               United Nations                                                                        S/RES/2109 (2013)
               Security Council                                                    Distr.: General
                                                                                11 July 2013

               Resolution 2109 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6998th meeting, on
               11 July 2013

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions 1996 (2011), 2046 (2012), and 2057 (2012),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan,
                     Welcoming the establishment of government institutions and the National
               Legislative Assembly by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, and
               further welcoming the enactment of national legislation, including the National
               Elections Act, Political Parties Act, and Energy and Mining Act,
                    Taking note of the Public Financial Management and Accountability Act, the
               Petroleum Act, and the Banking Act, as well as President Salva Kiir’s programme to
               combat corruption, and underscoring the need for the Government of the Republic
               of South Sudan to take further steps to address corruption,
                     Deeply committed to seeing South Sudan become an economically prosperous
               state living side-by-side with Sudan in peace, security, and stability,
                     Underscoring the need for coherent United Nations activities in the Republic
               of South Sudan, which requires clarity about roles, responsibilities, and
               collaboration between UNMISS and the United Nations country team based on their
               comparative advantage, and noting the need for cooperation with other relevant
               actors in the region, including the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in
               Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA),
               and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic
               Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO),
                     Underscoring the need for forging stronger and well-defined partnerships among
               the United Nations, development agencies, bilateral partners, and other relevant
               actors, regional and subregional institutions and the international financial institutions,
               to implement national strategies aimed at effective institution building which are
               based on national ownership, the achievement of results, and mutual accountability,
                     Deploring the increased occurrence of conflict and violence and its effect on
               civilians, in particular a marked deterioration in the security and humanitarian
               situation in parts of Jonglei, including the killing and displacement of significant

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               numbers of civilians, and noting the importance of sustained cooperation and
               dialogue with civil society in the context of stabilizing the security situation and
               ensuring the protection of civilians,
                     Expressing grave concern at the continuing human rights violations, including
               inter alia arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, and incidences of extrajudicial
               killings, as well as looting of property, by armed groups and by national security
               institutions, in particular in areas of Jonglei State, as well as the inability of the
               authorities to hold those responsible to account,
                     Recalling the Presidential Statements of 11 February 2011 and 20 December
               2012 that affirmed that national ownership and national responsibility are key to
               establishing sustainable peace and the primary responsibility of national authorities
               in identifying their priorities and strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding,
                     Recalling the Presidential Statement of 12 February 2013 that recognized that
               States bear the primary responsibility to protect civilians as well as 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, reaffirmed that parties to
               armed conflict bear the primary responsibility to take all feasible steps to ensure the
               protection of civilians, urged parties to armed conflict to meet civilians’ basic needs,
               and condemned all violations of international law against civilians, in particular the
               deliberate targeting of civilians, indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks, and
               sexual and gender based violence.
                     Stressing the need for a comprehensive, integrated and prioritized approach to
               peace consolidation that strengthens coherence between political, security,
               development, human rights, and rule of law activities, and addresses the underlying
               causes of conflict, and underlining that security and development are closely
               interlinked and mutually reinforcing and key to attaining sustainable peace,
                     Expressing deep concern at the worsening humanitarian situation, including
               large-scale displacement of persons and widespread food insecurity, in South Sudan
               caused by internal conflict and inter-communal violence, the conflict in Sudan’s
               Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States, and insecurity along the Sudan/South
               Sudan border region, as well as hindrances to humanitarian access,
                     Expressing deep concern at restrictions placed upon the movement of UNMISS
               in certain areas, and condemning all attacks on United Nations personnel and
               facilities, which have led to the death of 17 personnel and injuries to others,
               including the December 2012 downing of a United Nations helicopter by the SPLA
               and the April 2013 attack on a ground convoy, and calling on the Government of
               South Sudan to complete its investigations in a swift and thorough manner and bring
               the perpetrators to justice,
                    Recalling previous statements on post-conflict peacebuilding, stressing the
               importance of institution-building as a critical component of peacebuilding, and
               emphasizing a more effective and coherent national and international response to
               enable countries emerging from conflict to deliver core government functions,
               including managing political disputes peacefully, and making use of existing
               national capacities in order to ensure national ownership of this process,
                    Recalling the primary responsibility of the Government of South Sudan, to
               consolidate the peace and prevent a return to violence and emphasizing the vital role

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           of the United Nations to support national authorities, in close consultation with
           international partners, and therefore to further develop its partnership with national
           authorities on implementing an effective strategy in support of national
           peacebuilding priorities and plans, including establishment of core government
           functions, provision of basic services, establishment of the rule of law, respect for
           human rights, management of natural resources, development of the security sector,
           tackling youth unemployment, and revitalization of the economy,
                 Recognizing the importance of supporting peacebuilding efforts in order to lay
           the foundation for sustainable development and peace, and, in this context, noting
           with grave concern the ongoing impact of the austerity budget on such
           peacebuilding efforts, while also noting the measures taken by the Government of
           the Republic of South Sudan to balance revenues and expenditures, and
           underscoring the important role oil revenue could play in the economy of South
           Sudan,
                Recognizing the need to broaden and deepen the pool of available civilian
           experts, especially women and experts from developing countries, to help develop
           national capacity, and encouraging Member States, the United Nations and other
           partners to strengthen cooperation and coordination to ensure that relevant expertise
           is mobilized to support the peacebuilding needs of the Government and people of
           the Republic of South Sudan,
                 Recalling its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), and 2068
           (2012) and Presidential Statements of 29 April 2009 (S/PRST/2009/9) 16 June 2010
           (S/PRST/2010/10) and 17 June 2013 (S/PRST/2013/8) on children and armed
           conflict, and taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General on Children and
           Armed Conflict in Sudan dated 29 August 2007 (S/2007/520), 10 February 2009
           (S/2009/84), and 5 July 2011 (S/2011/413), and the conclusions endorsed by the
           Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in the Sudan
           (S/AC.51/2008/7 and S/AC.51/2009/5) and by the Security Council Working Group
           on Children and Armed Conflict in South Sudan (S/AC.51/2012/2),
                Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006) and 1894
           (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and 1502 (2003) on the
           protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel,
                Reaffirming its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889
           (2009), 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013) on women, peace, and security and reiterating
           the need for the full, equal, and effective participation of women at all stages of
           peace processes given their vital role in the prevention and resolution of conflict and
           peacebuilding; reaffirming the key role women can play in re-establishing the fabric
           of recovering society and stressing the need for their involvement in the
           development and implementation of post-conflict strategies in order to take into
           account their perspectives and needs,
                 Acknowledging the importance of drawing on best practices, past experience,
           and lessons learned from other missions, especially by Troop and Police
           Contributing Countries, in line with ongoing United Nations peacekeeping reform
           initiatives, including the New Horizon Report, Global Field Support Strategy, and
           the Review of Civilian Capacity,
               Recalling the commitments made by the Government of Sudan and the
           Government of South Sudan in the 20 June 2011 Agreement between the

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               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
               Southern Sudan on Border Security and the Joint Political and Security Mechanism,
               the 30 July 2011 Agreement on the Border Monitoring Support Mission Between the
               Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan, the 10 February 2012
               Memorandum of Understanding on Non-Aggression, the 27 September 2012 Addis
               Ababa agreements between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan,
               the 8 March 2013 Decisions of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism, and the
               Implementation Matrix adopted 12 March 2013,
                     Condemning the repeated incidents of cross-border violence between Sudan
               and South Sudan, and recognizing that the prevailing situation of tension and
               instability in South Sudan’s border area with Sudan and outstanding issues from the
               Comprehensive Peace Agreement have adversely affected the security situation,
               while also noting that there has been a reduction in the violence in the border region
               following the adoption of resolution 2046,
                     Determining that the situation faced by 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.  Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South
               Sudan (UNMISS) as set out in paragraph 3 of resolution 1996 (2011) through 15 July
               2014;
                    2.    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 a stable peace in the Republic of South Sudan,
               while respecting United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian assistance
               including humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence;
                     3.    Notes the priority of UNMISS’ mandated tasks in resolution 1996 (2011)
               for the protection of civilians and for the achievement of an improved security
               environment, urges UNMISS to deploy its assets accordingly, and underscores the
               need for UNMISS to focus adequate attention on capacity-building efforts in this
               area, welcomes the development of a protection of civilians strategy and early
               warning and early response strategy, encourages UNMISS to implement them, and
               requests the Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing these
               strategies in his reports to the Council;
                    4.    Underscores that UNMISS’ protection of civilians mandate as set out in
               paragraph 3 (b) (v) of resolution 1996 (2011) includes taking the necessary actions
               to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, irrespective of the
               source of such violence;
                     5.   Welcomes the Secretary-General’s intention that UNMISS will
               geographically reconfigure its military and asset deployment so as to focus on
               volatile high-risk areas and associated protection requirements, encourages
               UNMISS to expedite this effort, in this respect expresses its concern about the
               currently deteriorating security situation in parts of Jonglei State, and requests the
               Secretary-General to report on such efforts in his reports to the Council;

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                6.   Underscores the importance of the Mission’s efforts to support the
           peaceful settlement of conflicts as part of its mandate along with its crisis
           management activities;
                 7.   Reiterates its call upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan
           to take greater responsibility for the protection of its civilians and in this respect
           encourages greater cooperation with UNMISS;
                 8.    Authorizes UNMISS to use all necessary means, within the limits of its
           capacity and in the areas where its units are deployed, to carry out its protection
           mandate as set out in resolution 1996 (2011), paragraphs 3 (b) (iv), 3 (b) (v), and
           3 (b) (vi);
                 9.   Recalls the roles of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
           (UNISFA) and the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mission (JBVMM)
           outlined in Resolution 2024, and takes note that these UNISFA and JBVMM
           functions have been operationalized by the parties consistent with the request in
           paragraph 6 of 2057;
                 10. 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 personnel,
           as well as of associated personnel throughout the territory of the Republic of South
           Sudan, further demands that the Government refrain from placing restrictions on
           UNMISS’ movements, and in this regard strongly condemns all attacks on UNMISS
           troops and staff including the December 2012 downing of a United Nations
           helicopter by the SPLA, calls for prompt and thorough investigation of these
           attacks, and demands that there be no recurrence of such attacks or impunity for the
           perpetrators;
                11. Welcomes the UNMISS initiative to conduct an outreach campaign
           throughout the country, and encourages the Mission within existing capabilities to
           develop an effective public communications strategy and to further develop its
           communication with local communities to improve understanding of the Mission’s
           mandate, including use of community liaison assistants and translators;
                12. Calls upon all Member States to ensure the free, unhindered and
           expeditious movement to and from the Republic of South Sudan of all personnel, as
           well as equipment, provisions, supplies and other goods, including vehicles and
           spare parts, which are for the exclusive and official use of UNMISS;
                 13. Calls upon all parties to allow, in accordance with relevant provisions of
           international law, the full, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel to all those
           in need and delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to internally displaced
           persons and refugees;
                14. Demands that all parties immediately cease all forms of violence and
           human rights violations and abuses against the civilian population in South Sudan,
           in particular gender-based violence, including rape and other forms of sexual
           violence as well as all violations and abuses against children in violation of
           applicable international law such as their recruitment and use, killing and maiming,
           abduction and attacks against schools and hospitals and calls for specific and timebound commitments to combat sexual violence in accordance with resolution 1960;

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                    15. Welcomes the Government of South Sudan’s establishment of a board of
               inquiry to investigate allegations of human rights violations and abuses and calls
               upon the government to investigate them through a transparent process and to hold
               perpetrators to account;
                    16. Takes note of the elaboration of the human rights due diligence policy,
               encourages UNMISS to continue to fully implement it and requests the Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing the policy in his reports to the
               Council;
                     17. Welcomes the progress made on the demobilization of child soldiers, and
               the signing of an action plan to end child recruitment by the Government of the
               Republic of South Sudan on 12 March 2012 reaffirming the commitment to release
               all children from the SPLA, acknowledges the measures taken by the Government of
               the Republic of South Sudan to implement the action plan, calls for the further
               implementation of this action plan, requests UNMISS to advise and assist the
               Government of the Republic of South Sudan in this regard; further requests the
               Secretary-General to strengthen child protection in United Nations system activities
               in the Republic of South Sudan including through the continued deployment of child
               protection advisors within UNMISS, and ensure continued monitoring and reporting
               of the situation of children, and welcomes the work of the United Nations country
               task force on the monitoring and reporting mechanism established in September
               2011;
                     18. Recognizes that the National Council of Ministers has approved
               accession to nine core international human rights instruments and Optional
               Protocols and encourages the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to ratify
               and implement other key international human rights treaties and conventions,
               including those related to women and children, refugees, and statelessness, and
               requests UNMISS, United Nations OHCHR and other relevant United Nations
               actors, to advise and assist the Government of the Republic of South Sudan in this
               regard;
                     19. Expresses deep concern at the actions undertaken by the Government to
               expel one of UNMISS’s human rights staff, urges the government to reverse this
               decision, and urges the Government to act upon its recent commitment to strengthen
               cooperation with UNMISS on issues pertaining to promotion and protection of
               human rights and the ensure the security of UNMISS personnel;
                     20. Expresses deep concern at the increasing violence, particularly in the
               Tri-States Area of Lakes, Unity, Warrap, and in Jonglei and Western Bahr el-Ghazal
               States, and the resulting loss of hundreds of lives, incidents of abduction of women
               and children, and displacement of tens of thousands of civilians, and in this regard
               underlines the need to address the underlying causes of inter-communal violence in
               South Sudan;
                     21. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take
               measures to improve women’s participation in the outstanding issues of the CPA and
               post-independence arrangements and to enhance the engagement of South Sudanese
               women in public decision-making at all levels including by promoting women’s
               leadership, ensuring appropriate representation of women in the revision of South
               Sudan’s Constitution, supporting women’s organizations, and countering negative
               societal attitudes about women’s capacity to participate equally;

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                 22. Calls upon the authorities of the Republic of South Sudan to combat
           impunity and hold accountable all perpetrators of human rights and international
           humanitarian law violations, including those committed by illegal armed groups or
           elements of the Republic of South Sudan Security Forces, and to ensure that all
           victims of sexual violence, particularly women and girls, have equal protection
           under the law and equal access to justice;
                 23. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to end
           prolonged, arbitrary detention, and establish a safe, secure and humane prison
           system, drawing on advice and technical assistance from and in cooperation with
           international partners, in this regard urges the Government of the Republic of South
           Sudan to extend greater cooperation with UNMISS toward the fulfilment of this
           goal, and requests UNMISS, with other United Nations actors, to advise and assist
           the Government of the Republic of South Sudan in this regard;
                 24. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to refine and
           fully implement the national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR)
           strategy, including for women and child soldiers, to expedite an effective DDR
           program in a coherent manner, and requests UNMISS to continue to work closely
           with the Government of South Sudan and in coordination with all relevant United
           Nations actors and other international partners in support of the DDR process;
                 25. Calls upon UNMISS to coordinate with the Government of the Republic
           of South Sudan and participate in regional coordination and information
           mechanisms to improve protection of civilians and support disarmament,
           demobilization and reintegration efforts in light of the attacks by the Lord’s
           Resistance Army (LRA) in the Republic of South Sudan and requests the Secretary-General to include in his UNMISS trimesterly reports a summary of cooperation and
           information sharing between UNMISS, the African Union/United Nations Hybrid
           Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations Organization Stabilization
           Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), and regional and
           international partners in addressing the LRA threats;
                 26. Authorizes the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps in order to
           ensure inter-mission cooperation, and authorizes, within the overall troop ceiling set
           out at paragraph 1 of resolution 1996 (2011), appropriate transfers of troops, force
           enablers and multipliers from other missions, subject to the agreement of the troopcontributing countries and without prejudice to the performance of the mandates of
           these United Nations missions;
                 27. Notes the need for greater efforts to raise the operational capabilities of
           military and police contingents to the agreed levels;
                 28. Recognizes the importance of the difficult living conditions affecting
           UNMISS 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 UNMISS to implement its
           mandate;
                29. Underlines the importance of implementing the UNMISS mandate’s
           peacebuilding tasks, takes note of the priority peacebuilding deliverables outlined in
           the Secretary-General’s recent reports, as well as the support of the United Nations
           Peacebuilding Fund in these areas, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to
           update the Council through his regular reports on the progress of United Nations

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               system support to specific peacebuilding tasks, especially security sector reform,
               police institutional development, rule of law and justice sector support, human
               rights capacity-building, early recovery, formulation of national policies related to
               key issues of state building and development, and establishing the conditions for
               development, consistent with national priorities and with a view to contributing to
               the development of a common framework for monitoring progress in these areas;
               and stresses the benefits of close and full cooperation between the mission and the
               GRSS, UNCT and donor community in order to avoid duplication of effort;
                     30. Welcomes the Secretary-General’s intention to undertake a joint review of
               the respective comparative advantages of UNMISS and the United Nations Country
               Team in support of the extension of civilian state authority, requests the Secretary-General to report on the findings of this review in his periodic report due in March
               2014, and looks forward to considering those findings to ensure the most effective
               and efficient implementation of UNMISS’ mandate;
                     31. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Council on
               the expected timeline of the deployment of all mission elements, including the status
               of consultations with Troop and Police-Contributing Countries and of the
               deployment of key enablers and construction of the mission’s physical infrastructure
               and its impact on mission deployment,, and,, further requests the Secretary-General
               to report to the Council on the expected timeline of the fulfilment of mission
               staffing;
                     32. Notes UNMISS’ ongoing discussions with the Republic of South Sudan
               to revise and update the benchmarks outlined by the Secretary-General in his report
               (S/2012/486), and requests that he keep the Council regularly informed of progress
               during his periodic reports;
                     33. Notes with concern the strategic gap in mobility for the mission, and the
               continuing critical need for aviation capacity and other mobility assets, including
               military helicopters and riverine capability, for UNMISS, calls on Member States to
               redouble their efforts to provide aviation units to the mission, and requests the
               Secretary-General to include information on force generation efforts in his regular
               reports, and what other strategies can offset this critical military gap;
                     34. Emphasizes its concern for the safety and security of UNMISS personnel,
               welcomes the commitment of mission leaders to develop, implement, and continue
               refining prudent safety and security procedures, stresses the importance of their
               consistent and effective application, including aviation safety procedures for civilian
               helicopters, underlines the need for the mission to have all appropriate capabilities
               and resources to accomplish its mandate, and underlines the critical importance of
               mobility, reconnaissance, surveillance, early warning, and quick reaction
               capabilities, as well as unhindered access to all conflict-affected areas, to the
               mission’s protection of civilians mandate tasks;
                     35. Welcomes the conclusion of the Status of Forces Agreement with the
               Government of the Republic of South Sudan, deplores serious violations of the
               Status of Forces Agreement documented by the Secretary-General in his reports, and
               calls upon the host government to comply with its obligations in this regard;
                     36. Stresses the need for the United Nations, international financial
               institutions, and bilateral and multilateral partners, to work closely with the
               Government of the Republic of South Sudan to ensure that international assistance

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           is consistent with national priorities, including the South Sudan Development Plan,
           and can deliver prioritized support that reflects the specific peacebuilding needs and
           priorities of the Republic of South Sudan; underscores the benefits of close and full
           cooperation between the parties in order to avoid duplication of effort and to ensure
           that those that hold a comparative advantage are tasked according to that advantage;
           and requests the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to continue to represent
           the United Nations system in relevant international assistance mechanisms and
           processes;
                37. Encourages the Secretary-General to explore ideas from the independent
           report of the Senior Advisory Group on Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of
           Conflict that could be implemented in the Republic of South Sudan;
                 38. Requests the Secretary-General, in particular, to utilize to the greatest
           extent possible opportunities for co-location of appropriate mission components
           with the Republic of South Sudan counterparts in the interest of building national
           capacity; and to seek opportunities to deliver early peace dividends by utilizing
           local procurement and otherwise enhancing, to the extent possible, UNMISS’s
           contribution to the economy;
                39. Requests the Secretary-General to continue the necessary measures to
           ensure full compliance by UNMISS with the United Nations zero tolerance policy
           on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council fully informed, 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;
                 40. Reaffirms the importance of appropriate gender expertise and training in
           missions mandated by the Security Council in accordance with resolutions 1325
           (2000) 1820 (2008) and 2106 (2013), recalls the need to address violence against
           women and girls as a tool of warfare, welcomes the appointment of women
           protection advisors in accordance with resolutions 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) 1960
           (2010) and 2106 (2013), requests the Secretary-General to establish monitoring,
           analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence, including
           rape in situations of armed conflict and post-conflict and other situations relevant to
           the implementation of resolution 1888 (2009), as appropriate, and encourages
           UNMISS as well as the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to actively
           address these issues;
                  41. Requests the Secretary-General to consider HIV-related needs of people
           living with, affected by, and vulnerable to HIV, including women and girls, when
           fulfilling mandated tasks, and in this context, encourages the incorporation, as
           appropriate, of HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support, including voluntary
           and confidential counselling and testing programs in the mission;
                 42. Requests that UNMISS, consistent with its mandate and within its current
           capabilities, be prepared to play a role in coordinating international efforts to
           support preparations for credible national elections in 2015, including in
           consultation with the Government of South Sudan and those member states willing
           and able to provide support; and urges expeditious efforts from national authorities,
           UNMISS, the United Nations Country Team and relevant international partners in
           this regard;
                43.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               24 July 2013

               Resolution 2110 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7008th meeting, on
               24 July 2013

                       The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions on Iraq, in particular 1500
               (2003), 1546 (2004), 1557 (2004), 1619 (2005), 1700 (2006), 1770 (2007), 1830
               (2008), 1883 (2009), 1936 (2010), 2001 (2011), 2061 (2012), and resolution 2107
               (2013) on the situation between Iraq and Kuwait,
                       Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of
               Iraq,
                     Emphasizing the importance of the stability and security of Iraq for the people
               of Iraq, the region, and the international community,
                     Encouraging the Government of Iraq to continue strengthening democracy and
               the rule of law, improving security and public order and combating terrorism and
               sectarian violence across the country, and reiterating its support to the people and
               the Government of Iraq in their efforts to build a secure, stable, federal, united and
               democratic nation, based on the rule of law and respect for human rights,
                     Welcoming improvements in the situation in Iraq achieved through concerted
               political and security efforts and stressing that challenges to security in Iraq still
               exist and that improvements need to be sustained through meaningful political
               dialogue and national unity,
                     Underscoring the need for all communities in Iraq to participate in the
               political process and an inclusive political dialogue, to refrain from making
               statements and actions which could aggravate tensions, to reach a comprehensive
               solution on the distribution of resources, and to ensure stability and develop a just
               and fair solution for the nation’s disputed internal boundaries and work towards
               national unity,
                     Reaffirming the importance of the United Nations, in particular the United
               Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in advising, supporting and assisting
               the Iraqi people, including civil society, and Government to strengthen democratic
               institutions, advance inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation
               according to the Constitution, facilitate regional dialogue, develop processes
               acceptable to the Government of Iraq to resolve disputed internal boundaries, aid

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               youth and vulnerable groups including refugees and internally displaced persons,
               promote the protection of human rights, gender equality, youth, and vulnerable
               groups, and promote judicial and legal reform, and emphasizing the importance of
               the United Nations, in particular UNAMI, prioritizing advice, support, and
               assistance to the Iraqi people, including civil society, and Government to achieve
               these goals,
                     Urging the Government of Iraq to continue to promote and protect human
               rights and also to consider additional steps to support the Independent High
               Commission for Human Rights in carrying out its mandate,
                     Recognizing the efforts of the Government of Iraq in the promotion and
               protection of the human rights of women and reaffirming its resolutions 1325
               (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), and 2106 (2013) on
               women, peace, and security and reiterating the need for the full, equal, and effective
               participation of women; reaffirming the key role women can play in re-establishing
               the fabric of society and stressing the need for their full political participation,
               including in the development of national strategies in order to take into account
               their perspectives,
                     Expressing the importance of addressing humanitarian issues confronting the
               Iraqi people and stressing the need to continue to form a coordinated response and
               to provide adequate resources to address these issues,
                     Underscoring the sovereignty of the Government of Iraq, reaffirming that all
               parties should continue to take all feasible steps and to develop modalities to ensure
               the protection of affected civilians, including children, women and members of
               religious and ethnic minority groups, and should create conditions conducive to the
               voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced
               persons or local integration of internally displaced persons, welcoming
               commitments and encouraging continued efforts of the Government of Iraq for the
               relief of internally displaced persons, refugees and returnees, and noting the
               important role of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
               based on its mandate, in providing continued advice and support to the Government
               of Iraq, in coordination with UNAMI on these issues,
                     Urging all those concerned, as set forth in international humanitarian law,
               including the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Regulations, to allow full
               unimpeded access by humanitarian personnel to all people in need of assistance, and
               to make available, as far as possible, all necessary facilities for their operations, and
               to promote the safety, security, and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel
               and United Nations and its associated personnel and their assets,
                     Recognizing that the situation that now exists in Iraq is significantly different
               from that which existed at the time of the adoption of resolution 661 (1990), and
               further recognizing the importance of Iraq achieving international standing equal to
               that which it held prior to the adoption of resolution 661 (1990),
                    Welcoming the ratification of the Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive
               Safeguards Agreement,
                    Expressing deep gratitude to all the United Nations staff in Iraq for their
               courageous and tireless efforts, and commending the leadership of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Martin Kobler,

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                 1.   Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission
           for Iraq (UNAMI) until July 31, 2014;
                 2.   Decides further that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
           and UNAMI, at the request of the Government of Iraq, and taking into account the
           letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq to the Secretary-General
           (S/2013/430, annex), shall continue to pursue their mandate as stipulated in
           resolution 2061 (2012); and recalls the provisions of resolution 2107 (2013);
                3.   Recognizes that security of United Nations personnel is essential for
           UNAMI to carry out its work for the benefit of the people of Iraq and calls upon the
           Government of Iraq to continue to provide security and logistical support to the
           United Nations presence in Iraq;
                 4.    Welcomes the contributions of Member States in providing UNAMI with
           the financial, logistical, and security resources and support that it needs to fulfil its
           mission and calls upon Member States to continue to provide UNAMI with
           sufficient resources and support;
               5.    Expresses its intention to review the mandate of UNAMI in twelve
           months or sooner, if requested by the Government of Iraq;
                6.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every four
           months on the progress made towards the fulfilment of all UNAMI’s
           responsibilities;
                7.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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                Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                              24 July 2013

                Resolution 2111 (2013)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7009th meeting, on
                24 July 2013

                     The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming its previous resolutions and statements of its President concerning
                the situation in Somalia and Eritrea, in particular resolutions 733 (1992), 1844
                (2008), 1907 (2009), 2036 (2012), 2060 (2012) and 2093 (2013),
                     Taking note of the final reports of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group
                (the Monitoring Group) on Somalia (S/2013/413) and Eritrea,
                     Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
                independence and unity of Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea respectively,
                      Expressing concern at the continued violation of the charcoal ban, and
                expressing particular concern over the situation in Kismayo and the impact of these
                violations on the deteriorating security situation in the Juba regions,
                    Condemning flows of weapons and ammunition supplies to and through
                Somalia and Eritrea in violation of the arms embargo on Somalia and the arms
                embargo on Eritrea, as a serious threat to peace and stability in the region,
                      Expressing concern at the reports of violations of human rights, including
                extrajudicial killings, violence against women, children and journalists, arbitrary
                detention and pervasive sexual violence in Somalia, including in camps for
                internally displaced persons, and underscoring the need to end impunity, uphold
                human rights and to hold accountable those who commit such crimes,
                     Underlining the importance of the Federal Government of Somalia and donors
                being mutually accountable and transparent in the allocation of financial resources,
                      Recognizing the significant progress in Somalia over the past year,
                commending the Federal Government of Somalia for its efforts to bring peace and
                stability to Somalia, and encouraging it to set out and define a clear political
                process towards implementing a federal structure, in line with the provisional
                constitution of Somalia,

            * Reissued for technical reasons on 1 August 2013.

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                     Encouraging the engagement of the Federal Government of Somalia in
               identifying for listing individuals and entities engaging in acts that threaten the
               peace, security and stability of Somalia, as well as other listing criteria,
                    Welcoming the intention of the Monitoring Group to continue building a
               productive relationship with the Federal Government of Somalia,
                    Expressing concern at the level of information sharing between humanitarian
               agencies and the Monitoring Group, and urging enhanced information sharing and
               dialogue between the Monitoring Group and relevant humanitarian agencies,
                    Expressing its desire to consolidate and affirm current exemptions to the arms
               embargo on Somalia and Eritrea in order to facilitate its implementation as well as
               to add new exemptions in operative paragraph 10 of this resolution,
                    Looking forward to the EU-Somalia Conference in Brussels on 16 September,
               and in that context urging the international community to work together to ensure
               Somali government priorities are effectively supported,
                    Underlining the importance of international support to the Federal
               Government of Somalia in fulfilling its commitments under the terms of the
               suspension of the arms embargo,
                     Welcoming the 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,
                    Recalling 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,
                     Determining that the situation in Somalia, Eritrea’s influence in Somalia, as
               well as the dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea, continue to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.   Recalls resolution 1844 (2008) which imposed targeted sanctions and
               resolutions 2002 (2011) and 2093 (2013) which expanded the listing criteria, and
               notes one of the listing criteria under resolution 1844 (2008) is engaging in acts that
               threaten the peace, security and stability of Somalia;
                    2.     Reiterates its willingness to adopt targeted measures against individuals
               and entities on the basis of the above mentioned criteria;
                   3.     Reiterates that obstructing the investigations or work of the Monitoring
               Group is a criterion for listing under paragraph 15 (e) of resolution 1907 (2009);

               Arms embargo
                     4.   Reaffirms the arms embargo on Somalia, imposed by paragraph 5 of
               resolution 733 (1992) and further elaborated upon in paragraphs 1 and 2 of
               resolution 1425 (2002) and modified by paragraphs 33 to 38 of resolution 2093
               (2013) (hereafter referred to as “the arms embargo on Somalia”);

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                 5.   Further reaffirms the arms embargo on Eritrea imposed by paragraphs 5
           and 6 of resolution 1907 (2009) (hereafter referred to as “the arms embargo on
           Eritrea”);
                 6.   Decides that until 6 March 2014 the arms embargo on Somalia shall not
           apply to deliveries of weapons or military equipment or the provision of advice,
           assistance or training, intended solely for the development of the Security Forces of
           the Federal Government of Somalia, to provide security for the Somali people,
           except in relation to deliveries of the items set out in the annex to this resolution;
                7.   Decides that supplies of items in the annex to this resolution to the
           Federal Government of Somalia by Member States or international, regional, and
           subregional organizations require an advance approval by the committee on a caseby-case basis;
                 8.    Decides that weapons or military equipment sold or supplied solely for
           the development of the Security Forces of the Federal Government of Somalia may
           not be resold to, transferred to, or made available for use by, any individual or entity
           not in the service of the Security Forces of the Federal Government of Somalia;
                 9.   Reminds the Federal Government of Somalia of its obligations to report
           to the Security Council no later than 6 October 2013, following that by 6 February
           2014, and every six months thereafter, on:
               (a) The structure of the Security Forces of the Federal Government of
           Somalia;
                (b) The infrastructure in place to ensure the safe storage, registration,
           maintenance and distribution of military equipment by the Security Forces of the
           Federal Government of Somalia;
                 (c) The procedures and codes of conduct in place for the registration,
           distribution, use and storage of weapons by the Security Forces of the Federal
           Government of Somalia, and on training needs in this regard;
                10.   Decides that the arms embargo on Somalia shall not apply to:
                (a) Supplies of weapons or military equipment or the provision of assistance,
           intended solely for the support of or use by United Nations personnel, including the
           United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM);
                 (b) Supplies of weapons and military equipment, technical training and
           assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the African Union Mission in
           Somalia (AMISOM);
                (c) Supplies of weapons or military equipment or the provision of assistance
           intended solely for the support of, or use by, AMISOM’s strategic partners,
           operating solely under the African Union Strategic Concept of 5 January 2012 (or
           subsequent AU strategic concepts), and in cooperation and coordination with
           AMISOM;
                 (d) Supplies of weapons and military equipment, technical training and
           assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the European Union Training
           Mission (EUTM) in Somalia;
              (e) Supplies of weapons and military equipment destined for the sole use of
           Member States or international, regional and subregional organizations undertaking

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               measures to suppress acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of
               Somalia, upon the request of the Federal Government of Somalia for which it has
               notified the Secretary-General, and provided that any measures undertaken shall be
               consistent with applicable international humanitarian and human rights law;
                    (f) Supplies of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military
               helmets, temporarily exported to Somalia by United Nations personnel,
               representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and
               associated personnel for their personal use only;
                    (g) Supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for
               humanitarian or protective use, notified to the Committee five days in advance and
               for its information only, by the supplying State, international, regional or
               subregional organization;
                    11.   Further decides that the arms embargo on Somalia shall not apply to:
                     (a) Supplies of weapons or military equipment and technical assistance or
               training by Member States or international, regional and subregional organizations
               intended solely for the purposes of helping develop Somali security sector
               institutions, in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within five
               working days of receiving a notification of any such assistance from the supplying
               State, international, regional or subregional organization;
                    12. Decides that the arms embargo on Eritrea shall not apply to supplies of
               non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, as
               approved on case-by-case basis in advance by the Committee;
                     13. Decides that the arms embargo on Eritrea shall not apply to protective
               clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Eritrea
               by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and
               development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only;

               Notification to the Committee
                     14. Decides that the Federal Government of Somalia has the primary
               responsibility to notify the Committee, for its information at least five days in
               advance, of any deliveries of weapons or military equipment or the provision of
               assistance intended solely for the Security Forces of the Federal Government of
               Somalia, as permitted in paragraph 6 of this resolution and excluding the items
               listed in the Annex to this resolution;
                     15. Further decides that the Member State or international, regional and
               subregional organization delivering assistance may, in the alternative, make this
               notification in consultation with the Federal Government of Somalia;
                     16. Stresses the importance that notifications submitted to the Committee in
               accordance with paragraphs 14 and 15 above, contain all relevant information,
               including where applicable, the type and quantity of weapons, ammunitions,
               military equipment and materiel to be delivered, the proposed date and the specific
               place of delivery in Somalia;
                    17. Calls on the Federal Government of Somalia to fulfil its obligations
               under the terms of the suspension of the arms embargo, in particular the notification
               procedure set out in paragraph 14 of this resolution;

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           Charcoal ban
                 18. Reiterates that the Somali authorities shall take the necessary measures
           to prevent the export of charcoal from Somalia and requests that AMISOM support
           and assist the Somali authorities in doing so, as part of AMISOM’s implementation
           of its mandate set out in paragraph 1 of resolution 2093, and reiterates that all
           Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect
           import of charcoal from Somalia, whether or not such charcoal originated in
           Somalia;
                 19. Expresses its deep concern at reports of continuing violations of the
           charcoal ban by Member States, requests further detailed information from the
           Monitoring Group on possible environmentally sound destruction of Somali
           charcoal, reiterates its support for the President of Somalia’s task-force on charcoal
           issues, and underscores its willingness to take action against those who violate the
           charcoal ban;
                 20. Reminds all Member States, including police and troop contributing
           contingents to AMISOM, of their obligations to abide by the charcoal ban, as set out
           in resolution 2036 (2012);

           Humanitarian issues
                 21. Underscores the importance of humanitarian aid operations, condemns
           any politicization of humanitarian assistance, or misuse or misappropriation, and
           calls upon Member States and the United Nations to take all feasible steps to
           mitigate these aforementioned practices in Somalia;
                 22. Decides that until 25 October 2014 and without prejudice to
           humanitarian assistance programmes conducted elsewhere, the measures imposed by
           paragraph 3 of resolution 1844 (2008) shall not apply to the payment of funds, other
           financial assets or economic resources necessary to ensure the timely delivery of
           urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Somalia, by the United Nations, its
           specialized agencies or programmes, humanitarian organizations having observer
           status with the United Nations General Assembly that provide humanitarian
           assistance, and their implementing partners including bilaterally or multilaterally
           funded NGOs participating in the United Nations Consolidated Appeal for Somalia;
                 23. Requests the Emergency Relief Coordinator to report to the Security
           Council by 20 March 2014 and again by 20 September 2014 on the delivery of
           humanitarian assistance in Somalia and on any impediments to the delivery of
           humanitarian assistance in Somalia, and requests relevant United Nations agencies
           and humanitarian organizations having observer status with the United Nations
           General Assembly and their implementing partners that provide humanitarian
           assistance in Somalia to increase their cooperation and willingness to share
           information with the United Nations Humanitarian Aid Coordinator for Somalia in
           the preparation of such reports and in the interests of increasing transparency and
           accountability;
                24. Requests enhanced cooperation, coordination and information sharing
           between the Monitoring Group and the humanitarian organizations operating in
           Somalia and neighbouring countries;

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               Public financial management
                     25. Takes note of the President of Somalia’s commitment to improve public
               financial management, expresses its serious concern at reports of misappropriation
               of Somalia’s public resources, underlines the importance of transparent and
               effective management of public finances, encourages more robust efforts across the
               Federal Government of Somalia to address corruption and hold perpetrators
               accountable, improve public financial management and accountability, and
               reiterates its willingness to take action against individuals involved in the
               misappropriation of public resources;

               Petroleum sector
                     26. Encourages the Federal Government of Somalia, to mitigate properly
               against the risk of the petroleum sector in Somalia becoming a source of increased
               tension in Somalia;

               Mandate of the Monitoring Group
                      27. Decides to extend until 25 November 2014 the mandate of the Somalia
               and Eritrea Monitoring Group as set out in paragraph 13 of resolution 2060 (2012)
               and updated in paragraph 41 of resolution 2093 (2013), expresses its intent to
               review the mandate and take appropriate action regarding the further extension no
               later than 25 October 2014, and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
               administrative measures as expeditiously as possible to re-establish the Monitoring
               Group, in consultation with the Committee, for a period of sixteen months from the
               date of this resolution, drawing, as appropriate, on the expertise of the members of
               the Monitoring Group established pursuant to previous resolutions;
                     28. Requests the Monitoring Group to submit, for the Security Council’s
               consideration, through the Committee, two final reports; one focusing on Somalia,
               the other on Eritrea, covering all the tasks set out in paragraph 13 of resolution 2060
               (2012) and updated in paragraph 41 of resolution 2093 (2013), no later than thirty
               days prior to the termination of the Monitoring Group’s mandate;
                    29. Requests the Committee, in accordance with its mandate and in
               consultation with the Monitoring Group and other relevant United Nations entities
               to consider the recommendations in the reports of the Monitoring Group and
               recommend to the Council ways to improve the implementation of and compliance
               with the Somalia and Eritrea arms embargoes, the measures regarding the import
               and export of charcoal from Somalia, as well as implementation of the targeted
               measures imposed by paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of resolutions 1844 (2008) and
               paragraphs 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13 of resolution 1907 (2009) taking into account
               paragraph 1 above, in response to continuing violations;
                    30. Decides that the Monitoring Group shall no longer be obliged to submit
               monthly reports to the Committee in the same months in which it provides its
               mid-term brief and submits its final reports;
                     31. Underlines the importance of engagement between the Government of
               Eritrea and the Monitoring Group, and underlines its expectation that the
               Government of Eritrea will facilitate the entry of the Monitoring Group to Eritrea
               without any further delay;

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                32. Urges all parties and all States, as well as international, regional and
           subregional organizations, including AMISOM, to ensure cooperation with the
           Monitoring Group, and ensure the safety of the members of the Monitoring Group,
           unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and sites the Monitoring
           Group deems relevant to the execution of its mandate;

           AMISOM
                 33. Looks forward to the results of the upcoming joint review of AMISOM
           by the Secretariat and the African Union, requests options and recommendations to
           be presented to the Council by 10 October 2013, and welcomes the African Union’s
           intention to work closely with the Secretariat on the review;
                34.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

           Annex
           1. Surface to air missiles, including Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems
           (MANPADS);
           2.   Guns, howitzers, and cannons with a calibre greater than 12.7 mm, and
           ammunition and components specially designed for these. (This does not include
           shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers such as RPGs or LAWs, rifle grenades, or
           grenade launchers.);
           3.   Mortars with a calibre greater than 82 mm;
           4. Anti-tank guided weapons, including Anti-tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) and
           ammunition and components specially designed for these items;
           5.   Charges and devices intended for military use containing energetic materials;
           mines and related materiel;
           6.   Weapon sights with a night vision capability.

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