               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2218 (2015)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               28 April 2015

               Resolution 2218 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7435th meeting, on
               28 April 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling and reaffirming all its previous resolutions on Western Sahara,
                    Reaffirming its strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his
               Personal Envoy to implement resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008),
               1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013), and 2152 (2014),
                     Reaffirming its commitment to assist the parties to achieve a just, lasting, and
               mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self -determination
               of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements consistent with the
               principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, and noting the role
               and responsibilities of the parties in this respect,
                     Reiterating its call upon the parties and the neighbouring states to cooperate
               more fully with the United Nations and with each other and to strengthen their
               involvement to end the current impasse and to achieve progress towards a political
               solution,
                    Recognizing that achieving a political solution to this long-standing dispute
               and enhanced cooperation between the Member States of the Maghreb Arab Union
               would contribute to stability and security in the Sahel region,
                    Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping
               operations, including the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western
               Sahara (MINURSO), under close review and reiterating the need for the Council to
               pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping deployments, and effective
               management of resources,
                     Expressing concern about the violations of existing agreements, and calling on
               the parties to respect their relevant obligations,
                    Taking note of the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the
               Secretary-General and welcoming serious and credible Moroccan efforts to move
               the process forward towards resolution; also taking note of the Polisario Front
               proposal presented 10 April 2007 to the Secretary-General,
                    Encouraging in this context, the parties to demonstrate further political will
               towards a solution including by expanding upon their discussion of each other’s
               proposals,

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                    Taking note of the four rounds of negotiations held under the auspices of the
               Secretary-General and welcoming the commitment of the parties to continue the
               negotiations process,
                    Encouraging the parties to continue cooperating with the Office of the High
               Commissioner for Refugees in implementing the January 2012 updated Plan of
               Action on Confidence Building Measures,
                     Stressing the importance of improving the human rights situation in Western
               Sahara and the Tindouf camps, and encouraging the parties to work with the
               international community to develop and implement independent and credible
               measures to ensure full respect for human rights, bearing in mind their relevant
               obligations under international law,
                    Encouraging the parties to continue in their respective efforts to enhance the
               promotion and protection of human rights in Western Sahara and the Tindouf
               refugee camps, including the freedoms of expression and association,
                     Recognizing and welcoming, in this regard, the recent steps and initiatives
               taken by Morocco to strengthen the National Council on Human Rights
               Commissions operating in Dakhla and Laayoune, and Morocco’s ongoing
               interaction with Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council,
               including those planned for 2015, as well as the planned visit of the Office of the
               High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2015,
                    Also welcoming the implementation of the enhanced refugee protection
               programme developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
               Refugees in coordination with the Polisario Front, which includes refugee and
               human rights training and awareness initiatives,
                    Reiterating its request for consideration of a refugee registration in the
               Tindouf refugee camps and inviting efforts in this regard,
                    Welcoming the commitment of the parties to continue the process of
               negotiations through the United Nations-sponsored talks,
                     Recognizing that the consolidation of the status quo is not acceptable, and
               noting further that progress in the negotiations is essential in order to improve the
               quality of life of the people of Western Sahara in all its aspects,
                    Affirming full support for the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western
               Sahara Ambassador Christopher Ross and his work in facilitating negotiations
               between the parties, and, welcoming to that effect his recent initiatives and ongoing
               consultations with the parties and neighbouring states,
                    Affirming full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
               for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO Kim Bolduc,
                    Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 13 April 2015
               (S/2015/246),
                    1.    Decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 30 April 2016;
                     2.   Reaffirms the need for full respect of the military agreements reached
               with MINURSO with regard to the ceasefire and calls on the parties to adhere fully
               to those agreements;

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                 3.  Calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of
           MINURSO, including its free interaction with all interlocutors, and to take the
           necessary steps to ensure the security of as well as unhindered movement and
           immediate access for the United Nations and associated personnel in carrying out
           their mandate, in conformity with existing agreements;
                 4.     Welcomes the parties’ commitment to continue the process of preparation
           for a fifth round of negotiations, and recalls its endorsement of the recommendation
           in the report of 14 April 2008 (S/2008/251) that realism and a spirit of compromise
           by the parties are essential to achieve progress in negotiations;
                5.    Calls upon the parties to continue to show political will and work in an
           atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to enter into a more intensive and
           substantive phase of negotiations, thus ensuring implementation of resolutions 17 54
           (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008), 1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044
           (2012), 2099 (2013), and 2152 (2014), and the success of negotiations;
                6.    Affirms its full support for the commitment of the Secretary-General and
           his Personal Envoy towards a solution to the question of Western Sahara in this
           context and calls for renewed meetings and strengthening of contacts;
                  7.   Calls upon the parties to continue negotiations under the auspices of the
           Secretary-General without preconditions and in good faith, taking into account the
           efforts made since 2006 and subsequent developments, with a view to achieving a
           just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the
           self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements
           consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, and
           noting the role and responsibilities of the parties in this respect;
                8.    Invites Member States to lend appropriate assistance to these talks;
                 9.    Requests the Secretary-General to brief the Security Council on a regular
           basis, and at least twice a year, on the status and progress of these negotiations
           under his auspices, on the implementation of this resolution, challenges to
           MINURSO’s operations and steps taken to address them, expresses its intention to
           meet to receive and discuss his briefings and in this regard, and further requests the
           Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation in Western Sahara well before
           the end of the mandate period;
                10. Welcomes the commitment of the parties and the neighbouring states to
           hold periodic meetings with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
           for Refugees to review and, where possible, expand confidence -building measures;
                11. Urges Member States to provide voluntary contributions to fund
           confidence-building measures agreed upon between the parties, including those that
           allow for visits between separated family members, as well as food programmes to
           ensure that the humanitarian needs of refugees are adequately addressed;
                 12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary
           measures to ensure full compliance in MINURSO with the United Nations zero -
           tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council in formed,
           and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action
           including predeployment awareness training, and other action to ensure full
           accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                13.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2219 (2015)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                28 April 2015

               Resolution 2219 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7436th meeting, on
               28 April 2015

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President relating 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), 2112 (2013), 2153 (2014), and
               2162 (2014),
                     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 12 December
               2014 (S/2014/892), and noting the 2014 midterm report (S/2014/729), and the 2015
               Final report (S/2015/252) 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 promote economic recovery
               in Côte d’Ivoire and strengthen international and regional cooperation, and notably
               continued cooperation with the governments of Ghana and Liberia, and calling upon
               all national stakeholders to work together to consolidate the si gnificant 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, including resolution 2153 (2014), 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, and underlining the
               significance of a peaceful, credible and transparent presidential election in this
               regard and the effective management of arms and relate d materiel,

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                     Noting the upcoming presidential election in October 2015, welcoming in this
               regard the reforms adopted to prepare for this election, including the amendments to
               the electoral code, as well as the work undertaken by the Independent Electoral
               Commission (IEC), including through the establishment of its local branches, and
               encouraging it to continue to engage all political stakeholders in preparation of this
               election, further welcoming the steps taken by the Government to foster political
               dialogue and reconciliation, and encouraging the Government and the opposition to
               continue to work positively and collaboratively to ensure that the political space
               remains open and transparent,
                     Welcoming the political commitment of the Ivorian authorities to t he SSR
               process and the efforts made towards its implementation, including through the
               elaboration of the legal framework for SSR defining the national strategy of the SSR
               as well as the national security strategy, enhanced cooperation between the National
               Security Council and the line ministries and international community, as well as the
               efforts towards decentralization of the SSR process, reinforcement of democratic
               governance of this sector, and efforts towards improving the gender balance within
               the security forces, while expressing concern about the delays in the adoption of
               certain laws and regulations relevant to SSR and the insufficient cohesion within the
               army, 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 as well as the significant achievements o f the
               disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, while
               expressing concern at delays in its implementation, re-emphasizing that the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire must provide sufficient financial resources and
               develop viable reintegration opportunities for former combatants in order to
               complete the DDR process before the presidential election of 2015 in accordance
               with the objective announced by the President of Côte d ’Ivoire, and stressing the
               necessity for continued efforts to target unregistered combatants and to follow up on
               DDR efforts after June 2015 in order to ensure their sustainability,
                     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 the United Nations
               Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), including through the marking of arms and
               related lethal materiel and efforts in the rehabilitation and improvement of
               armouries, and emphasizing the importance of continued efforts in this area, taking
               note in this regard the signature and ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty by Côte
               d’Ivoire and encouraging States, intergovernmental, regional and subregional
               organizations that are in a position to do so to support Côte d’Ivoire to fulfil and
               implement its relevant obligations,
                     Reiterating the urgent need for the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to continue to
               train and equip its security forces, especially the police and gendarmerie wit h
               standard policing weapons and ammunition, and stressing the primary role of the
               police and the gendarmerie in maintaining law and order, including to secure the
               upcoming electoral process,
                     Re-emphasizing the importance of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to be able
               to respond proportionately to threats to the security of all citizens in Côte d ’Ivoire

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           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,
                Recognizing the efforts made by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to notably
           improve its cooperation with the Group of Experts originally established pursuant to
           paragraph 7 of resolution 1584 (2005), and encouraging further close cooperation
           between the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the Group of Experts,
                 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 Ivorian authorities in combating illegal
           taxation systems, acknowledging the efforts undertaken to reduce the number of
           illegal checkpoints and incidents of racketeering, stressing the need to continue such
           efforts, including through developing a national border management strategy,
           encouraging implementation of the 2015-2016 action plan on customs
           administration, while noting the need for capacity building and allocation of
           resources in order to control borders, in particular in the western part of the country,
                Recalling its decision to terminate through resolution 2153 the measures
           preventing the importation by any State of all rough diamonds fr om 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,
                 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 particip ation
           in the KP’s Regional Approach for the Mano River Union countries, welcoming the
           KP review visit that took place in March 2015, and commending efforts made by the
           Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development II (PRADD II) project in
           cooperation with the Friends of Côte d’Ivoire to build alternate livelihoods within
           mining communities,
                 Recalling all its relevant resolutions on women, peace and security, on
           children and armed conflict, and 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 domestic 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 national and international efforts to bring to justice
           alleged perpetrators from all sides 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,

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                     Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.     Decides, for a period ending on 30 April 2016, 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 materiel, 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 not require notification to the Committee established by
               paragraph 14 of resolution 1572 (2004);
                    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);
                     (c) supplies of arms and related lethal materiel to the Ivorian security forces,
               intended solely for the support of or use in the Ivorian 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 (200 4);
                    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 4(c) above, further
               decides that the Member State delivering assistance may, in the alternative, make
               this notification or approval request pursuant to paragraph 4(c) after informing the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire that it intends to do so;
                     7.   Requests the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to ensure that notifications
               and approval requests sent to the Committee contain all relevant information,
               including the purpose of the use and end user, including the intended destination
               unit in the Ivorian security forces or the intended place of storage, the technical

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           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 S SR, 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 Ivorian authorities shall submit biannual reports to the
           Committee by 15 September 2015 and by 30 March 2016 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, welcomes the efforts of the
           National Commission to Fight Against the Proliferation and Illicit Traffic of Small
           Arms and Light Weapons to mark the arms and related lethal materiel when
           received in the territory of Côte d’Ivoire and encourages it to continue such efforts,
           urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to maintain a registry of all arms and
           materiel present in the country, with a specific attention to small arms and light
           weapons, including any private arms caches, with a clear process delineated for how
           the Government of Côte d’Ivoire intends to track the movement of weapons;
                  11. Decides to review by the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 1 the
           measures decided in paragraphs above, with a view to possibly further modifying or
           lifting all or part of the remaining measures, in light of the progress achieved in the
           stabilization of Côte d’Ivoire, in accordance with progress achieved in relation to
           DDR and SSR, national reconciliation and the fight against impunity, bearing in
           mind in this regard the significance of peaceful, credible and transparent election
           process and the effective management of arms and related materiel as described in
           paragraph 10 above;
                 12. Decides to renew until 30 April 2016 the financial and travel measures
           imposed by paragraphs 9 to 12 of resolution 1572 (2004) and paragraph 12 of
           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. Requests the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to continue 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, the development of its customs regime, including the creation of a risk
           profile for customs and law enforcement officials, and the reporting of financial
           flows from diamonds;
                 14. Welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to start
           implementing the recommendations outlined in the report of the Kimberley Process
           Review Visit of October 2013, expresses concern that smuggling of rough diamonds
           from Cote d’Ivoire continues, and urges it to continue its efforts to fully and quickly
           implement all of these recommendations in order to support the development of a
           legitimate supply chain for the export of rough diamonds;

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                     15. Encourages Côte d’Ivoire and other adjacent countries to continue
               participation in KP regional cooperation and law enforcement activities, such as the
               Regional Approach for countries of the Mano River Union.
                     16. Invites the KPCS, in particular, its Working Groups on Monitoring,
               Statistics, and Diamond Experts, 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;
                     17. 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;
                     18. Calls upon all Member States, in particular those in the subregion, to
               fully implement the measures mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 6 above;
                    19. 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 disarma ment and repatriation of foreign
               armed elements on both sides of the border;
                    20. 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 (2 008);
                    21. 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
               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;
                     22. 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;
                     23. 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

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           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), 2112 (2013), and 2153 (2014);
                24. 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;
                25. Decides to extend the mandate of the Group of Experts as set out in
           paragraph 7 of resolution 1727 (2006) until 30 May 2016, expresses its intent to
           consider the renewal of this mandate no later than 30 April 2016, and requests the
           Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to support its action;
                 26. 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;
                 27. Requests the Group of Experts to submit an interim update on its work to
           the Committee by 15 September 2015 and to submit a final report to the Security
           Council by 8 April 2016, 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), with recommendations in this regard, as well as to submit
           progress updates to the Committee, especially in situations of urgency, or as the
           Group deems necessary;
                 28. Decides that the update and the report of the Group of Experts, as
           referred to in paragraph 27 above, 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 (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. Decides that the Group of Experts will also report on the activities of
           sanctioned individuals as well as on any continued threat to peace and security in
           Côte d’Ivoire posed by those individuals or others, consistent with paragraph 28
           above;
                30. 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;
                31. 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;

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                      32. Welcomes the Government of Côte d’Ivoire’s efforts to participate in the
               OECD-hosted implementation program with regard to the due diligence guidelines
               for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict -affected and high-risk areas,
               and urges the Government of Cote d’Ivoire to reach out to international
               organizations with a view to taking advantage of lessons learned from other
               initiatives and countries that have and are confronting similar issues, and calls upon
               all States to take appropriate steps to raise awareness of the guidelines referred to
               above, and to urge importers, processing industries and consumers of Ivorian
               mineral products to exercise due diligence by applying the aforementioned
               guidelines, with a special attention to gold;
                     33. 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, further reduce the number of checkpoints and
               prevent incidents of racketeering throughout the country, and increase control and
               oversight over the areas where natural resources, and particularly gold, are illegally
               exploited, 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;
                    34. 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;
                    35. 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);
                    36. 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);
                     37. 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;
                     38.   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/2220 (2015)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              22 May 2015

               Resolution 2220 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7447th meeting, on
               22 May 2015

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its primary responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations
               for the maintenance of international peace and security, noting the significance of
               small arms and light weapons as the most frequently used weapons in the majority
               of recent armed conflicts and emphasizing that the excessive accumulation and
               destabilizing effect of small arms and light weapons have a pot ential to endanger
               civilians, including women, children, refugees, internally displaced persons and
               other vulnerable groups,
                     Recalling its resolutions 1196 (1998), 1209 (1998), 1467 (2003) and 2117
               (2013), the statements of its President of 25 April 2012 (S/PRST/2012/16),
               19 March 2010 (S/PRST/2010/6), of 14 January 2009 (S/PRST/2009/1), of 29 June
               2007 (S/PRST/2007/24), of 17 February 2005 (S/PRST/2005/7), of 19 January 2004
               (S/PRST/2004/1), of 31 October 2002 (S/PRST/2002/30), of 31 August 2001
               (S/PRST/2001/21) and of 24 September 1999 (S/PRST/1999/28), as well as other
               relevant resolutions of the Council and statements of its President, including on the
               protection of civilians in armed conflict, women and peace and security and children
               in armed conflict,
                     Emphasizing that the right of individual and collective self-defence recognized
               in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations and the legitimate security
               demands of all countries should be fully taken into account, and recognizing that
               small arms and light weapons are traded, manufactured and retained by States for
               legitimate security, sporting and commercial considerations,
                    Noting that this resolution focuses on the illicit transfer, destabilizing
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, including in respect of
               Council-mandated arms embargoes,
                     Gravely concerned that the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and
               misuse of small arms and light weapons in many regions of the world continue to
               pose threats to international peace and security, cause significant loss of life,
               contribute to instability and insecurity and continue to undermine the effectiveness
               of the Security Council in discharging its primary responsibility for the maintenance
               of international peace and security,

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                     Reiterating its deep regret that civilians continue to account for the vast
               majority of casualties in situations of armed conflict and recalling with grave
               concern that the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms
               and light weapons fuel armed conflicts and have a wide range of negative huma n
               rights, humanitarian, development and socioeconomic consequences, in particular
               on the security of civilians in armed conflict, including the disproportionate impact
               on violence perpetrated against women and girls and exacerbating sexual and
               gender-based violence,
                     Gravely concerned by the detrimental effects of the illicit transfer,
               destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons on children
               in armed conflict, in particular due to recruitment and use of children by parties to
               armed conflict, as well as their rerecruitment, killing and maiming, rape and other
               sexual violence, abductions, and attacks on schools and hospitals in violation of
               international law,
                     Recalling the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of
               1977, and the obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian
               law in all circumstances,
                     Underlining the responsibility of States to prevent threats posed by the illicit
               transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms a nd light weapons to
               international peace and security, and the devastating impact on civilians in armed
               conflict, and reaffirming that parties to armed conflict bear the primary
               responsibility to take all feasible steps to ensure the protection of civilians and
               recalling that States bear the primary responsibility to respect and ensure the human
               rights of all individuals within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction, as
               provided for by relevant international law,
                     Recognizing that the misuse of small arms and light weapons has resulted in
               grave crimes, expressing its strong opposition to impunity for serious violations of
               international humanitarian law and serious violations and abuses of human rights
               and emphasizing in this context the responsibility of States to comply with their
               relevant obligations to end impunity and to thoroughly investigate and prosecute
               persons responsible for war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity or other
               serious violations of international humanitarian law is consi stent with their
               obligations under international law,
                    Reaffirming the relevant provisions of the 2005 World Summit Outcome
               Document regarding the protection of civilians in armed conflict, including
               paragraphs 138 and 139 thereof regarding the responsibility to protect populations
               from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity,
                     Recognizing that efforts by the United Nations aimed at addressing the illicit
               transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weap ons
               should be a part of a comprehensive and integrated approach that incorporates and
               strengthens coherence between political, security, development, human rights and
               rule of law activities and addresses the root causes of conflict, strengthens
               community security and mitigates armed violence,
                     Recognizing that insecurity resulting from the illicit transfer, destabilizing
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons negatively impact
               conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding, the consolidation of peace in

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           countries emerging from conflict and their post-conflict development, including
           education, health and economic opportunity,
                 Acknowledging the important contribution of Council-mandated arms
           embargoes in countering the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse
           of small arms and light weapons, and noting the need to improve information
           sharing on possible arms embargo violations between groups of experts,
           peacekeeping missions within their mandates and other re levant United Nations
           entities,
                Recognizing the desirability of aligning objectives of Council-mandated arms
           embargoes with the overall objectives of other efforts in the relevant Member State
           or region by United Nations entities, intergovernmental, regional and subregiona l
           organizations, including on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration,
           improving physical security and stockpile management practices and enhancement
           of border security,
                Reiterating that United Nations peacekeeping operations and other relevant
           Council-mandated entities, located in a Member State or region with a Council -
           mandated arms embargo, may, if deemed necessary by the Council, assist with
           appropriate expertise and capacity-building for host governments in the field of
           weapons collection, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programmes,
           enhancing physical security and stockpile management practices, record keeping
           and tracing capacities, development of national export and import control systems,
           enhancement of border security, and strengthening judicial institutions and law
           enforcement capacity,
                 Recalling with concern the close connection between international terrorism,
           transnational organized crime, drugs trafficking, money-laundering, other illicit
           financial transactions, illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons and arms
           trafficking, and the link between the illegal exploitation of natural resources, illicit
           trade in such resources and the proliferation and trafficking of arms as a major
           factor fuelling and exacerbating many conflicts,
                 Emphasizing that the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons can aid
           terrorism and illegal armed groups and facilitate increasing levels of transnational
           organized crime and underscoring that such illicit trafficking could harm civilians,
           including women and children, create instability and long-term governance
           challenges and complicate conflict resolution,
                 Stressing the utmost importance of women’s full and effective participation in
           all efforts related to countering the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and
           misuse of small arms and light weapons, in line with its resolution 1325 (2000),
                Expressing concern at the continuing threats posed by the illicit transfer,
           destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and li ght weapons to the safety
           and security of United Nations peacekeepers and their effectiveness in
           implementing peacekeeping mandates, and to the safety and security of
           humanitarian workers and their effective provision of humanitarian assistance,
                 Recognizing the value of effective physical security and management of
           stockpiles of small arms, light weapons and ammunition as an important means to
           prevent the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and
           light weapons, in accordance with global and regional standards, including through

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               the application of voluntary guidelines, such as the International Ammunition
               Technical Guidelines (IATG) developed under the UN SaferGuard programme, and
               the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) in arms and ammunition
               stockpile management practices,
                     Noting that marking and tracing of small arms and light weapons by Member
               States, particularly countries in conflict and post-conflict situations, can serve to
               detect violations of applicable arms embargoes and identify weaknesses in stockpile
               management,
                    Acknowledging the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty on 24 December
               2014, taking note of a great number of signatories to the Treaty and the increasing
               number of State Parties, and looking forward to the important contribution it can
               make to international peace, security and stability, reducing human suffe ring and
               promoting cooperation,
                     Reaffirming the significance and central role of the United Nations Convention
               against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols, including the Protocol
               against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and
               Components and Ammunition; the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and
               Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects; and
               the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and
               Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons, as crucial instruments in
               countering the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms
               and light weapons,
                     Noting with appreciation the efforts made by Member States,
               intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations in addressing threats to
               international peace and security posed by the illicit transfer, destabilizing
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and noting the
               significant role of civil society in supporting such efforts,
                     Welcoming the Secretary-General’s report to the Council of 27 April 2015
               entitled “Small arms and light weapons” (S/2015/289),
                     Expressing its determination to implement existing and to take further
               practical steps to prevent the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse
               of small arms and light weapons, including in support of other ongoing processes,
                     1.   Welcomes efforts made by Member States, regional and subregional
               organizations in addressing the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and
               misuse of small arms and light weapons, and encourages the establishment or
               strengthening, where appropriate, of subregional and regional cooperation,
               coordination and information sharing mechanisms, in particular, transborder
               customs cooperation and networks for information-sharing, with a view to
               preventing, combating, and eradicating illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation
               and misuse of small arms and light weapons;
                    2.    Reiterates that the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse
               of small arms and light weapons fuel conflict and have devastating impact on the
               protection of civilians, reiterates its demand that all parties to armed conflict
               comply strictly with the obligations applicable to them under international
               humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law, and

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           stresses the need for parties to take all required measures to avoid civilian
           casualties, respect and protect the civilian population;
                3.    Reemphasizes its call on parties to armed conflict, in this regard, to
           comply with obligations under international humanitarian law to respect and protect
           humanitarian personnel, facilities and relief consignments, and to take measures to
           eradicate the negative impact of the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and
           misuse of small arms and light weapons on humanitarian actors, and to take all
           required steps to facilitate the safe, rapid and unimpeded passage of relief
           consignments, equipment and personnel;
                 4.     Expresses its intention to continue to take due regard of issues related to
           the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light
           weapons when considering or updating mandates of United Nations peacekeeping
           operations and other Council-mandated entities, and in this regard encourages the
           Secretary-General, where appropriate, to consider identifying capacities of United
           Nations entities that could contribute to countering the illicit transfer, destabilizing
           accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons at the earliest possible
           stage, to consider involving these entities in strategic assessments and technical
           assessment missions and to present options for United Nations engagement in this
           regard, including through assisting host countries in weapons collection,
           disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programmes, enhancing physical
           security and stockpile management practices, record keeping and tracing capacities,
           development of national export and import control systems, enhancement of border
           security, and strengthening judicial institutions and law enforcement capacity;
                 5.   Emphasizes that Member States, United Nations peacekeeping operations
           and other Council-mandated entities, where appropriate and mandated, and
           intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations, may be in a position to
           assist in capacity-building of governments upon request to ensure the safe and
           effective management, storage, security, marking, record -keeping and tracing of
           stockpiles of small arms and light weapons, and collection and/or destruction of
           surplus, seized, unmarked, or illicitly held weapons and ammunition and
           encourages Member States and intergovernmental, regional and subregional
           organizations in a position to do so to render assistance upon request in
           implementing these tasks, including through examining tec hnologies that would
           improve the tracing and detection of illicit transfer in small arms and light weapons,
           as well as measures to facilitate the transfer of such technologies;
                 6.    Encourages the United Nations to gather and share best practices of
           Member States, related to safe storage, marking and destruction of weapons
           collected as part of weapons collection and disarmament, demobilization and
           reintegration programmes;
                 7.    Recognizes that the effectiveness of weapons collection and
           disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes depends inter alia on
           providing sustainable opportunities to former combatants and on the ability of State
           institutions to foster an inclusive environment in which people feel safe and secure;
                 8.    Emphasizes the importance of security sector reform in improving the
           ability of the State to extend public security and rule of law within its boundaries, to
           train professional, effective and accountable security personnel and assisting States

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               to develop proper procedures for weapon stockpile management, physical security,
               marking, record-keeping and tracing;
                     9.   Reaffirms its responsibility to monitor the implementation of Councilmandated arms embargoes and reaffirms its intention to take appropriate measures,
               when needed, to strengthen arms embargo monitoring mechanisms including inter
               alia through assigning dedicated staff, monitoring units to relevant United Nations
               Missions to effectively monitor arms embargoes;
                     10. Recognizes the need for Member States to put in place, where they do not
               exist, adequate laws, regulations and administrative procedures to exercise effective
               control over the production of small arms and light weapons within their areas of
               jurisdiction and over the export, import, transit or retransfer of such we apons, in
               order to prevent illegal manufacture of and illicit trafficking in small arms and light
               weapons, or their diversion to unauthorized recipients;
                      11. Urges      Member      States,    relevant   United    Nations     entities,
               intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations, in a position to do so
               and where appropriate, to cooperate and share information on suspected traffickers
               and trafficking routes, suspect financial transactions and brokering activities for, or
               diversions of, small arms or light weapons, and other information relevant to the
               illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation or misuse of small arms and light
               weapons, with potentially affected States and with relevant United Nations entities,
               including experts groups assisting sanctions committees and peacekeeping
               operations;
                     12. Urges Member States that have not yet done so to take measures,
               pursuant to their national laws, to regulate brokering taking place under their
               jurisdiction for small arms and light weapons, including measures that may re quire
               brokers to register or obtain written authorization before engaging in brokering;
                     13. Reiterates that Council-mandated arms embargoes should have clearly
               established objectives and provisions for regular review of the measures with a view
               to lifting them when the objectives are met, in accordance with the terms of the
               applicable Council resolutions, acknowledges that when considering a partial or
               complete termination, suspension or adjustment of an arms embargo the Council
               should, where applicable, take into account the capacities by the Member State
               subject to an arms embargo to, inter alia, apply physical security and stockpile
               management practices, implement marking, record keeping and tracing, develop
               national export and import control systems, enhance border security, and strengthen
               judicial institutions and law enforcement capacity and welcomes the conduct of
               assessment missions to evaluate progress by Member States subject to a Council -
               mandated arms embargoes towards meeting the conditions set b y the Council for
               their termination or adjustment and to provide options and recommendations
               regarding United Nations and other technical assistance to these Member States or
               their regions;
                    14. Notes that where Sanctions Committees are mandated to determi ne if an
               exemption to the arms embargo is justified, they could benefit from information on
               the existing holdings including from the information on small arms and light
               weapons voluntarily provided to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms,
               and self defence and security needs of arms and related materiel by the government,
               quantities of arms and related materiel received on the basis of previously approved

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           exemptions, conditions of their storage, as well as quantities of arms and related
           materiel destroyed through disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
           programme, if applicable, and encourages Member States, Expert Groups and the
           Secretary-General to provide such information, if available and upon request by the
           relevant Sanctions Committee;
                15. Encourages Sanctions Committees to maintain dialogue on
           implementation of arms embargoes with Member States, in particular those in the
           region, as well as international, regional and subregional organizations and other
           stakeholders including by inviting them to meet with the Committee and holding by
           the Chair of open briefings for all interested Member States;
                 16. Encourages Member States to better understand the impact of the illicit
           transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and l ight weapons on
           women and children, through, inter alia, strengthening the collection of data
           disaggregated by sex and age and developing appropriate and effective nat ional risk
           assessment criteria;
                 17. Calls upon Member States, United Nations entities, intergovernmental,
           regional and subregional organizations to take into consideration the specific impact
           of conflict and post-conflict environments on women’s security, mobility, economic
           activity and opportunities, to mitigate the risk of women from becomi ng active
           players in the illicit transfer of small arms and light weapons;
                 18. Urges Member States, United Nations entities, intergovernmental,
           regional and subregional organizations, to take further measures to facilitate
           women’s full and meaningful participation in all policymaking, planning and
           implementation processes to combat and eradicate the illicit transfer, destabilizing
           accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, and in
           that regard, encourages empowering women, including through capacity building
           efforts, as appropriate, to participate in the design and implementation of efforts
           related to the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms
           and light weapons, and calls upon all those involved in the planning for
           disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and justice and security sector
           reform efforts to take into account the particular needs of women and children
           associated with armed forces and armed groups, with the participation of women,
           and to provide for their full access to these programmes inter alia, through
           consultation with civil society, including women’s organizations, as appropriate;
                19. Reaffirms its decision that States shall eliminate the supply of weapons,
           including small arms and light weapons, to terrorists, as well as its calls for States to
           find ways of intensifying and accelerating the exchange of operational information
           regarding trafficking in arms, and to enhance coordination of efforts on national,
           subregional, regional and international levels;
                 20. Recognizes the importance of preventing the illicit transfers and sales of
           weapons and ammunition, including small arms and light weapons, to armed groups
           and criminal networks that target civilians and civilian objects and underlines that
           such transfers could exacerbate conflict or facilitate the commitment of serious
           violations of international humanitarian law and serious violations and abuses of
           human rights;
                21. Urges States to consider ratifying or acceding to the Arms Trade Treaty
           as soon as possible and encourages States, intergovernmental, regional and

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               subregional organizations that are in a position to do so to render assistance in
               capacity-building to enable States Parties to fulfil and implement the Treaty’s
               obligations;
                     22. Recognizes that improving national implementation of Council-mandated
               arms embargoes and mandating United Nations peacekeeping operations and other
               relevant Council-mandated entities to assist in building national and regional
               capacities by States, in particular related to transfer control systems, physical
               security and stockpile management, record-keeping and preventing diversion of
               small arms and light weapons and related materiel to illicit markets, may contribute
               to a more effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty by the States Parties;
                     23. Notes that implementation of national reporting provisions of the Arms
               Trade Treaty by the States Parties can contribute to increased transparency of small
               arms and light weapons transfers and could inform the United Nations activities
               related to countering the illicit transfer and destabilizing accumulation of small
               arms and light weapons;
                    24. Encourages all Member States that have not yet done so to consider
               acceding to and to implement the United Nations Convention against Transnational
               Organized Crime and its Protocols, including the Protocol against the Illicit
               Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and
               Ammunitions;
                     25. Stresses the need for full and effective implementation by States at the
               national, regional and international levels, of the United Nations Programme of
               Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light
               Weapons in All Its Aspects and the International Instru ment to Enable States to
               Identify and Trace, in a Timely Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons, in
               particular, paying special attention to applying measures contained therein on the
               prevention of the diversion of small arms and light weapons, in ord er to make real
               progress in preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade i n small arms and
               light weapons;
                    26. Requests the Secretary-General to include in his reports and briefings to
               the Council on country-specific situations, more comprehensive and detailed
               information and recommendations relating to the impact of the illicit transfer,
               destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons on the
               protection of civilians in armed conflict, including information specific to such
               impact on refugees, internally displaced persons, women, childr en and other
               vulnerable groups;
                     27. Requests the Secretary-General to include information and
               recommendations regarding the impact of the illicit transfer, destabilizing
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons on the protection of
               civilians in armed conflict as a sub-item in his next reports on the protection of
               civilians in armed conflict;
                     28. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to direct any relevant
               United Nations agencies operating in a State or region in relation to which the
               Council maintains an arms embargo provide the utmost assistance to the work of
               relevant sanctions committees, experts groups and other relevant United Nations
               entities in the implementation and compliance monitoring of that arms embargo, and
               requests the Secretary-General to examine and present, in his next report on small

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           arms and light weapons, best practices and arrangements that could be used by the
           United Nations peacekeeping operations and other relevant Council-mandated
           entities to guide the implementation of their mandated tasks on the implementation
           and compliance monitoring of arms embargoes and the provision of assistance and
           expertise to host States, sanctions committees and expert s groups.
                 29. Requests the Secretary-General to include in his annual reports on
           children and armed conflict as well as in his country-specific reports on children
           and armed conflict relevant information and recommendations regarding the impact
           of the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light
           weapons on children, to the extent consistent within the existing mandates;
                 30. Encourages the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267
           (1999) and 1989 (2011) and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team,
           within their existing mandates and in close cooperation with all relevant United
           Nations counter-terrorism bodies, to focus on the threats posed by accessibility of
           weapons used by individuals and entities associated with al-Qaida and the supply
           and trafficking of weapons to them and requests the Analytical Support and
           Sanctions Monitoring Team to include in its next regular report to the Committee
           established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) information on
           such threats and to provide recommendations for actions to enhanc e the response to
           such threats;
                 31. Encourages the Counter-Terrorism Committee and Counter-Terrorism
           Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), within their existing mandates and in
           close cooperation with all relevant United Nations counter-terrorism bodies, to
           focus on Member States’ capacities and needs to address the threats posed by
           accessibility of weapons used by terrorists as well as to counter the supply and
           trafficking of weapons to terrorists and requests the CTED to report within the
           existing reporting framework to the Counter-Terrorism Committee on gaps in such
           capacities, and to provide concrete plans to facilitate technical assistance for
           strengthening Member States’ capacities and to provide recommendations for
           actions to enhance response to such threats;
                32. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to submit to the Council on a
           biennial basis a report on small arms and light weapons, including on the
           implementation of this resolution, and affirms its intention to consider the report in
           a timely manner;
                33.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2221 (2015)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               26 May 2015

               Resolution 2221 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7449th meeting, on
               26 May 2015

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling all its previous resolutions and statements of its President on the
               situation in Somalia,
                     Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, political independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Somalia,
                     Recalling the ongoing joint United Nations and African Union review,
               requested in resolution 2182 (2014), into the temporary surge for AMISOM
               authorised in resolution 2124 (2013), and further recalling its request for the United
               Nations and African Union to set out recommendations for the next steps in the
               military campaign in Somalia, taking into due consideration the political situation,
                    1.    Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission
               in Somalia (UNSOM), as set out in Paragraph 1 of Resolution 2158 (2014), until
               7 August 2015, in order to consider fully the recommendations of the joint United
               Nations and African Union review of the temporary surge for AMISOM, including
               any relevant recommendations connected to UNSOM’s mandate;
                    2.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

15-08221 (E)
*1508221*

Security Council resolution 2221 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 7 Aug. 2015]

UN Assistance Mission in Somalia|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|SOMALIA SITUATION