
                    Welcoming the completion of the electoral cycle that originated in the
               Ouagadougou Accords, and the announcement of the presidential election in
               October 2015 and encouraging the government and the opposition to move

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               positively and collaboratively towards political reconciliation and electoral reform
               to ensure that the political space remains open and transparent,
                    Welcoming the efforts made toward the security reform agenda and especially
               the increasing cooperation between the National Security Council and the local
               authorities while expressing concern about the delays in the implementation of the
               national strategy for security sector reform, in particular beyond Abidjan and urging
               an acceleration of efforts to reform the security sector, including by putting in place
               an effective chain of command, a system of military justice and appropriate
               budgetary allocations,
                      Welcoming the progress made in the overall security situation and efforts to
               address security challenges while expressing concern at delays in implementation of
               security sector reform and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former
               combatants, welcoming efforts towards better monitoring and management of
               weapons through the National Commission to Fight Against the Proliferation and
               Illicit Traffic of Small Arms and Light Weapons, with the support of UNOCI, and
               emphasizing the importance of continued efforts in this area, re-emphasizing the
               necessity of the Ivoirian Government to provide sufficient financial resources and to
               develop viable reintegration opportunities for former combatants in order to ensure
               the achievement of the DDR process by June 2015 at the latest,
                     Reiterating the urgent need for the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to train and
               equip its security forces, especially the police and gendarmerie with standard
               policing weapons and ammunition,
                     Re-emphasizing the importance of the Ivoirian Government to be able to
               respond proportionately to threats to the security of all citizens in Côte d ’Ivoire and
               calling on the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to ensure that its security forces remain
               committed to upholding human rights and applicable international law,
                    Encouraging closer cooperation between the Government of Côte d ’Ivoire and
               the Group of Experts, originally established pursuant to paragraph 7 of resolution
               1584 (2005),
                     Welcoming the ongoing efforts made by the Secretariat to expand and improve
               the roster of experts for the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch, bearing in
               mind the guidance provided by the Note of the President S/2006/997,
                     Welcoming the progress made by the Ivoirian authorities in combating illegal
               taxation systems and acknowledging the decrease in the number of illegal
               checkpoints and incidents of racketeering but noting the insufficient capacity and
               resources in order to control borders, in particular in the western part of the country,
                     Noting that the Kimberley Process (KP) recognized that Côte d ’Ivoire fulfilled
               KP Certification Scheme minimum requirements in its Final Communique of
               22 November 2013, encouraging Côte d’Ivoire’s full implementation of its Action
               Plan to develop its diamond sector in line with KP standards, including participation
               in the KP’s Mano River basin initiative, and welcoming Côte d’Ivoire’s invitation to
               host a KP review visit six months after legal exports of rough diamonds have
               resumed,
                     Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),
               1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and 2122 (2013) on women, peace and security, its
               resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011),2068 (2012) and 2143 (2014) on

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           children and armed conflict and its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674
           (2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed
           conflicts,
                 Reiterating its firm condemnation of all violations of human rights and
           international humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire, condemning all violence committed
           against civilians, including women, children, internally displaced persons and
           foreign nationals, and other violations and abuses of human rights, and stressing that
           the perpetrators on all sides must be brought to justice, whether in domest ic or
           international courts, and encouraging the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to further
           continue its close cooperation with the International Criminal Court,
                Welcoming in this regard the transfer of Charles Blé Goudé, former leader of
           the Young Patriots, to the International Criminal Court, and further welcoming
           national and international efforts to bring to justice alleged perpetrators of violations
           and abuses of human rights and of violations of international humanitarian law,
                 Stressing the importance for the Group of Experts to be provided with the
           sufficient resources for the implementation of its mandate,
                 Determining that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire continues to pose a threat to
           international peace and security in the region,
                 Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                 1.     Decides, for a period ending on 30 April 2015, that all States shall take
           the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to
           Côte d’Ivoire, from their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels
           or aircraft, of arms and any related lethal material, whether or not originating in
           their territories;
                2.    Decides that supplies of non-lethal equipment, and the provision of any
           technical assistance, training or financial assistance, intended to enable the Ivorian
           security forces to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining
           public order, shall no longer require notification to the Committee;
                 3.    Notes that the measures on arms and related lethal materiel in paragraph 1
           do not apply to the provision of training, advice, technical or financial assistance, and
           expertise related to security and military activities, or to non -lethal material, including
           the supplies of civilian vehicles to the Ivorian security forces;
                 4.   Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 1 above shall not apply
           to:
                (a) supplies intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations
           Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the French forces who support them, and
           supplies transiting through Côte d’Ivoire intended for the support of or to be used by
           United Nations Peacekeeping operations;
                 (b) supplies temporarily exported to Côte d’Ivoire to the forces of a State
           which is taking action, in accordance with international law, solely and directly to
           facilitate the evacuation of its nationals and those for whom it has consular
           responsibility in Côte d’Ivoire, as notified in advance to the Committee established
           by paragraph 14 of resolution 1572 (2004);

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                     (c) supplies of arms and related lethal materiel to the Ivoirian security
               forces, intended solely for the support of or use in the Ivoirian process of SSR, as
               notified in advance to the Committee established by paragraph 14 of the resolution
               1572 (2004), except for those arms and related lethal materiel which are set out in
               the Annex of this resolution, which require the advance approval of the Committee
               established by paragraph 14 of resolution 1572 (2004);
                    5.    Decides that the Committee shall add, remove or clarify items on the list
               of arms and related lethal materiel specified in the Annex of this resolution, as
               appropriate;
                     6.    Decides, for the period referred to in paragraph 1 above, that the Ivorian
               authorities shall notify or request approval in advance, as appropriate, from the
               Committee for any shipments of items referred to in paragraph 3(c) above, further
               decides that the Member State delivering assistance may, in the alternative, make
               this notification or approval request pursuant to paragraph 3(c) after informing the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire that it intends to do so;
                     7.    Requests the Ivoirian Government ensure that notifications and approval
               requests sent to the Sanctions Committee contain all relevant information, including
               the purpose of the use and end user, including the intended destination unit in the
               Ivoirian Security Forces or the intended place of storage, the technical
               specifications, quantity of the equipment to be shipped, details of the manufacturer
               and supplier of the equipment, the proposed date of delivery, mode of transportation
               and itinerary of shipments; further stresses the importance of a specific focus on
               detailed explanations for how the requested equipment will support security sector
               reform; and emphasizes that such notifications and approval requests include
               information about any intended modification of non-lethal equipment into lethal
               equipment;
                     8.    Decides that the Ivoirian authorities shall submit biannual reports to the
               Committee by 30 September 2015 and by 30 March 2015 on progress achieved in
               relation to DDR and SSR;
                     9.   Encourages Ivorian authorities to consult with UNOCI, within its
               existing mandate and resources, to ensure notifications and authorisation requests
               contain the required information;
                      10. Urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to allow the Group of Experts
               and UNOCI access to the exempted arms and lethal materiel at the time of import
               and before the transfer to the end user takes place, stresses that the Government of
               Côte d’Ivoire shall mark the arms and related lethal materiel when received in the
               territory of Côte d’Ivoire, urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to maintain a
               registry of all arms and materials owned by national security forces, with a specific
               attention to small arms and light weapons, with a view of improving tracking and
               monitoring of their circulation;
                    11. Decides to review the measures decided in paragraphs above in light of
               the progress achieved in the stabilization throughout the country, by the end of the
               period mentioned in paragraph 1, in accordance with progress achieved in relation
               to DDR and SSR, national reconciliation and the fight against impunity;
                   12. Decides to renew until 30 April 2015 the financial and travel measures
               imposed by paragraphs 9 to 12 of resolution 1572 (2004) and paragraph 12 of

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           resolution 1975 (2011) and stresses its intention to review the continued listing of
           individuals subject to such measures provided they engage in actions that further the
           objective of national reconciliation;
                 13. Decides to terminate as of the date of adoption of this resolution the
           measures preventing the importation by any State of all rough diamonds from Côte
           d’Ivoire imposed by paragraph 6 of resolution 1643 (2005), in light of progress
           made towards Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) implementation and
           better governance of the sector;
                 14. Requests Côte d’Ivoire to update the Security Council, through the
           Committee, on its progress in implementing its Action Plan for diamonds, including
           on any enforcement activities involving illegal smuggling, development of its
           customs regime, and reporting of financial flows from diamonds; encourages Côte
           d’Ivoire to host a KP review visit within nine months following the date o f adoption
           of this resolution to include a representative from the Group of Experts; and further
           encourages Côte d’Ivoire’s continued participation in the regional cooperation and
           law enforcement activities, such as the KP’s Mano River Basin initiative;
                 15. Invites the KPCS, in particular, its Working Groups on Monitoring and
           Statistics, to communicate information, as appropriate, regarding Côte D ’Ivoire’s
           compliance with the KPCS to the Security Council, thorough the Committee, and
           when possible, for review by the Group of Experts; encourages donors to support
           Côte d’Ivoire’s efforts by sharing related information and providing technical
           assistance;
                 16. Calls upon the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to take the necessary steps
           to enforce the measures imposed by paragraph 1 above, including by incorporating
           relevant provisions in its national legal framework;
                 17. Calls upon all Member States, in particular those in the subregion, to
           fully implement the measures mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 6 above;
                18. Expresses its continued concern about the instability in western Côte
           d’Ivoire, welcomes and further encourages the coordinated action by authorities
           from neighbouring countries to address this issue, particularly with respect to the
           border area, including through continuing monitoring, information sharing and
           conducting coordinated actions, and in developing and implementing a shared
           border strategy to inter alia support the disarmament and repatriation of foreign
           armed elements on both sides of the border;
                19. Encourages UNOCI and the United Nations Mission in Liberia
           (UNMIL), within their respective mandates, capabilities and areas of deployment, to
           continue to coordinate closely in assisting respectively the Governments of Côte
           d’Ivoire and Liberia in monitoring their border, and welcomes continued
           cooperation between the Group of Experts and the Panel of Experts on Liberia
           appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 1854 (2008);
                20. Urges all illegal Ivorian armed combatants, including in neighbouring
           countries, to lay down their arms immediately, encourages UNOCI, within its
           mandate and limits of capabilities and areas of deployment, to continue to assist the
           Government of Côte d’Ivoire in collecting and storing the arms and registering all
           relevant information related to those arms and further calls upon the Government of
           Côte d’Ivoire, including the National Commission to Fight Against the Proliferation

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               and Illicit Traffic of Small Arms and Light Weapons, to ensure that those arms are
               neutralized or not illegally disseminated, in accordance with the ECOWAS
               Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other
               Associated Materials;
                     21. Recalls that UNOCI, within the monitoring of the arms embargo, is
               mandated to collect, as appropriate, arms and any related materiel brought into Côte
               d’Ivoire in violation of the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of this resolution, and
               to dispose of such arms and related materiel as appropriate ;
                     22. Reiterates the necessity for the Ivorian authorities to provide unhindered
               access to the Group of Experts, as well as UNOCI and the French forces which
               support it, to equipment, sites and installations referred to in paragraph 2(a) of
               resolution 1584 (2005), and to all weapons, ammunition and related materiel of all
               armed security forces, regardless of location, including the arms issued from the
               collection referred to in paragraph 10 or 11 above, when appropriate and without
               notice, as set out in its resolutions 1739 (2007), 1880 (2009), 1933 (2010), 1962
               (2010), 1980 (2011), 2062 (2012), and 2112 (2013);
                    23. Requests all States concerned, in particular those in the subregion, to
               cooperate fully with the Committee, and authorizes the Committee to request
               whatever further information it may consider necessary;
                     24. Decides to extend the mandate of the Group of Experts as set out in
               paragraph 7 of resolution 1727 (2006) for a period of 13 months until 30 May 2015
               and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to support its
               action;
                     25. Reiterates that paragraph 7(b) of resolution 1727 (2006) includes a
               mandate for the Group of Experts to gather and analyse all relevant information on
               sources of financing, including from the exploitation of natural resources in Côte
               d’Ivoire, for the purchase of arms and related materiel and activities and notes that
               pursuant to paragraph 12(a) of resolution 1727 (2006) those who are determined to
               be a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process in Côte d ’Ivoire through
               the illicit trafficking of natural resources, including diamonds and gold, may be
               designated by the Committee;
                     26. Decides that the Group of Experts will also report on the activities of and
               any continued threat to peace and security in Côte d ’Ivoire posed by sanctioned
               individuals and additionally requests the Group of Experts to assess and report on
               the effects of the modifications decided in this resolution;
                    27. Requests the Group of Experts to submit a midterm report to the
               Committee by 15 October 2014 and to submit a final report by 15 April 2015, after
               discussion with the Committee, on the implementation of the measures imposed by
               paragraphs 1 above, 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004), paragraph 12 of resolution
               1975 (2011) and paragraph 10 of resolution 1980 (2011);
                     28. Decides that the report of the Group of Experts, as referred to in
               paragraph 7(e) of resolution 1727 (2006) may include, as appropriate, any
               information and recommendations relevant to the Committee’s possible additional
               designation of the individuals and entities described in paragraphs 9 and 11 of
               resolution 1572 (2004) and paragraph 10 of resolution 1980 (2011) and further
               recalls the Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions report

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           (S/2006/997) on best practices and methods, including paragraphs 21, 22 and 23 that
           discuss possible steps for clarifying methodological standards for monitoring
           mechanisms;
                29. Requests the Secretary-General to communicate as appropriate to the
           Security Council, through the Committee, information gathered by UNOCI and,
           where possible, reviewed by the Group of Experts, concerning the supply of arms
           and related materiel to Côte d’Ivoire;
                30. Requests also the French Government to communicate as appropriate to
           the Security Council, through the Committee, information gathered by the French
           forces and, where possible, reviewed by the Group of Experts, concerning the
           supply of arms and related materiel to Côte d’Ivoire;
                 31. Encourages the Ivorian authorities to participate in the OECD-hosted
           implementation program with regard to the due diligence guid elines for responsible
           supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, with a special
           attention to gold, and to reach out to international organizations with a view to
           taking advantage of lessons learned from other initiatives and cou ntries that have
           and are confronting similar issues on artisanal mining;
                 32. Calls upon the Ivorian authorities to continue to take the necessary
           measures to dismantle the illegal taxation networks, including by undertaking
           relevant and thorough investigations, reduce the number of checkpoints and prevent
           incidents of racketeering throughout the country and further calls upon the
           authorities to continue to take the necessary steps to continue to re -establish and
           reinforce relevant institutions and to accelerate the deployment of customs and
           border control officials in the North, West and East of the country;
                33. Asks the Group of Experts to assess the effectiveness of these border
           measures and control in the region, encourages all neighbouring States to be aware
           of Ivorian efforts in that regard and encourages UNOCI, within its mandate, to
           continue its assistance to Ivorian authorities in the re -establishment of normal
           customs and border control operation;
                34. Urges all States, relevant United Nations bodies and other organizations
           and interested parties, to cooperate fully with the Committee, the Group of Experts,
           UNOCI and the French forces, in particular by supplying any information at their
           disposal on possible violations of the measures imposed by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
           above, paragraphs 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004), paragraph 6 of resolution
           1643 (2005) and paragraph 12 of resolution 1975 (2011), and further requests the
           Group of Experts to coordinate its activities as appropriate with all political actors
           and to implement their mandate in accordance with the Report of the Informal
           Working Group of the Security Council on General Issues of Sanctions
           (S/2006/997);
                35. Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
           Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict to continue sharing relevant information
           with the Committee in accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution 1960 (2010) and
           paragraph 9 of resolution 1998 (2011);

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                     36. Urges further in this context that all Ivorian parties and all States,
               particularly those in the region, ensure:
                    – the safety of the members of the Group of Experts;
                    – unhindered access by the Group of Experts, in particular to persons,
                      documents and sites in order for the Group of Experts to execute its mandate;
                     37.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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Annex
           1.   Weapons, direct and indirect fire artillery, and guns with a calibre bigger than
           12.7 mm, their ammunition and components.
           2.   Rocket propelled grenades, rockets, light anti-tank weapons, rifle grenades and
           grenade-launchers.
           3.  Surface-to-air Missiles, including man portable air defence              systems
           (Manpads); surface-to-surface missiles; and air-to-surface missiles.
           4.   Mortars with a calibre bigger than 82 mm.
           5. Guided anti-tank weapons, especially guided anti-tank missiles, their
           ammunition and components.
           6.   Armed aircraft, including rotary wing or fixed wing.
           7.   Military armed vehicles or Military vehicles equipped with weapon mounts.
           8.    Explosive charges and devices containing explosive materials, designed for
           military purpose, mines and related material.
           9.   Night observation and night shooting devices.

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2154 (2014)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              8 May 2014

               Resolution 2154 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7170th meeting, on
               8 May 2014

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling Article 24 of the United Nations Charter which confers upon the
               Security Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
               peace and security,
                    Recognizing the medals presented by the United Nations to those men and
               women in uniform who serve in United Nations field operations, and recalling its
               Resolution 1121 (1997) establishing the Dag Hammarskjold Medal, as a tribute to
               the sacrifice of those who have lost their own lives as a result of service in
               peacekeeping operations, under the operational control and authority of the United
               nations,
                     Recalling fundamental principles of the United Nations peacekeeping, as well
               as other relevant principles of the United Nations activities on the ground,
                     Noting with deep appreciation how Captain Mbaye Diagne of UNAMIR and of
               Senegal, saved, unarmed and in the face of extreme danger hundreds of, perhaps
               even a thousand, Rwandans from death, during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
               in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also
               killed,
                     Recognizing with the deepest regret, how the family of Captain Diagne never
               received, after his death, any expressions of appreciation from the headquarters of
               the United Nations for the sacrifices made by their distinguished family member,
                    Remembering the many other acts of bravery that military, police and civilian
               United Nations personnel and associated personnel have undertaken, while fulfilling
               the mandate of their missions or their functions, at great risk to their lives,
                     1.   Decides to create “the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional
               Courage” to be awarded to those military, police, civilian United Nations personnel
               and associated personnel who demonstrate exceptional courage, in the face of
               extreme danger, while fulfilling the mandate of their missions or their functions, in
               the service of humanity and the United Nations;
                    2.   Requests the Secretary-General to establish within six months after the
               adoption of this resolution, the design of the medal, and to submit in due course to

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               the Security Council the modalities for determining how the recipients of the medal
               shall be nominated and chosen, based on the criteria set forth in the previous
               paragraph;
                     3.    Requests that the medal be presented by the Secretary-General to the
               recipient, or next of kin, in a ceremony to which all member states of the United
               Nations shall be invited;
                     4.  Decides this medal will be ready for investiture within six months of the
               establishment of its modalities and the administrative management of the award will
               be provided by the Secretariat.

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Middle East (Syria)


               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2155 (2014)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                27 May 2014

               Resolution 2155 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7182nd meeting,
               on 27 May 2014

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions 1996 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2057 (2012),
               2109 (2013) and 2132 (2013),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan, and recalling the
               importance of the principles of non-interference, good-neighbourliness, and regional
               cooperation,
                    Recalling its resolution 2086 (2013) and reaffirming the basic principles of
               peacekeeping, including consent of the parties, impartiality, and non -use of force,
               except in self-defence and define of the mandate, and recognizing that the mandate
               of each peacekeeping mission is specific to the need and situation of the country
               concerned,
                     Expressing grave alarm and concern regarding the rapidly deteriorating
               political, security, and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan resulting from the internal
               Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) political dispute and subsequent
               violence caused by the country’s political and military leaders,
                     Strongly condemning reported and ongoing human rights violations and abuses
               and violations of international humanitarian law, including those involving
               extrajudicial killings, ethnically targeted violence, sexual and gender -based
               violence, rape, recruitment and use of children, enforced disappearances, arbitrary
               arrests and detention, violence aimed at spreading terror among the civilian
               population, and attacks on schools and hospitals as well as United Nations
               peacekeeping personnel, by all parties, including armed groups and national security
               forces, as well as the incitement to commit such abuses and violations, and
               emphasizing that those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law
               and violations and abuses of human rights must be held accountable and that the
               Government of South Sudan bears the primary responsibility to protect civilians
               within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction, including from potential crimes
               against humanity and war crimes,
                    Expressing deep concern over the large-scale displacement of persons and
               deepening humanitarian crisis, stressing the responsibility borne by all parties to the

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               conflict for the suffering of the people of South Sudan, and the necessity of ensuring
               that the basic needs of the population are met, commending United Nations
               humanitarian agencies and partners for their efforts to provide urgent and
               coordinated support to the population, calling upon all parties to the conflict to
               allow and facilitate, in accordance with relevant provisions of international law and
               United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian assistance, the full, safe and
               unhindered access of relief personnel, equipment and supplies to all those in need
               and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to internally displaced
               persons and refugees, condemning all attacks against humanitarian personnel and
               facilities and recalling that attacks against humanitarian personnel and depriving
               civilians of objects indispensable to their survival may amount to violations of
               international humanitarian law,
                      Commending the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
               initiative, as supported by the United Nations and African Union, in establishing a
               forum for political and security dialogue, and expecting all parties to participate in
               this process and respect the decisions reached by IGAD Assembly of Heads of State
               and Government on 13 March 2014,
                     Welcoming the IGAD-mediated 23 January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities
               (CoH) and Status of Detainees Agreements, consensus on the Declaration of
               Principles between the parties, the establishment of the ceasefire Monitoring and
               Verification Mechanism (MVM), and the 9 May “Agreement to Resolve the Crisis
               in South Sudan,” while condemning repeated violations of the CoH by all parties
               which undermine peace efforts,
                    Expressing its deep appreciation for the actions taken by United Nations
               Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers and troop - and police-contributing
               countries to protect civilians, including foreign nationals, under threat of physical
               violence and to stabilize the security situation, and further expressing appreciation
               for those Member States who have responded immediately to expedite the
               deployment of troops and police immediately after the adoption of resolution 2132
               (2013),
                    Taking note with interest the 21 February 2014 UNMISS Interim Human
               Rights report, and 8 May 2014 “Conflict in South Sudan: A Human Rights Report,”
                     Expressing grave concern that according to the 8 May 2014 “Conflict in South
               Sudan: A Human Rights Report,” there are reasonable grounds to believe that war
               crimes and crimes against humanity, including extrajudicial killings, rape and other
               acts of sexual violence, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary arrests and detention
               have been committed by all parties to the conflict in South Sudan,
                     Stressing the urgent and imperative need to end impunity in South Sudan and
               to bring to justice perpetrators of such crimes,
                    Welcoming the 12 March 2014 inaugural meeting and the initiation of wor k of
               the African Union Commission of Inquiry as critical steps in independent and public
               human rights monitoring, investigation and reporting,
                     Strongly condemning the use of radio to broadcast hate speech and transmit
               messages instigating sexual violence against a particular ethnic group, which has the
               potential to play a significant role in promoting mass violence and exacerbating
               conflict, calling on the Government to take the appropriate measures in order to

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           deter such activity, and further urging all parties to desist from these actions and
           instead contribute to promoting peace and reconciliation among the communities,
                 Emphasizing that persisting barriers to full implementation of resolution 1325
           (2000) will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women ’s
           empowerment, participation, and human rights, and through concerted leadership,
           consistent information and action, and support, to build women ’s engagement in all
           levels of decision-making,
                 Expressing deep concern at persistent restrictions placed upon the movement
           and operations of UNMISS, strongly condemning the attacks by government and
           opposition forces and other groups on United Nations personnel and facilities,
           including the December 2012 downing of a United Nations helicopter by the SPLA,
           the April 2013 attack on a United Nations convoy, the December 2013 attack on the
           UNMISS camp in Akobo, and the 2014 attacks on the UNMISS camp in Bor, and
           calling upon the Government of South Sudan to complete its investigations of these
           attacks in a swift and thorough manner and to hold those responsible to account,
                 Expressing grave concern regarding the threats made to oil installations,
           petroleum companies and their employees, and urging all parties to ensure the
           security of economic infrastructure,
                Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and expressing grave concern at the threat
           to peace and security in South Sudan arising from the illicit tra nsfer, destabilizing
           accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons,
                 Noting with serious concern reports of the indiscriminate use of cluster
           munitions, made by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Jonglei
           State in February 2014, and urging all parties to refrain from similar such use in the
           future,
                 Welcoming IGAD’s initiative for the deployment of the MVM, calling for the
           redeployment and/or progressive withdrawal of armed groups and allied forces
           invited by either side, consistent with the 23 January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities
           Agreement, and warning of the serious consequences that could result from any
           regionalization of the conflict,
                 Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738
           (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and 1502
           (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel; resolutions
           1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012), and 2143 (2014) on children
           and armed conflict; and resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889
           (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013) on women, peace, and security;
           resolution 2150 (2014) on the Prevention and Fight against Genocide; and resolution
           2151 (2014) on security sector reform,
                 Taking note of the 6 March 2014 Secretary-General’s Report (S/2014/158) and
           the recommendations contained therein,
                 Determining that the situation in South Sudan continues to constitute a threat
           to international peace and security in the region,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                1.   Endorses the CoH Agreement accepted and signed by the Republic of
           South Sudan and the SPLM/A (in Opposition) on 23 January 2014, further endorses

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               the Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan signed on 9 May 2014 by the
               Republic of South Sudan and the SPLM/A (in Opposition); calls for immediate and
               full implementation of the agreements by both parties, and expresses its readiness to
               consider all appropriate measures against those who take action that undermines the
               peace, stability, and security of South Sudan, including those who prevent the
               implementation of these agreements;
                    2.    Urges all parties to engage in an open and fully inclusive national
               dialogue seeking to establish lasting peace, reconciliation and good governance,
               including through the full and effective participation of youth, women, diverse
               communities, faith groups, civil society, and the formerly detained SPLM leaders,
               encourages the efforts of IGAD and the United Nations to reach a peace agreement
               between the parties, and further urges them to ensure that child protection
               provisions are integrated into all peace negotiations and peace agreements;
                     3.   Decides to extend the mandate of UNMISS until 30 November 2014, and
               further decides that UNMISS shall, within the authorized troop ceiling of 12,500 set
               out in paragraph 8, include a component consisting inter alia of three battalions,
               with additional responsibility for protecting IGAD’s MVM as set out in paragraph
               4 (d), as well as implementing the mission’s overall mandate as set out in
               paragraphs 4 (a), 4 (b) and 4 (c) below, consistent with paragraph 5;
                  4.   Decides that the mandate of UNMISS shall be as follows, and authorizes
               UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform the following tasks:
                    (a)   Protection of civilians:
                    (i) To protect civilians under threat of physical violence, irrespective of the
                    source of such violence, within its capacity and areas of deployment, wi th
                    specific protection for women and children, including through the continued
                    use of the Mission’s Child Protection and Women Protection Advisers;
                    (ii) To deter violence against civilians, including foreign nationals, especially
                    through proactive deployment, active patrolling with particular attention to
                    displaced civilians , including those in protection sites and refugee camps,
                    humanitarian personnel and human rights defenders, and identification of
                    threats and attacks against the civilian population, including through regular
                    interaction with the civilian population and closely with humanitarian, human
                    rights and development organizations, in areas at high risk of conflict
                    including, as appropriate, schools, places of worship, hospitals, and the oil
                    installations, in particular when the Government of the Republic of South
                    Sudan is unable or failing to provide such security;
                    (iii) To implement a mission-wide early warning strategy, including a
                    coordinated approach to information gathering, monitoring, verification, early
                    warning and dissemination, and response mechanisms, including response
                    mechanisms to prepare for further potential attacks on United Nations
                    personnel and facilities;
                    (iv) To maintain public safety and security within and of UNMISS pr otection
                    of civilians sites;
                    (v) To exercise good offices, confidence-building, and facilitation in support
                    of the mission’s protection strategy, especially in regard to women and

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           children, including to facilitate inter-communal reconciliation in areas of high
           risk of conflict as an essential part of long-term State-building activity;
           (vi) To foster a secure environment for the eventual safe and voluntary return
           of internally-displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees including, where
           compatible and in strict compliance with the United Nations Human Rights
           Due Diligence Policy (HRDPP), through monitoring of, ensuring the
           maintenance of international human rights standards by, and specific
           operational coordination with the police services in relevant and protec tionfocused tasks, in order to strengthen protection of civilians;
           (b)   Monitoring and investigating human rights:
           (i) To monitor, investigate, verify, and report publicly and regularly on
           abuses and violations of human rights and violations of internati onal
           humanitarian law, including those that may amount to war crimes or crimes
           against humanity;
           (ii) To monitor, investigate, verify and report specifically and publicly on
           violations and abuses committed against children and women, including all
           forms of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict by accelerating
           the implementation of monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on
           conflict-related sexual violence and by strengthening the monitoring and
           reporting mechanism for grave violations against children;
           (iii) To coordinate with, and offer technical support to, where appropriate, the
           African Union’s Commission of Inquiry for South Sudan;
           (c)   Creating the conditions for delivery of humanitarian assistance:
           (i) To contribute to the creation of the conditions for the delivery of
           humanitarian assistance, including by helping to establish the necessary
           security conditions and by exercising its good offices, confidence building and
           facilitation, so as to allow, in accordance with relevant provisions of
           international law and United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian
           assistance, the full, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel to all those
           in need in South Sudan and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, in
           particular to internally displaced persons and refugees;
           (ii) To ensure the security and freedom of movement of United Nations and
           associated personnel where appropriate, and to ensure the security of
           installations and equipment necessary for implementation of mandated t asks;
           (d)   Supporting the Implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement :
           (i) To ensure proper coordination with the Joint Technical Committee (JTC),
           MVM, and Monitoring and Verification Teams (MVTs), as appropriate;
           (ii) To provide mobile and dedicated fixed site security to IGAD’s MVM, as
           established in line with the decisions of the 31 January and 13 March meetings
           of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government; and
           (iii) To provide support to the work of the MVM as described within the
           CoH;

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                    5.    Emphasizes that protection of civilians, as described in paragraph 4(a),
               must be given priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources
               within the Mission;
                    6.    Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative, to
               continue to direct the operations of an integrated UNMISS, coordinate all activities
               of the United Nations system in the Republic of South Sudan, and support a
               coherent international approach to achieving peace in the Republic of South Sudan;
                     7.   Endorses the recommendation made by the Secretary-General in his
               6 March 2014 report to increase the overall force levels of UNMISS to support its
               restructured mandate as defined in paragraph 4 of this resolution;
                    8.    Decides that UNMISS will consist of a military component of up to
               12,500 troops of all ranks and of a police component, including appropriate Formed
               Police Units, of up to 1,323 personnel; and that the civilian component will be
               reduced accordingly to tasks outlined in paragraph 4; requests that the Secretary-General provide detailed information on force generation, restructuring of the
               UNMISS force, logistical support and enablers, including as part of his regular
               reports; and requests the Secretary-General to review needs on the ground, and
               provide an updated assessment of the force’s operations, deployment and future
               requirements 120 days after this resolution;
                     9.   Requests UNMISS to focus and streamline its activities, across its
               military, police and civilian components in order to achieve progress on the tasks
               outlined in paragraph 4, recognizes that certain Mission tasks will therefore be
               ceased, and in this regard, requests the Secretary-General undertake a full personnel
               review in June 2014 and to include the details in his next reg ular report on
               UNMISS;
                    10. Expresses its intention to keep the requirements of and composition of
               UNMISS components under active review, and to review this mandate and make any
               necessary adjustments, at an appropriate stage in the implementation of a cre dible
               peace agreement between the parties;
                     11. Authorizes the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps, in
               accordance with paragraph 8, to expedite force and asset generation, and as
               necessary, discontinue the inter-mission cooperation already authorized under
               resolution 2132 (2013);
                     12. Requests UNMISS to increase its presence and active patrolling in areas
               of high-risk of conflict, high concentrations of IDPs, including as guided by its early
               warning strategy, and key routes for population movement, and to conduct regular
               reviews of its geographic deployment to ensure that its forces are best placed to
               protect civilians, and requests the Secretary-General to provide updates on these
               reviews as part of his regular reports;
                    13. Further requests that UNMISS continues to ensure full compliance with
               the United Nations zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
               keep the Council fully informed about the Mission’s progress in this regard, and
               urges Troop Contributing Countries to take appropriate preventive action including
               pre-deployment awareness training, and to ensure full accountability in cases of
               such conduct involving their personnel;

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                14. Encourages UNMISS to fully implement the HRDDP and requests the
           Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing the policy in his
           reports to the Council;
                 15. Condemns in the strongest terms attacks on and threats made to UNMISS
           personnel and United Nations facilities, including violations of the Status of Forces
           Agreement, stresses that such attacks may constitute war crimes, demands that all
           parties respect the inviolability of United Nations premises and immediately desist
           and refrain from any violence against those gathered at United Nations facilities,
           and stresses that efforts to undermine the ability of UNMISS to implement its
           mandate and attacks on United Nations personnel will not be tolerated;
                  16. Demands that the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and all
           relevant parties cooperate fully in the deployment, operations, and monitoring,
           verification, and reporting functions of UNMISS, in particular by guaranteeing the
           safety, security, and unrestricted freedom of movement of United Nations and
           associated personnel, throughout the territory of the Republic of South Sudan, and
           further calls upon the Government of South Sudan to ensure freedom of movement
           for IDPs, including those leaving and entering protection of civilian sites, and to
           continue to support UNMISS by the allocation of land for protection of civilian
           sites;
                 17. Demands all parties allow, in accordance with relevant provisions of
           international law and United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian assistance,
           the full, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel, equipment and supplies, to
           all those in need and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to
           internally displaced persons and refugees and stresses that any returns of IDPs or
           refugees must be undertaken on a voluntary and informed basis in conditions of
           dignity and safety;
                 18. Further demands that all parties immediately cease all forms of violence,
           human rights violations and abuses, violations of international humanitarian law,
           including gender-based violence, rape and other forms of sexual violence, and
           violations and abuses against children in violation of applicable international law
           such as those involving their recruitment and use, killing and maiming, abduction
           and attacks against schools and hospitals, strongly urges the Government to the fully
           and immediately implement its action plan to end and prevent child recruitment
           signed on 12 March 2012 further strongly urges the opposition forces to fully and
           immediately implement their commitment to end grave violations aga inst children
           signed on 10 May 2014, and calls for specific and time bound commitments to
           combat sexual violence in accordance with resolution 1960 and 2106;
                 19. Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to move forward
           expeditiously and transparently to complete the investigations of allegations of
           human rights violations and abuses consistent with international standards, to hold
           to account all those responsible for violations and abuses of human rights and
           violations of international humanitarian law, and to ensure that all victims of sexual
           violence have equal protection under the law and equal access to justice, and to
           safeguard equal respect for the rights of women and girls in these processes;
                 20. Emphasizes the importance of the full and effective participation of
           women at all levels in the implementation of agreements and in the prevention and
           resolution of conflict and peacebuilding more broadly, calls upon all parties to take

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               measures to ensure women’s full and effective representation and leadership in all
               conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts, including through support to women ’s
               civil society organizations and incorporating gender expertise in peace talks, and
               encourages troop and police contributing countries to take measures to increa se the
               deployment of women in the military, police, and civilian components of the
               mission, and reaffirms the importance of appropriate gender expertise and training
               in all missions mandated by the Security Council;
                     21. Condemns attacks on oil installations, petroleum companies and their
               employees, and the continued fighting around these facilities, and urges all parties
               to ensure the security of economic infrastructure;
                     22. Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council on the
               implementation of the UNMISS mandate every 60 days following the adoption of
               the resolution;
                    23.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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                Security Council                                                   Distr.: General
                                                                                29 May 2014

                Resolution 2156 (2014)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7186th meeting, on
                29 May 2014

                     The Security Council,
                      Recalling its previous resolutions and its presidential statements on the
                situation in Sudan and South Sudan, and in particular, resolutions 1990 (2011), 2024
                (2011), 2032 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2047 (2012), 2075 (2012), 2104 (2013), 2126
                (2013), as well as presidential statements S/PRST/2012/19 and S/PRST/2013/14, and
                the Council’s press statements of 18 June 2012, 21 September 2012, 28 September
                2012, 6 May 2013, 14 June 2013, 14 February 2014 and 17 March 2014,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity,
                and territorial integrity of Sudan and South Sudan, and to the purposes and the
                principles of the United Nations Charter, and recalling the importance of the
                principles of good neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
                      Reiterating that the territorial boundaries of States shall not be altered by force,
                and that any territorial disputes shall be settled exclusively by peaceful means,
                      Affirming the priority it attaches to the full and urgent implementation of all
                outstanding issues from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),
                     Reaffirming its previous resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006),
                1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict; 1612
                (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012), and 2143 (2014) on children and
                armed conflict; 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations
                personnel; and 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010),
                2106 (2013) and 2122 (2013) on women peace and security,
                     Recalling the commitments made by the Government of Sudan and the
                Government of South Sudan in the 20 June 2011 Agreement between the
                Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement on Temporary
                Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, the 29 June
                2011 Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Government of
                South Sudan on Border Security and the Joint Political and Security Mechanism
                (JPSM), and the 30 July 2011 Agreement on the Border Monitoring Support Mission
                between the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan, as well as

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               the 27 September 2012 Agreements on Cooperation and Security Arrangements, the
               JPSM’s 8 March 2013 decision, and the Implementation Matrix of 12 March 2013,
               reached by the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan in Addis
               Ababa under the auspices of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel
               (AUHIP),
                    Emphasizing the importance of the full participation of women in the
               implementation of agreements and in the prevention and resolution of conflict and
               peacebuilding more broadly,
                     Expressing its full support for the efforts of the African Union on the situation
               between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan, in order to ease
               the current tension, facilitate the resumption of negotiations on post -secession
               relations and the normalization of their relations, recalling in this regard the AU
               Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) Communiqués of 24 April 2012, 24 October
               2012, 25 January 2013, 7 May 2013, 29 July 2013, 23 September 2013, 26 October
               2013, and 12 November 2013; the AUPSC Press Statement of 6 November 2013;
               and the Statement from the Chairperson of the AU Commission on 28 October 2013,
                     Noting with concern the stalled efforts by the Government of Sudan and the
               Government of South Sudan to demilitarize the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone
               (SDBZ), including the “14 Mile Area”, and to implement the Joint Border
               Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM), in accordance with Council
               resolution 2046 and the AUPSC road map of 24 April 2012, as a result of South
               Sudan’s continued disagreement with the location of the SDBZ centreline and its
               decision of 22 November 2013 to temporarily suspend its participation in the
               JBVMM,
                    Underlining the importance of establishing and maintaining effective JBVMM
               monitoring of the SDBZ, including the “14 Mile Area”,
                    Stressing that both countries will have much to gain if they show restraint and
               choose the path of dialogue instead of resorting to violence or provocations,
                     Welcoming the importance of recent meetings of President Bashir and
               President Salva Kiir in continuing dialogue, recalling the UNSC decision in
               resolution 2046 that the parties must resume immediately negotiations to reach
               agreement on Abyei final status under the auspices of the AUHIP, calling upon all
               parties to engage constructively in the process mediated by the AUHIP to wards final
               agreement on the final status of Abyei Area, and stressing that the parties must
               immediately implement pending aspects of the 20 June 2011 Agreement, in
               particular to resolve the dispute over the Abyei Area Council and immediately
               establish the Abyei Area Administration and Abyei Police Service,
                     Commending the continued assistance provided to the parties by the AUHIP,
               including its Chairman President Thabo Mbeki, former Presidents Abdulsalami
               Abubakar and Pierre Buyoya, the Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority
               on Development, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, the Special
               Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan and South Sudan, Haile Menkerios, and
               the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) under the lea dership
               of Lieutenant-General Yohannes Tesfamariam,

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                Commending the efforts of UNISFA in carrying out its mandate, including by
           its ongoing facilitation of peaceful migration throughout the Abyei Area, and
           expressing its deep appreciation for the work of the troop-contributing countries,
                 Noting with concern the current fragility of the security situation in Abyei
           Area, acknowledging UNISFA’s contribution to enhanced peace and stability since
           its deployment, and determined to prevent the recurrence of violence against or
           displacements of civilians and to avert intercommunal conflict,
                Expressing its determination that the future status of Abyei shall be resolved
           by negotiations between the parties in a manner consistent with the CPA and not by
           the unilateral actions of either party,
                 Deeply concerned by the public administration and rule of law vacuum in the
           Abyei Area, due to continued delays in the establishment of the Abyei Area
           Administration, Council and Police, including a special unit to deal with p articular
           issues related to nomadic migration, which are essential to maintain law and order
           and prevent intercommunal conflict in Abyei,
                Noting with concern the continued threat of intercommunal violence in the
           Abyei Area, including the ongoing tensions that prevent UNISFA’s and other
           agencies’ Sudanese staff from returning to Abyei,
                 Noting that the continued delay in establishing the temporary institutions and
           resolving the final status of Abyei contributes to tension in the region, emphasizing
           the importance of all parties refraining from any unilateral action to aggravate
           intercommunal relations within Abyei Area, and expressing concern over the
           continued implications of what the AUPSC described in their 6 November 2013
           press statement as “the decision by the Ngok Dinka to conduct a unilateral
           referendum”,
                 Bearing in mind the importance of coherence of United Nations assistance in
           the region,
                Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the United Nations to sensitize
           peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other
           communicable diseases in all of its peacekeeping operations,
                 Stressing the need for effective human rights monitoring, including of any
           sexual and gender-based violence and violations and abuses committed against
           children, taking note that there have been no developments with regard to the
           operationalization of human rights monitoring in the Abyei Area, and reiterating its
           concern at the lack of cooperation by the parties with the Secretary-General to this
           end,
                 Further stressing the urgency of facilitating the delivery of humanitarian
           assistance to all affected communities in the Abyei Area,
                 Affirming the importance of voluntary, safe, orderly return and sustainable
           reintegration of displaced persons, and of peaceful and orderly migration cycles
           respecting the traditional migratory routes from Sudan to South Sudan through
           Abyei, and urging UNISFA to take measures as necessary to ensure security in the
           Abyei Area in accordance with its mandate,

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                     Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013), and expressing grave concern at the
               threat to peace and security in Abyei arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons,
                    Expressing concern with the residual threat of landmines and explosive
               remnants of war in the Abyei Area, which hinders the safe return of displaced
               persons to their homes and safe migration,
                     Welcoming the steps taken by UNISFA towards the effective implementati on of
               its mandate, including, inter alia, through conflict prevention, mediation and
               deterrence,
                     Taking note of the 13 May 2014 Secretary-General’s report (S/2014/336),
               including its assessment that the political and security situation on the ground has
               seriously deteriorated and could become untenable during the next dry season and
               2014-2015 migration cycle, and the recommendations contained therein,
                    Recognizing that the current situation in Abyei and along the border between
               the Sudan and South Sudan continues to constitute a serious threat to international
               peace and security,
                     1.   Decides to extend until 15 October 2014 the mandate of the United
               Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) as set out in paragraph 2 of
               resolution 1990 (2011) and modified by resolution 2024 (2011) and paragraph 1 of
               resolution 2075 (2012), and acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
               Nations, further decides to extend until 15 October 2014 the mandate of UNISFA as
               set out in paragraph 3 of resolution 1990, and determines that for the purposes of
               paragraph 1 of resolution 2024 (2011), support to the operational activities of the
               JBVMM shall include support to the Ad Hoc Committees, as appropriate when so
               requested by consensual decisions of these mechanisms, within UNISFA’s
               operational area and existing capabilities;
                    2.   Welcomes the UN’s strategic review of UNISFA, and the
               recommendations in the 13 May Secretary-General’s report of support to the
               resumption of community dialogue and administration by the comm unities under
               AJOC supervision; in this regard, calls upon the communities and the Governments
               of Sudan and South Sudan to work with the UN towards that goal; and stresses the
               importance of support in these efforts from the African Union;
                    3.   Reiterates its demand that Sudan and South Sudan immediately resume
               the work of the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee (AJOC) to ensure steady progress
               on the implementation of the 20 June 2011 Agreement, including the
               implementation of the AJOC decisions;
                    4.    Further reiterates its demand that Sudan and South Sudan urgently
               commence the establishment of the Abyei Area Administration and Council,
               including by resolving the deadlock over the composition of the Council, and
               constitute the Abyei Police Service, to enable it to take over policing functions
               throughout the Abyei Area, including the protection of oil infrastructure, in
               accordance with their commitments in the 20 June 2011 Agreement;
                     5.   Decides to maintain the troops authorized by resolution 2104 (2013)
               already deployed, and that the remaining authorized forces will only be deployed in
               case of reactivation of the JBVMM, and at the appropriate time as deemed by the
               Secretary-General, to enable UNISFA to provide required force protection to the

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           JBVMM and to enable UNISFA to fully support the JBVMM to conduct extended
           operations into the SDBZ as soon as possible, and requests the Secretary-General to
           keep the Council fully updated on the status of deployment as part of his regular
           reporting cycle;
                 6.    Expresses concern regarding the stalled efforts to fully operationalize the
           JBVMM, as a result of South Sudan’s continued disagreement with the location of
           the SDBZ centreline and its decision of 22 November 2013 to temp orarily suspend
           its participation in the JBVMM, and calls upon the Government of Sudan and the
           Government of South Sudan to make timely and effective use of the JBVMM,
           JPSM, and other agreed joint mechanisms to ensure the security and transparency of
           the SDBZ, including the “14 Mile Area”;
                 7.    Urges renewed efforts to determine conclusively the SDBZ centreline on
           the ground, and reiterates that the centreline of the SDBZ in no way prejudices the
           current or future legal status of the border, ongoing negotiations on the disputed and
           claimed areas, and demarcation of the borders;
                8.    Underscores that UNISFA’s protection of civilians mandate as set out in
           paragraph 3 of resolution 1990 (2011) includes taking the necessary actions to
           protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, irrespective of the
           source of such violence;
                 9.    Condemns the presence of SPLA/SSNPS armed personnel and Diffra oil
           police units deployed in the Abyei Area, as well as the repeated entry of Misseriya
           militias into the territory, and reiterates its demands that immediately and without
           preconditions the Government of the Republic of South Sudan fully redeploy its
           security service personnel from the Abyei Area and that the Gov ernment of Sudan
           also redeploy the Oil Police in Diffra from the Abyei Area, and further reiterates, in
           accordance with relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 1990 and resolution
           2046, that the Abyei Area shall be demilitarized from any forces, as well as armed
           elements of the local communities, other than UNISFA and the Abyei Police
           Service;
                 10. Supports the AJOC’s 3 May 2013 decision on Abyei’s status as a
           weapons-free area, underscores the AUPSC’s concern in its 7 May 2013
           Communiqué over reports that various communities living in Abyei are heavily
           armed, recalls that the 20 June 2011 Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for the
           Administration and Security of the Abyei Area stipulates that Abyei should be a
           weapons-free area and that only UNISFA is authorized to carry weapons inside the
           area, and in this regard, urges the two Governments to take all necessary steps to
           ensure that Abyei is effectively demilitarized, including through disarmament
           programs as necessary;
                 11. Requests that UNISFA, consistent with its mandate and within its
           existing capabilities, observe, document and report on the movement of weapons
           into Abyei and the presence of weapons within Abyei as part of the Secretary -
           Generals’ regular reporting cycle;
                 12. Urges the two Governments immediately to take steps to implement
           confidence-building measures among the respective communities in Abyei Area,
           including through reconciliation processes at the grass-roots level and supporting
           UNISFA in convening a peace conference between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya
           traditional chiefs, and strongly urges all Abyei communities to exercise maximum

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               restraint in all their engagements and to desist from inflammatory acts or statements
               that may lead to violent clashes, or any further unilateral acti vities;
                     13. Requests UNISFA to continue its dialogue with the AJOC and with the
               Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities on effective strategies and oversight
               mechanisms for ensuring full compliance by all relevant parties with Abyei ’s status
               as a weapons-free area, with a particular priority placed on the urgent elimination of
               heavy or crew-served weapons, as well as rocket-propelled grenades, and calls upon
               the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan, the AJOC, and the Misseriya and Ngok
               Dinka communities to extend full cooperation to UNISFA in this regard;
                    14. Calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with the findings and
               recommendations following the Abyei Area Joint Investigation and Inquiry
               Committee’s (AAJIIC’s) investigation into the killing of a UNISFA peacekeeper and
               the Ngok Dinka paramount chief;
                     15. Expresses its intention to review as appropriate the mandate of UNISFA
               for possible reconfiguration of the mission in light of the compliance by Sudan and
               South Sudan with the decisions set forth in resolution 2046 and their commitments
               as set forth in the Agreements of 20 June, 29 June, 30 July 2011 and 27 September
               2012, including the redeployment of all forces from the SDBZ, achieving full
               operational capability for the JVBMM, and the Ad Hoc Committees, as well as
               completing the full demilitarization of the Abyei Area;
                    16. Calls upon all Member States, in particular Sudan and South Sudan, to
               ensure the free, unhindered and expeditious movement to and from Abyei and
               throughout the SDBZ of all personnel, as well as equipment, provisions, supplies
               and other goods, including vehicles, aircraft, and spare parts, which are for the
               exclusive and official use of UNISFA;
                     17. Renews its call upon Sudan and South Sudan to provide full support to
               the United Nations, including by promptly issuing visas to military, police and
               civilian United Nations personnel, including humanitarian personnel, without
               prejudice to their nationality, facilitating basing arrangements and flight clearances,
               and providing logistical support, and calls upon all parties to fully adhere to their
               obligations under the Status of Forces Agreements;
                     18. Recognizes the absence of critical infrastructure projects affecting
               UNISFA peacekeeping personnel, notes the action being taken to address this
               situation, and urges the Secretary-General to continue to take the measures available
               to him to remediate this situation and better enable UNISFA to implement its
               mandate;
                     19. Demands that the Government of Sudan and the Government of South
               Sudan continue to facilitate the deployment of the United Nations Mine Action
               Service to ensure JBVMM freedom of movement as well as the identification and
               clearance of mines in the Abyei Area and SDBZ;
                     20. Further demands that all parties involved provide humanitarian
               personnel with full, safe and unhindered access to civilians in need of assistance and
               all necessary facilities for their operations, in accordance with international law,
               including applicable international humanitarian law, and United Nations guiding
               principles of humanitarian assistance;

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                 21. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that effective human rights
           monitoring is carried out, and the results included in his reports to the Council, and
           reiterates its call upon the Government of Sudan and the Government of South
           Sudan to extend their full cooperation to the Secretary-General to this end, including
           by issuing visas to the concerned United Nations personnel;
                 22. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure
           full compliance of UNISFA with the United Nations zero tolerance policy on sexual
           exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council informed if cases of such conduct
           occur;
                 23. Stresses that continued cooperation between the Government of Sudan
           and Government of South Sudan is also critical for peace, security and stability and
           the future relations between them;
                24. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to inform the Council of
           progress in implementing UNISFA’s mandate in two written reports, no later than
           July 30 and September 30 respectively, and continue to bring to the Council ’s
           immediate attention any serious violations of the above referenced agreements;
                25. Notes the Secretary-General’s efforts to ensure close cooperation among
           United Nations missions in the region, including UNISFA, the United Nations
           Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), and the African Union -United
           Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), as well as his Special Envoy for
           Sudan and South Sudan, and requests him to continue this practice;
                26.   Decides to remain actively seized of this matter.

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