                United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2112 (2013)*
                Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                30 July 2013

                Resolution 2112 (2013)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7012th meeting, on
                30 July 2013

                     The Security Council,
                      Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1933 (2010), 1942
                (2010), 1951 (2010), 1962 (2010), 1967 (2011), 1968 (2011), 1975 (2011), 1980
                (2011), 1981 (2011), 1992 (2011), 2000 (2011), 2062 (2012) and 2101 (2013) and
                the statements of its President relating to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, resolution
                2066 (2012) on the situation in Liberia and resolution 2100 (2013) on the situation
                in Mali,
                      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,
                     Taking note of the final report of the Secretary-General of 26 June 2013
                (S/2013/377) and the special report of the Secretary-General of 28 March 2013
                (S/2013/197),
                      Welcoming the overall progress towards restoring security, peace and stability
                in Côte d’Ivoire, commending President Alassane Ouattara’s continued efforts to
                stabilize the security situation and accelerate economic recovery in Côte d’Ivoire
                and strengthen international and regional cooperation, notably enhanced cooperation
                with the governments of Ghana and Liberia, and calling upon all national
                stakeholders to work together to consolidate the progress made so far and to address
                the underlying causes of tension and conflict,
                      Welcoming the successful holding of the regional and municipal elections on
                21 April 2013 while regretting the decision of the former ruling party and other
                political opposition parties to boycott them, and emphasizing that this process
                demonstrated the increasing capacity of the national authorities, including the
                security forces, to assume responsibility for organizing and safeguarding the voting
                process,
                      Welcoming the return of the majority of persons displaced by the post-elections
                crisis to their places of origin in Côte d’Ivoire, as well as President Alassane
                Ouattara’s calls on refugees to return to the country, affirming that refugee returns

            * Reissued for technical reasons on 26 August 2013.

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               should be voluntary and occur under conditions of safety and dignity, strongly
               condemning all intimidation, threats and attacks committed against refugees,
               returnees and internally displaced persons in Côte d’Ivoire, and further condemning
               the cross-border attacks in March 2013 which resulted in the temporary
               displacement of an estimated 8000 persons, including 500 to Liberia,
                    Recalling that the Government of Côte d’Ivoire bears primary responsibility
               for ensuring peace, stability and the protection of the civilian population in Côte
               d’Ivoire,
                    Noting the improvement in the security situation in Côte d’Ivoire while
               remaining concerned about its continued fragility, in particular along the border
               with Liberia,
                    Reiterating its concern with the unresolved key challenges of disarmament,
               demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR), as well as
               the continued circulation of weapons, which continue to pose risks to the security
               and stability of the country, particularly in western Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Emphasizing the urgent need for the Government to accelerate the training and
               equipping of its security forces, especially the police and gendarmerie with standard
               policing weapons and ammunition,
                      Expressing its concern about the continued reports, including those reported
               by the Secretary-General in his report of 26 June 2013 (S/2013/377), of human
               rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, including against
               women and children and the reports of increased incidents of sexual violence in
               particular those attributed to armed men, stressing the importance of investigating
               such alleged violations and abuses, including those that occurred throughout the
               post-elections crisis committed by all parties, irrespective of their status or political
               affiliation, reaffirming that those responsible for such violations must be held
               accountable and brought to justice irrespective of their political affiliation, while
               respecting the rights of those in detention and while acknowledging President
               Alassane Ouattara’s commitments in this regard, urging the Government to increase
               and expedite its efforts to combat impunity,
                     Reiterating the vital role of women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding,
               the importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the
               maintenance and promotion of peace and security and their key role in
               re-establishing the fabric of societies recovering from conflict, and further
               reaffirming the importance of implementing the Côte d’Ivoire National Action Plan
               for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) adopted in 2008,
                    Taking note that, on the basis of the declaration lodged by Côte d’Ivoire
               accepting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, the Pre-Trial Chamber
               authorized the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open an
               investigation into crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction committed in Côte d’Ivoire
               since 28 November 2010, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, and
               the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court later decided to expand the Prosecutors’
               investigation to crimes committed in Côte d’Ivoire since 19 September 2002,
                    Taking note of the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International
               Criminal Court by Côte d’Ivoire on 15 February 2013,

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                 Commending the contribution of troop- and police-contributing countries and
           donors to the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), underlining the
           importance of providing police officers qualified with appropriate specialist and
           linguistic skills, commending the work of UNOCI, under the leadership of the
           Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for its continuing contribution to
           maintaining peace and stability in Côte d’Ivoire, and noting with satisfaction the
           continued and increased cooperation between the United Nations Mission in Liberia
           (UNMIL) and UNOCI, as well as the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia and
           countries in the subregion, in coordinating security activities in the border areas in
           the subregion,
                Expressing its appreciation for the work of Mr. Albert Gerard Koenders as
           Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire and Head of
           UNOCI, and welcoming the appointment of his successor, Mrs. Aïchatou
           Mindaoudou Souleymane,
                 Commending the African Union and the Economic Community of West African
           States (ECOWAS) for their efforts to consolidate peace and stability in Côte
           d’Ivoire, and encouraging them to continue to support the Ivoirian authorities in
           addressing key challenges, especially the underlying causes of conflict and
           insecurity in the border area, including the movement of armed elements and
           weapons, and promoting justice and national reconciliation,
                 Determining that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire continues to pose a threat to
           international peace and security in the region,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                1.    Decides to extend until 30 June 2014 the mandate of UNOCI;
                2.   Decides that UNOCI’s uniformed personnel shall be reconfigured by
           30 June 2014 so that UNOCI shall consist of up to 7137 military personnel,
           comprising 6945 troop and staff officers as well and 192 military observers;
                3.    Affirms its intention to consider a further reduction so that UNOCI shall
           consist of up to 5437 military personnel by 30 June 2015, based on the evolution of
           security conditions on the ground and an improved capacity of the Government of
           Côte d’Ivoire to gradually take over UNOCI’s security role;
                4.    Decides that the authorized strength of UNOCI’s police component shall
           remain at 1,555 personnel, and further decides to maintain the 8 customs officers
           previously authorized;
                 5.    Decides that UNOCI shall reconfigure its military presence to
           concentrate resources in high-risk areas in order to implement effectively its
           mandate to assist the Government in protecting civilians and stabilizing the security
           situation in the country, including by increasing resources in western Côte d’Ivoire
           and other sensitive areas while reducing them elsewhere, where possible;
                6.    Decides that the mandate of UNOCI shall be the following:
                (a)   Protection of civilians
              – To protect, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the Ivoirian
                authorities, the civilian population from imminent threat of physical violence,
                within its capabilities and areas of deployment,

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                    – To implement the comprehensive strategy for the protection of civilians in
                      coordination with the United Nations Country Team (UNCT),
                    – To work closely with humanitarian agencies, particularly in relation to areas of
                      tensions and with respect to the return of displaced persons, to collect
                      information on and identify potential threats against the civilian population,
                      and bring them to the attention of the Ivoirian authorities as appropriate,
                     (b)   Address remaining security threats and border-related challenges
                    – To support, within its existing authorities, capabilities, and its areas of
                      deployment, the national authorities in stabilizing the security situation in the
                      country,
                    – To monitor and deter the activities of militias, mercenaries and other illegal
                      armed groups and to support the Government in addressing border security
                      challenges consistent with its existing mandate to protect civilians, including
                      cross-border security and other challenges in the border areas, notably with
                      Liberia, and to this end, to coordinate closely with UNMIL in order to further
                      inter-mission cooperation, such as through undertaking coordinated patrols and
                      contingency planning where appropriate and within their existing mandates
                      and capabilities,
                    – To liaise with the Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) in order to
                      promote mutual trust among all elements composing the FRCI,
                    – To support the Ivoirian authorities, as necessary, in the provision of security
                      for members of the Government and key political stakeholders, until
                      31 December 2013, at which date this task shall be transferred wholly to the
                      Ivoirian security forces,
                     (c)   Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme (DDR) and
                           collection of weapons
                    – To assist the Government, in close coordination with other bilateral and
                      international partners, in implementing without further delay the new national
                      programme for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former
                      combatants and dismantling of militias and self-defence groups, taking into
                      account rights and needs of the distinct categories of persons to be disarmed,
                      demobilized and reintegrated, including children and women,
                    – To support the registration and screening of former combatants and assist in
                      assessing and verifying the reliability of the listings of former combatants,
                    – To support the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed elements, where
                      relevant in cooperation with UNMIL and United Nations Country Teams in the
                      region,
                    – To assist the national authorities, including the National Commission to fight
                      against the Proliferation and Illicit Traffic of Small Arms and Light Weapons,
                      in collecting, registering, securing and disposing of weapons and in clearing
                      explosive remnants of war, as appropriate, in accordance with resolution 2101
                      (2013),

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           – To coordinate with the Government in ensuring that the collected weapons are
             not disseminated or re-utilized outside a comprehensive national security
             strategy, as referred to in point (d) below,
            (d)   Reconstitution and reform of security institutions
           – To assist the Government in implementing, without delay and in close
             coordination with other international partners, its comprehensive national
             security strategy,
           – To support the Government in providing effective, transparent and harmonized
             coordination of assistance, including the promotion of a clear division of tasks
             and responsibilities, by international partners to the security sector reform
             (SSR) process,
           – To advise the Government, as appropriate, on security sector reform and the
             organization of the future National Army, to facilitate the provision of training,
             within its current resources and as requested by the Government and in close
             coordination with other international partners, in human rights, child
             protection and protection from sexual and gender-based violence to the
             security and law enforcement institutions, as well as capacity-building support
             by providing technical assistance, co-location and mentoring programmes for
             the police, gendarmerie, justice and corrections officers and to contribute to
             restoring their presence throughout Côte d’Ivoire and to offer support to the
             development of a sustainable vetting mechanism for personnel that will be
             absorbed into security sector institutions,
            (e)   Monitoring of the arms embargo
           – To monitor the implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of
             resolution 1572 (2004), in cooperation with the Group of Experts established
             under resolution 1584 (2005), including by inspecting, as they deem it
             necessary and when appropriate without notice, all weapons, ammunition and
             related materiel regardless of location, consistent with resolution 2101 (2013),
           – To collect, as appropriate, arms and any related materiel brought into Côte
             d’Ivoire in violation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of resolution
             1572 (2004), and to dispose of such arms and related materiel as appropriate,
            (f)   Support for compliance with international humanitarian and human
                  rights law
           – To contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Côte
             d’Ivoire, with special attention to grave violations and abuses committed
             against children and women, notably sexual- and gender-based violence, in
             close coordination with the Independent Expert established under the Human
             Rights Council’s resolution A/HRC/17/26,
           – To monitor, help investigate, and report to the Council, on abuses and
             violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law,
             including those against children in line with resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882
             (2009), 1998 (2011) and 2068 (2012), in order to prevent such abuses and
             violations and to end impunity,
           – To bring to the attention of the Council all individuals identified as
             perpetrators of serious human rights violations and to keep the Committee,

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                     established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), informed of any significant
                     developments in this regard when appropriate,
                    – To support the efforts of the Government in combating sexual- and genderbased violence, including through contributing to the development of a
                      nationally owned multisectoral strategy in cooperation with UN Action
                      Against Sexual Violence in Conflict entities,
                    – To provide specific protection for women affected by armed conflict, including
                      through the deployment of Women Protection Advisors, to ensure gender
                      expertise and training, as appropriate and within existing resources, in
                      accordance with resolutions 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),1960 (2010) and 2106
                      (2013),
                     (g)   Support humanitarian assistance
                    – To facilitate, as necessary, unhindered humanitarian access and to help
                      strengthen the delivery of humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected and
                      vulnerable populations, notably by contributing to enhancing security for its
                      delivery,
                    – To support the Ivoirian authorities in preparing for the voluntary, safe and
                      sustainable return of refugees and internally-displaced persons in cooperation
                      with relevant humanitarian organizations, and in creating security conditions
                      conducive to it,
                     (h)   Public information
                    – To continue to use UNOCI’s broadcasting capacity, through ONUCI FM, to
                      contribute to the overall effort to create a peaceful environment, through the
                      2015 presidential elections,
                    – To monitor any public incidents of incitement to hatred, intolerance and
                      violence, and bring to the attention of the Council all individuals identified as
                      instigators of political violence, and to keep the Committee established under
                      resolution 1572 (2004) informed of any significant developments in this
                      regard, when appropriate,
                     (i)   Redeployment of State administration and the extension of State authority
                           throughout the country
                    – To support the Ivoirian authorities to extend effective State administration and
                      strengthen public administration in key areas throughout the country, at the
                      national and local level,
                     (j)   Protection of United Nations personnel
                    – To protect United Nations personnel, installations and equipment, and ensure
                      the security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel,
                    7.     Authorizes UNOCI to use all necessary means to carry out its mandate,
               within its capabilities and its areas of deployment;
                     8.   Decides that the protection of civilians shall remain the priority of
               UNOCI, in accordance with paragraph 6 (a) above, and further decides that UNOCI
               shall put renewed focus on supporting the Government on DDR, collection of
               weapons and SSR, in accordance with paragraphs 6 (c) and (d) of this resolution,

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           with the objective of gradually transitioning security responsibilities from UNOCI
           to the Government of Côte d’Ivoire;
                9.   Encourages UNOCI and the UNCT to continue redeploying their field
           presence in order to enhance their coordinated support to the local authorities
           throughout Côte d’Ivoire, in areas where civilians are at greater risk, in western
           Côte d’Ivoire and other sensitive areas;
                 10. Requests the Secretary-General to conduct a review of UNOCI’s mandate
           by undertaking an analysis of the respective comparative advantages of UNOCI and
           the UNCT, and further requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council in his
           midterm report on its findings, including a detailed report and accompanying matrix
           reflecting the current division of labour between UNOCI and the UNCT, and
           recommendations, including for ONUCI-FM, pursuant to this review with a view to
           transfer to the UNCT those tasks where the UNCT has a comparative advantage or,
           where appropriate, to the Government, and expresses its intention to keep the
           mandate of UNOCI under review on the basis of this report;
                11. Noting with concern the limited progress made by the Government in
           implementing its national DDR programme while recognizing the initial steps taken
           following the establishment of the Authorité du DDR (ADDR), urges the
           Government to implement expeditiously the disarmament and demobilization of
           30,000 former combatants by the end of 2013 and to complete the process by 2015
           in accordance with the objective announced by President Alassane Ouattara of
           processing 65,000 former combatants and, in this regard, emphasizes the need to
           develop solutions for the sustained social and economic integration of former
           combatants, including former female combatants, and further encourages the UNCT
           to facilitate the planning and implementation of programmes which support this
           process, in consultation with UNOCI and the Government and in close collaboration
           with all international partners;
                12. Takes note of the endorsement by the Government of a national security
           sector reform strategy in September 2012, and urges the Government to accelerate
           the implementation of this strategy, with a view to setting up inclusive and
           accountable security forces with the support of UNOCI, as consistent with its
           mandate in paragraph 6 (d) of this resolution, and other interested international
           partners, to take further steps to increase confidence within the respective security
           and law enforcement agencies and between them, and to restore State authority
           throughout the country;
                 13. Reiterates its call to the Government and all international partners,
           including private companies, involved in assisting the Government in the SSR
           process, to comply with the provisions of resolution 2101 (2013) and to coordinate
           their efforts with a view to promoting transparency and a clear division of labour
           between all international partners;
                14. Expresses its concern at the lack of progress in pursuing a national
           reconciliation strategy, and re-emphasizes the urgent need for the adoption of
           concrete measures to promote justice and reconciliation at all levels and on all sides,
           including through the active involvement of women, civil society groups and the
           Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, with the aim of addressing the
           underlying causes of the Côte d’Ivoire crisis;

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                     15. Strongly urges the Government to ensure in the shortest possible
               timeframe that, irrespective of their status or political affiliation, all those
               responsible for serious abuses of human rights and violations of international
               humanitarian law, including those committed during and after the post-electoral
               crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, are brought to justice in accordance with its international
               obligations and that all detainees receive clarity about their status in a transparent
               manner, and urges the Government to continue its cooperation with the International
               Criminal Court;
                     16. Emphasizes, in this regard, the importance of the work of the National
               Commission of Inquiry, to lasting reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire, welcomes the
               public issuance of the conclusions of the National Commission of Inquiry on
               8 August 2012, calls for the implementation and conclusion of related
               investigations, further calls on the Government to create the enabling environment
               to ensure that the work of the Ivoirian judicial system is impartial, credible,
               transparent and consistent with internationally agreed standards and, in this regard,
               encourages the Government to continue to support the effective operations of the
               Special Investigative Cell;
                     17. Calls on those responsible to cease committing acts of sexual and
               gender-based violence immediately, and further calls upon UNOCI, where
               consistent with its authorities and responsibilities, to continue to support national
               and international efforts to bring to justice perpetrators of grave abuses of human
               rights and violations of international humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire, irrespective
               of their status or political affiliation;
                    18. Urges the Government to take concrete and discernible steps to prevent
               and mitigate inter-communal violence by seeking a broad national consensus on
               addressing effectively identity and land tenure issues;
                     19. Welcomes the initiative taken by the Government to enhance political
               dialogue with the political opposition, including extra-parliamentary political
               parties, calls on the Government to continue to step up concrete measures in this
               regard and ensure political space and rights for the opposition, further calls upon all
               opposition parties to play a constructive role and contribute towards reconciliation,
               and requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to continue to use
               her good offices role including to facilitate dialogue between all political
               stakeholders;
                     20. Encourages the Ivoirian authorities to begin taking all necessary steps, in
               particular to undertake electoral reform, for the preparation of the 2015 presidential
               elections;
                     21. Decides to extend until 30 June 2014 the authorization that the Security
               Council provided to the French Forces in order to support UNOCI, within the limits
               of their deployment and their capabilities;
                     22. Urges all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of UNOCI and of
               the French Forces, which support it, in particular by ensuring their safety, security
               and freedom of movement with unhindered and immediate access throughout the
               territory of Côte d’Ivoire to enable them to fully carry out their mandates;
                     23. Takes note of the elaboration of the United Nations human rights due
               diligence policy, encourages UNOCI to implement it fully, and requests the

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           Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing the policy in his
           reports to the Council;
                24. Welcomes the continued cooperation between, and the conduct of
           coordinated activities by UNOCI and the FRCI and calls for strict adherence by the
           FRCI to international humanitarian, human rights and refugee laws and, in this
           context, recalls the importance of training in Human Rights, child protection and
           sexual and gender-based violence to security and law enforcement agencies;
                 25. Calls on the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia to continue to
           enhance their cooperation, particularly with respect to the border area, including
           through increasing monitoring, information sharing and conducting coordinated
           actions, and in developing and implementing a shared border strategy to inter alia
           support the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed elements on both sides of
           the border and the repatriation of refugees;
                26. Calls upon all United Nations entities in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia,
           including all components of UNOCI and UNMIL, within their respective mandates,
           capabilities and areas of deployment, to enhance their support for the stabilization
           of the border area, including through increased inter-mission cooperation and the
           development of a shared, strategic vision and plan, in support of the Ivoirian and
           Liberian authorities;
                27. Commends inter-mission cooperation between UNOCI and the United
           Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA),
           and encourages both United Nations missions to continue in this direction as
           authorized by paragraph 14 of resolution 2100 (2013);
                 28. Takes note of the broad benchmarks presented by the Secretary-General
           in paragraphs 69 and 70 of his report of 26 June 2013 (S/2013/377) and requests the
           Secretary-General to refine these strategic benchmarks by presenting detailed and
           actionable objectives to measure progress for the achievement of long-term stability
           and to prepare for transition planning, and furthers requests him to include them in
           his midterm report;
                 29. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council regularly informed of
           the situation in Côte d’Ivoire and the implementation of the mandate of UNOCI and
           to provide to it a midterm report no later than 31 December 2013 and a final report
           no later than 15 May 2014 on the situation on the ground and the implementation of
           this resolution;
                30.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                30 July 2013

               Resolution 2113 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7013th meeting, on
               30 July 2013

                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming all its previous resolutions and presidential statements concerning
               the situation in Sudan and underlining the importance of full compliance with these,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence and
               territorial integrity of Sudan and its determination to work with the Government of
               Sudan, in full respect of its sovereignty, to assist in tackling the various challenges
               in Sudan,
                     Recalling the importance of the principles of the peaceful settlement of
               international disputes, good neighbourliness, non-interference and cooperation in
               the relations among States in the region,
                     Recalling also its previous resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000),1674 (2006),
               1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which
               reaffirm, inter alia, the relevant provisions of the United Nations World Summit
               outcome document; 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011) and 2068 (2012) on
               children and armed conflict; 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and
               United Nations personnel; and 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),
               1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013) on women, peace and security,
                    Recalling its resolutions reaffirming that there can be no peace without justice,
               and recalling the importance that the Council attaches to ending impunity and to
               ensuring justice for crimes committed in Darfur, welcoming the ongoing
               investigations by the Special Prosecutor for Darfur appointed by the Government of
               Sudan, and encouraging further progress in this regard,
                    Bearing in mind the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July
               1951 and its additional protocol of 16 December 1966, along with the 1969
               Convention of the Organization of African Unity governing the specific aspects of
               refugee problems in Africa, as well as the African Union Convention of 29 October
               2009, on the Protection of and Assistance to internally displaced persons in Africa,
                    Recalling the report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict
               in Sudan dated 5 July 2011 (S/2011/413), including its recommendations, and also

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               recalling the conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and
               Armed Conflict (S/AC.51/2012/1) adopted on 11 October 2012,
                     Reiterating its support for the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) as
               a solid basis for the Darfur peace process; expressing its strong commitment and
               determination to support the peace process, welcoming progress made so far but
               deploring the serious delays in the implementation of the DDPD, urging the
               Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement to accelerate the
               implementation of the DDPD in order to deliver real benefits for the Darfuri people,
               welcoming the signature of the DDPD by the Justice and Equality Movement —
               Bashar faction and its reaffirmed commitment to the DDPD’s implementation, and
               urging swift implementation of its commitments, and encouraging the international
               community to assist the signatories in this regard, deploring also the fact that some
               armed groups have refused to join the process and are impeding implementation of
               the DDPD and strongly urging them to support the process, condemning any actions
               by any armed group aimed at forced overthrow of the Government of Sudan, and
               strongly urging the Government of Sudan and all the armed groups, including the
               Sudan Liberation Army, Abdul Wahid faction (SLA/AW), the Sudan Liberation
               Army, Minni Minawi faction (SLA/MM), and the Justice and Equality Movement
               faction headed by Gibril Ibrahim, to make every effort to reach a comprehensive
               peace settlement on the basis of the DDPD, and to agree upon a permanent ceasefire
               without further delay or preconditions,
                     Underlining, without prejudice to the Security Council’s primary responsibility
               for the maintenance of international peace and security, the importance of the
               partnership between the United Nations and the AU, consistent with Chapter VIII of
               the United Nations Charter, with regard to the maintenance of peace and security in
               Africa, particularly in Sudan, and welcoming, in particular, the efforts of the AU
               High-level Implementation Panel for Sudan under the leadership of President Thabo
               Mbeki working in cooperation with UNAMID, to address in a comprehensive and
               inclusive manner the challenges of peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur,
                  Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 12 July (S/2013/420) on
               UNAMID,
                    Commending the efforts of UNAMID towards promoting peace and stability
               on Darfur, and reiterating its full support for UNAMID,
                     Strongly condemning attacks on UNAMID, most recently the attack on 13 July
               in which 7 peacekeepers were killed and 17 peacekeepers and police were injured;
               expressing its deep condolences to the Governments and families of those killed;
               calling on the Government of Sudan swiftly to investigate these attacks and bring
               the perpetrators to justice and welcoming the Government’s publicly-stated
               commitment to do so in respect of the 13 July attack; and calling on all parties in
               Darfur to cooperate fully with the Mission,
                     Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to
               peacekeeping deployments, with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of
               peacekeeping missions; encouraging the full implementation by UNAMID of its
               Chapter VII mandate; underlining, in this regard, the importance of UNAMID
               deterring any threats to the implementation of its mandate, and the safety and
               security of its peacekeeping personnel in accordance with the Charter of the United
               Nations; and expressing its concern about the urgent need to raise the operational

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           and self-sustainment capabilities of those military and police contingents, who have
           yet to do so, to the agreed levels,
                 Expressing deep concern at the increased violence and insecurity in some parts
           of Darfur in recent months, including notably the escalation in inter-tribal fighting,
           and at confrontations between the Government of Sudan and the armed groups,
           expressing deep concern that such clashes, including attacks by rebel groups and
           aerial bombardment by the Government of Sudan, inter-tribal fighting, banditry and
           criminality continue to threaten civilians, and that attacks on humanitarian personnel
           and peacekeepers continue to restrict humanitarian access to conflict areas where
           vulnerable civilian populations reside, acknowledging the efforts of Sudanese
           authorities to mediate in inter-tribal fighting, and urging their continued work,
           calling on all parties to cease hostilities, including all acts of violence committed
           against civilians, and urgently facilitate unhindered humanitarian access in accordance
           with international law, including applicable international humanitarian law, and the
           guiding principles of humanitarian assistance, while continuing to note that the
           overall security situation in Darfur has improved since the deployment of UNAMID,
                  Recalling the commitments made by the Government of Sudan and other
           signatories to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) to ensure the
           unimpeded access of humanitarian assistance to the population in need and the
           protection of humanitarian workers and their operations in areas under their control,
           as well as to guarantee UNAMID unimpeded freedom of movement in all areas and
           at all times in Darfur in the exercise of its mandate,
                  Expressing deep concern at the hindrances to UNAMID in the implementation
           of its mandate, including movement and access restrictions,
                 Expressing deep concern at the significant increase in population
           displacements this year and the consequent increase in humanitarian assistance and
           protection needs, and at the fact that approximately two million IDPs and refugees
           remain displaced, further expressing deep concern at the deteriorating conditions for
           the internally displaced in Darfur as well as for new refugees in neighbouring
           countries and Chadians who have fled Darfur, and at the situation of refugees and
           IDPs unable to reach camps, and therefore vulnerable to ongoing violence or lacking
           humanitarian assistance, stressing the importance of continued international support
           to address these needs, recognizing that some displaced will settle permanently in
           urban areas, but underlining the need to ensure security in areas of return,
                 Expressing its concern at the hostilities between the Government of Sudan and
           the Sudan Liberation Army, Abdul Wahid faction (SLA/AW), the Sudan Liberation
           Army, Minni Minawi faction (SLA/MM), and the Justice and Equality Movement
           faction headed by Gibril Ibrahim, and reiterating that there can be no military
           solution to the conflict in Darfur, and that an inclusive political settlement is
           essential to re-establishing peace,
                Expressing concern about links between non-signatory armed groups in Darfur
           and groups outside Darfur, and demanding that any form of direct or indirect
           external support for such groups ceases,
                Expressing its appreciation for the work of Mr. Ibrahim Gambari as the Joint
           African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur and Head of
           UNAMID, and welcoming the appointment of Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas,

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                    Reiterating its condemnation of all violations of international human rights
               and humanitarian law in Darfur and in relation to Darfur, calling on all parties to
               comply with their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian
               law, emphasizing the need to bring to justice the perpetrators of such crimes, and
               urging the Government of Sudan to comply with its obligations in this respect,
                    Welcoming work by UNAMID to revise its protection of civilians and early
               warning strategies, and urging their finalization and implementation,
                    Stressing the importance of continued to efforts to enhance effective working
               between UNAMID’s military, civilian and police components, and between UNAMID
               and humanitarian organizations in Darfur, in the implementation of its mandate,
                    Reaffirming its concern over the negative effect of ongoing violence in Darfur
               on the stability of Sudan as a whole as well as the region, welcoming the ongoing
               good relations between Sudan and Chad, as well as the deployment of a joint force
               under a joint command along the border, and encouraging Sudan, Chad and CAR to
               continue to cooperate in order to achieve peace and stability in Darfur and the wider
               region,
                     Welcoming the holding of the Darfur Donors’ Conference in Doha on
               7-8 April, noting its endorsement of the Darfur Development Strategy and urging
               donors to honour their pledges and fulfil their obligations in a timely manner, and
               affirming that development can help support a lasting peace in Darfur,
                    Determining that the situation in Sudan constitutes a threat to international
               peace and security,
                    1.    Decides to extend the mandate of UNAMID as set out in resolution 1769
               (2007) for a further 13 months to 31 August 2014;
                     2.   Recalls its decision that UNAMID’s uniformed personnel would be
               reconfigured so that UNAMID shall consist of up to 16,200 military personnel,
               2,310 police personnel and 17 formed police units of up to 140 personnel each;
               welcomes the steps taken by UNAMID towards implementation of this decision;
               and urges its completion within the stipulated timeframe, as well as continued
               efforts by UNAMID to ensure that its uniformed personnel are focused on the areas
               in Darfur facing the highest security threats;
                     3.   Requests the Secretary-General to conduct, in close consultation with the
               African Union, and seeking perspectives from all relevant parties, a detailed and
               forward-looking review of UNAMID’s progress towards achieving its mandate,
               including in light of major changes and developments in the situation in Darfur
               since UNAMID’s establishment, progress towards its benchmarks and consequences
               for UNAMID; and requests that he present options and recommendations on
               improving UNAMID’s effectiveness to the Security Council by 28 February 2014;
                     4.   Underlines the need for UNAMID to continue to make full use of its
               mandate and capabilities, giving priority in decisions about the use of available
               capacity and resources to: (a) the protection of civilians across Darfur, including
               through the full implementation of its mission-wide early warning strategy with
               associated early warning indicators; proactive military deployment and increased
               patrols in areas at high risk of conflict; enhanced efforts to respond promptly and
               effectively to threats of violence against civilians; securing, through increased
               police patrols, IDP camps, adjacent areas and areas of return; and supporting the

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           development and training of community policing for IDP camps and areas of return;
           and (b) ensuring safe, timely and unhindered humanitarian access, and the safety
           and security of humanitarian personnel and humanitarian activities, so as to
           facilitate the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout Darfur; and
           requests UNAMID to maximize the use of its capabilities, in cooperation with the
           United Nations country team and other international and non-governmental actors,
           in the implementation of its mission-wide comprehensive strategy for the
           achievement of these objectives;
                 5.   Emphasizes UNAMID’s Chapter VII mandate, as defined in resolution
           1769, to deliver its core tasks to protect civilians without prejudice to the primary
           responsibility of the Government of Sudan and to ensure the freedom of movement
           and security of UNAMID’s own personnel and humanitarian workers; urges
           UNAMID to deter any threats against itself and its mandate; reiterates that it is
           important to ensure that contingents are properly prepared and effectively equipped
           to be able to carry out UNAMID’s mandate, and urges continued efforts, with those
           contingents for whom it is necessary, to achieve improvements in this area;
                 6.  Welcomes the Framework for AU and United Nations Facilitation of the
           Darfur Peace Process, and the priority given to UNAMID’s efforts, in coordination
           with the United Nations country team, to support this framework in accordance with
           paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 below, and welcomes the efforts of the AU High-level
           Implementation Panel for Sudan in this regard;
                 7.   Urges the signatory parties to implement the DDPD in full, including by
           ensuring that the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), National Human Rights
           Commission and Office for the Special Prosecutor for Darfur, as well as the Darfur
           Regional Security Committee, the establishment of which is welcome, are resourced
           and empowered to carry out their mandates, demands that the non-signatory armed
           groups refrain from impeding the implementation of the DDPD; and, in this context,
           condemns the killing of Mohamed Bashar and other members of his movement by
           JEM-Gibril forces, and the taking captive of several others, and further demands
           their immediate release; and requests UNAMID to support the implementation of the
           DDPD, by working closely with the United Nations country team on Disarmament,
           Demobilization and Reintegration and building the capacity of the police, justice
           and corrections sectors; and welcomes the Integrated Strategic Framework developed
           by UNAMID and the United Nations country team for United Nations system-wide
           support to the DDPD;
                 8.    Demands that all parties to the conflict, including in particular all the
           non-signatory armed groups, engage immediately and without preconditions to
           make every effort to reach a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace
           settlement on the basis of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), and
           further demands that all parties to the conflict and other groups immediately cease
           all acts of violence, in order to bring a stable and durable peace to the region;
                9.    Welcomes the initiative of the Joint Chief Mediator to revitalize the peace
           process, including through renewed engagement of the non-signatory movements;
                10. Reaffirms its support for: a Darfur-based internal dialogue that takes
           place in an environment of respect for the civil and political rights of participants,
           including women, such that they can exercise their views without fear of retribution;
           freedom of speech and assembly to permit open consultations; freedom of movement

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               of participants and UNAMID; proportional participation among Darfurians; freedom
               from harassment, arbitrary arrest and intimidation; and freedom from interference
               by the Government or the armed groups; welcomes steps taken in this regard, in
               particular the finalization of the strategy for the Darfur Internal Dialogue and
               Consultations, endorsed by the facilitators, UNAMID, the AU-HIP and the State of
               Qatar; calls on the Government of Sudan and the armed groups to ensure the
               necessary enabling environment for such a dialogue to begin promptly; requests
               UNAMID to support and monitor the development of such a dialogue, and requests
               the Secretary-General in his regular reports, referred to in paragraph 14 below, to
               report any security incidents, threats, violations of the participants’ freedoms or
               instances of interference as well as on the overall environment for the dialogue.
               Calls on the signatories of the DDPD to heed the results of the internal dialogue
               process, and to respond in the context of DDPD implementation to the wants and
               needs of the people expressed through such a process;
                     11. Commends UNAMID troop- and police-contributing countries and the
               contributions of donors to UNAMID, calls on Member States to pledge and provide
               remaining force enablers, including military air assets, required for the Mission, and
               recalls the importance of continued close consultations with troop- and policecontributing countries; strongly condemns all attacks on UNAMID, including the
               13 July attack that led to the death of seven United Nations peacekeepers, and other
               attacks that have killed or wounded others; underlines that any attack or threat of
               attack on UNAMID is unacceptable and notes that individuals and entities who plan,
               sponsor or participate in such attacks constitute a threat to stability in Darfur and
               may therefore meet the designation criteria provided for in paragraph 3 (c) of
               resolution 1591 (2005); demands that there be no recurrence of such attacks and that
               those responsible be held to account following prompt and thorough investigation,
               stresses the need to enhance the safety and security of UNAMID personnel, urges
               UNAMID to take all necessary measures within its rules of engagement to protect
               United Nations personnel and equipment; condemns the ongoing impunity for those
               who attack peacekeepers, and in this regard urges the Government of Sudan to do its
               utmost to bring all perpetrators of any such crimes to justice and to cooperate with
               UNAMID in this regard, and further urges relevant parties to cooperate with the
               Panel of Experts appointed by the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 3 (b) of
               resolution 1591 (2005) and extended by subsequent resolutions;
                     12. Commends the credible work of the Tripartite Mechanism but expresses
               deep concern at increased restrictions and bureaucratic impediments placed by the
               Government of Sudan upon UNAMID movement and operations, particularly to
               areas of recent conflict; calls on all parties in Darfur to remove all obstacles to
               UNAMID’s full and proper discharge of its mandate, including by ensuring its
               security and freedom of movement; and in this regard, demands that the Government
               of Sudan comply with the Status of Forces Agreement fully and without delay,
               particularly regarding the movement of patrols, flight and equipment clearances, the
               removal of all obstacles to the use of UNAMID aerial assets, and the timely provision
               of visas for UNAMID personnel and processing of its equipment at the port of entry
               to Sudan; welcomes that, in the latest rotation cycle, equipment clearances were
               given in a more timely manner, but expresses concern that other delays continue;
               welcomes some progress made in the provision of such visas, but deplores continued
               delays, which threaten seriously to undermine the ability of the mission to

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           implement its mandate; demands that the Government of Sudan respect the rights of
           UNAMID personnel under the SOFA;
                13. Reiterates its demand that UNAMID be given a licence for its own radio
           transmitter in line with the provisions of the Status of Forces Agreement, so that it
           can communicate freely with all Darfuri stakeholders;
                 14. Requests the Secretary-General to continue reporting to the Council
           every 90 days on progress in the implementation of UNAMID’s mandate, including
           the operational and self-sustainment capabilities of troop and police contingents, as
           well as on progress on the political track, the security and humanitarian situation,
           including in the IDP sites and refugee camps, the actions of all parties with respect
           to the provisions of this resolution, human rights, violations of international
           humanitarian and human rights law, early recovery and on all restrictions and
           bureaucratic impediments to UNAMID’s freedom of movement; welcomes the
           updated benchmarks and indicators for UNAMID submitted by the Secretary-General, after consultation with the African Union, in his report of 16 October 2012
           (S/2012/771), and the inclusion in his regular reports to the Council every 90 days
           thereafter of an assessment of progress towards and obstacles to the achievement of
           these benchmarks, which help the Council to assess progress made by UNAMID in
           implementing its mandate, as well as the cooperation of the Government of Sudan
           and the armed groups with UNAMID, as well as all parties’ compliance with their
           international obligations;
                 15. Demands that all parties to the conflict in Darfur immediately end
           violence, including attacks on civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel,
           and comply with their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian
           law; affirms, in this context, the Council’s condemnation of serious violations of
           international humanitarian law and human rights law; calls for an immediate cessation
           of hostilities and for all parties to commit themselves to a sustained and permanent
           ceasefire and underlines the need for UNAMID to report on major instances of
           violence which undermine the parties’ full and constructive efforts towards peace;
                 16. Expresses its serious concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation
           in Darfur, and at the threats to humanitarian organizations that persist, welcomes
           that humanitarian organizations are able to deliver aid to most people in need of
           assistance in Darfur but expresses serious concern that access to populations in
           conflict-affected areas remains constrained, deplores the increased restrictions on
           humanitarian access in Darfur resulting from increased insecurity, attacks against
           humanitarian workers, denial of access by the parties to the conflict and bureaucratic
           impediments imposed by the Government of Sudan, notes the publication of the
           Government of Sudan’s Directives for Humanitarian Work 2013, regarding
           cooperation with the humanitarian community on facilitation of humanitarian access
           in Darfur, and calls for their full implementation, stressing the need for the timely
           issuance of visas and travel permits for humanitarian organizations; and demands
           that the Government of Sudan, all militias, armed groups and all other stakeholders
           ensure the full, safe and unhindered access of humanitarian organizations and relief
           personnel, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance to populations in need, while
           respecting United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian assistance including
           humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence;
                17. Condemns increased human rights violations and abuses in, and relating
           to, Darfur, including extrajudicial killings, the excessive use of force, abduction of

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               civilians, acts of sexual and gender-based violence and arbitrary arrests and
               detentions, expresses deep concern about the situation of all those so detained,
               including civil society members and IDPs, and emphasizes the importance of
               ensuring within its current mandate, UNAMID’s, and other relevant organizations’
               ability to monitor such cases and in this regard urges the Government of Sudan to
               extend greater cooperation with UNAMID towards fulfilment of this goal; calls on
               the Government of Sudan fully to respect its obligations, including by fulfilling its
               commitment to lift the state of emergency in Darfur, releasing all political prisoners,
               allowing free expression and undertaking effective efforts to ensure accountability
               for serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, by
               whomsoever perpetrated, and emphasizes the importance of UNAMID acting to
               promote human rights, bringing abuses and violations to the attention of the
               authorities and requests the Secretary-General to provide reporting on all the human
               rights issues identified in this resolution in his regular reports to the Security
               Council, and to report promptly gross violations and abuses to the Security Council;
                    18. Takes note of the elaboration of the human rights due diligence policy,
               encourages UNAMID to implement it fully, and requests the Secretary-General to
               include progress made in implementing the policy in his reports to the Council;
                    19. Notes that conflict in one area of Sudan affects other areas of Sudan and
               the wider region; and urges close coordination among United Nations missions in
               the region, including UNAMID, the United Nations Interim Security Force for
               Abyei (UNISFA) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and
               requests the Secretary-General to ensure effective inter-mission cooperation;
                     20. Notes the request contained in paragraph 25 of resolution 2109 (2013)
               related to the regional threat of the Lord’s Resistance Army, and encourages
               UNAMID, within existing capacities and consistent with its mandate, to cooperate
               and share information in this regard;
                     21. Stresses the importance of achieving dignified and durable solutions for
               refugees and internally displaced persons, and of ensuring their full participation in
               the planning and management of these solutions, demands that all parties to the
               conflict in Darfur create the conditions conducive to allowing the voluntary,
               informed, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced
               persons, or their local integration; expresses deep concern at the significant
               worsening of insecurity and increase in displacements this year and the resulting
               humanitarian and protection needs, and at the fact that approximately two million
               IDPs and refugees remain displaced, stresses the importance of the Joint Verification
               Mechanism in verifying the extent to which these returns are voluntary and
               informed in nature and expresses deep concern over some bureaucratic obstacles
               that undermine its effectiveness and independence;
                     22. Notes that security and freedom of movement will greatly facilitate
               recovery initiatives and a return to normalcy in Darfur; stresses the importance of
               early recovery efforts in Darfur when such interventions are suitable, and in this
               respect encourages UNAMID, within its current mandate, to facilitate the work of
               the United Nations country team and expert agencies on recovery and reconstruction
               in Darfur, inter alia through the provision of area security; calls on all parties to
               provide unhindered access and on the Government of Sudan to lift all access
               restrictions, work to resolve the root causes of the Darfur crisis and to increase
               investment in early recovery activity;

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                 23. Expresses deep concern over the increased localized conflicts, increased
           criminality and violence and their effect on civilians, and particularly over the sharp
           increase in inter-tribal clashes and calls on all parties urgently to put an end to such
           clashes and to pursue reconciliation and dialogue; expresses deep concern over the
           proliferation of arms, in particular small arms and light weapons, and, in this regard,
           requests UNAMID to continue to support local conflict resolution mechanisms,
           including with civil society organizations and authorizes the Joint Chief Mediator to
           conduct mediation and reconciliation efforts involving Darfuri armed groups;
           further requests UNAMID to monitor whether any arms or related material are
           present in Darfur in accordance with its mandate as set out in paragraph 9 of
           resolution 1769, and in this context, to continue to cooperate with the Panel of
           Experts established by resolution 1591 (2005) in order to facilitate their work;
                24. Encourages the Joint Chief Mediator, in his facilitation of the Darfur
           peace process and his mediation and reconciliation efforts, to be mindful of other
           relevant peace processes;
                 25. Demands that the parties to the conflict immediately cease all acts of
           sexual violence, and make and implement specific and time-bound commitments to
           combat such violence, in accordance with resolution 2106 (2013); and requests
           UNAMID to report on sexual and gender-based violence, as well as to assess
           progress towards the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence, including
           through the timely appointment of women protection advisers, and notes the
           inclusion of protection to women and children from sexual violence and genderbased violence, as part of the mission-wide Protection of Civilians strategy
           identified in paragraph 4 above, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that
           the relevant provisions of resolutions 1325 (2000), and associated resolutions on
           women, peace and security, are implemented by UNAMID, including supporting the
           participation of women during all stages of peace processes, particularly in conflict
           resolution, post-conflict planning and peacebuilding, including women’s civil
           society organizations, and through the appointment of gender advisers, and to
           include information on this in his reporting to the Council;
                 26. Demands furthermore that the parties to the conflict immediately cease
           all violations and abuses against children and requests the Secretary-General to
           ensure (a) continued monitoring and reporting, including as part of the reports
           referred to in paragraph 14 above, of the situation of children including through
           enhanced cooperation with child protection actors and (b) continued dialogue with
           the parties to the conflict towards the development and implementation of timebound action plans to end the recruitment and use of children and other violations of
           international humanitarian law and human rights law committed against children;
                 27. Takes note of the ongoing review of the civilian component of UNAMID,
           and expects this review to ensure that the Mission will effectively and efficiently
           implement its mandate and respond to developments on the ground and emerging
           priority needs;
                 28. Recognizes UNAMID’s efforts to manage the environmental impacts of
           its operations when fulfilling mandated tasks, as appropriate and in accordance with
           applicable and relevant General Assembly resolutions and United Nations rules and
           regulations, and encourages UNAMID to continue such efforts;

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                     29. Requests the Secretary-General periodically to review and update the
               concept of operations and rules of engagement of UNAMID in line with the
               mission’s mandate under relevant Security Council resolutions and to report, as part
               of the reports referred to in paragraph 14 above, on this to the Security Council and
               troop-contributing countries;
                    30.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              30 July 2013

               Resolution 2114 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7014th meeting, on
               30 July 2013

                    The Security Council,
                    Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 5 July 2013 (S/2013/392) on
               the United Nations operation in Cyprus,
                    Noting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in view of the prevailing
               conditions on the island it is necessary to keep the United Nations Peacekeeping
               Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) beyond 31 July 2013,
                     Noting the intention of the Secretary-General to report on his Good Offices in
               the next reporting period, and echoing the Secretary-General’s firm belief that the
               responsibility for finding a solution lies first and foremost with the Cypriots
               themselves, and reaffirming the primary role of the United Nations in assisting the
               parties to bring the Cyprus conflict and division of the island to a comprehensive
               and durable settlement,
                    Welcoming the progress made so far and the work the parties are putting into
               preparing for negotiations to go forward productively in October,
                     Recalling the importance attached by the international community to all parties
               engaging fully, flexibly and constructively in the negotiations, and noting that the
               move towards a more intensive phase of negotiations has not yet resulted in an
               enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal
               federation with political equality, as set out in the relevant Security Council
               resolutions, encouraging the sides to resume the substantive negotiations on the core
               issues, and stressing that the status quo is unsustainable,
                    Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to stimulate progress during his
               meeting with the two leaders on 31 October 2011 and 23 January 2012, and
               expressing continued support for his efforts,
                     Noting the need to advance the consideration of and discussions on military
               confidence-building measures, calling for renewed efforts to implement all
               remaining confidence-building measures, and for agreement on and implementation
               of further steps to build trust between the communities,

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                    Reaffirming the importance of continued crossings of the Green Line by
               Cypriots, and encouraging the opening by mutual agreement of other crossing
               points,
                    Convinced of the many important benefits, including economic benefits, for all
               Cypriots that would flow from a comprehensive and durable Cyprus settlement,
               urging the two sides and their leaders to foster positive public rhetoric, and
               encouraging them clearly to explain the benefits of the settlement, as well as the
               need for increased flexibility and compromise in order to secure it, to both
               communities well in advance of any eventual referenda,
                    Considering that undermining the United Nations’ credibility undermines the
               peace process itself,
                    Highlighting the importance of the supporting role of the international
               community, and in particular that of the parties concerned in taking practical steps
               towards helping the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to exploit fully the
               current opportunity,
                     Taking note of the assessment of the Secretary-General that the security
               situation on the island and along the Green Line remains stable, and urging all sides
               to avoid any action which could lead to an increase in tension, undermine the
               progress achieved so far, or damage the goodwill on the island,
                    Recalling the Secretary-General’s firm belief that the situation in the buffer
               zone would be improved if both sides accepted the 1989 aide-memoire used by the
               United Nations,
                     Noting with regret that the sides are withholding access to the remaining
               minefields in the buffer zone, and that demining in Cyprus must continue, noting the
               continued danger posed by mines in Cyprus, and urging rapid agreement on
               facilitating the recommencement of demining operations and clearance of the
               remaining minefields,
                    Highlighting the importance of the activities of the Committee on Missing
               Persons, urging the opening up of access to all areas to allow the Committee to
               carry out their work, and trusting that this process will promote reconciliation
               between the communities,
                     Agreeing that active participation of civil society groups, including women’s
               groups, is essential to the political process and can contribute to making any future
               settlement sustainable, recalling that women play an important role in peace
               processes, welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal contacts and events
               including, inter alia, on the part of all United Nations bodies on the island, and
               urging the two sides to promote the active engagement of civil society and the
               encouragement of cooperation between economic and commercial bodies and to
               remove all obstacles to such contacts,
                    Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to
               peacekeeping deployments,
                    Welcoming the intention of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping
               operations under close review to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, including a
               review of UNFICYP when appropriate, and noting the importance of contingency
               planning in relation to the settlement, including recommendations as appropriate for

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           further adjustments to UNFICYP’s mandate, force levels and other resources and
           concept of operations, taking into account developments on the ground and the
           views of the parties,
                 Welcoming also the continued efforts of Alexander Downer as the Secretary-General’s Special Advisor with a mandate to assist the parties in the conduct of fully
           fledged negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement, and the efforts
           of Lisa Buttenheim as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative,
                Echoing the Secretary-General’s gratitude to the Government of Cyprus and
           the Government of Greece for their voluntary contributions to the funding of
           UNFICYP, and his request for further voluntary contributions from other countries
           and organizations, and expressing appreciation to member states that contribute
           personnel to UNFICYP,
                Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the United Nations to sensitize
           peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other
           communicable diseases in all its peacekeeping operations,
                1.    Acknowledges the progress made so far in the fully fledged negotiations,
           but notes that this has not been sufficient and has not yet resulted in a
           comprehensive and durable settlement, and urges the sides to continue their
           discussions to reach decisive progress on the core issues;
                2.    Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/392);
                3.     Recalls Security Council resolution 2026 (2011), and calls upon the two
           leaders to:
                 (a) Put their efforts behind further work on reaching convergences on the
           core issues;
                (b) Continue to work with the Technical Committees with the objective of
           improving the daily lives of the Cypriots;
                (c) Improve the public atmosphere for the negotiations, including by
           focussing public messages on convergences and the way ahead, and delivering more
           constructive and harmonized messages; and
                (d)   Increase the participation of civil society in the process as appropriate;
                 4.   Urges the implementation of confidence-building measures, and looks
           forward to agreement on and implementation of further such steps, including
           military confidence-building measures and the opening of other crossing points;
               5.   Welcomes all efforts to accommodate the Committee on Missing Persons
           exhumation requirements and calls upon all parties to provide full access;
                6.   Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution
           1251 (1999) of 29 June 1999 and subsequent resolutions;
               7.    Expresses its full support for UNFICYP and decides to extend its
           mandate for a further period ending 31 January 2014;
                8.    Calls on both sides to continue to engage, as a matter of urgency and
           while respecting UNFICYP’s mandate, in consultations with UNFICYP on the
           demarcation of the buffer zone, and on the United Nations 1989 aide-memoire, with
           a view to reaching early agreement on outstanding issues;

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                    9.     Calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in
               Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000;
                     10. Calls on both sides to allow access to deminers and to facilitate the
               removal of the remaining mines in Cyprus within the buffer zone, and urges both
               sides to extend demining operations outside the buffer zone;
                     11. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on implementation of
               this resolution, including on contingency planning in relation to the settlement, by
               10 January 2014 and to keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary;
                    12. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the
               Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
               ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct,
               requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard
               and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to
               take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment
               awareness training, and to take disciplinary action 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/2115 (2013)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              29 August 2013

               Resolution 2115 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7025th meeting, on
               29 August 2013

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425
               (1978), 426 (1978), 1559 (2004), 1680 (2006), 1701 (2006), 1773 (2007), 1832
               (2008), 1884 (2009), 1937 (2010) and 2004 (2011), 2064 (2012) as well as the
               statements of its President on the situation in Lebanon,
                     Responding to the request of the Government of Lebanon to extend the
               mandate of UNIFIL for a new period of one year without amendment presented in a
               letter from the Lebanese Foreign Minister to the Secretary-General of 12 July 2013
               and welcoming the letter from the Secretary-General to its President of 31 July 2013
               (S/2013/457) recommending this extension,
                     Reiterating its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and
               political independence of Lebanon,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to the full implementation of all provisions of
               resolution 1701 (2006), and aware of its responsibilities to help secure a permanent
               ceasefire and a long-term solution as envisioned in the resolution,
                    Calling upon all concerned parties to strengthen their efforts to fully
               implement all provisions of resolution 1701 (2006) without delay,
                    Expressing deep concern at all violations in connection with resolution 1701
               (2006), and looking forward to the rapid finalization of UNIFIL’s investigations
               with a view to preventing such violations in the future,
                    Welcoming the constructive role played by the tripartite mechanism in de
               escalating tensions and expressing its support for the efforts of UNIFIL to engage
               with both parties to further develop liaison and coordination arrangements,
                    Emphasizing the importance of full compliance with the prohibition on sales
               and supply of arms and related materiel established by resolution 1701,
                     Recalling the utmost importance that all parties concerned respect the Blue
               Line in its entirety, welcoming the continued progress in the marking of the Blue
               line, and encouraging the parties to accelerate their efforts in coordination with

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               UNIFIL to visibly mark the Blue Line in its entirety, as well as to move forward on
               the marking of its points of contention, as recommended by the Strategic Review,
                      Condemning in the strongest terms all attempts to threaten the security and
               stability of Lebanon, reaffirming its determination to ensure that no such acts of
               intimidation will prevent UNIFIL from implementing its mandate in accordance
               with Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) and recalling the necessity for all
               parties to ensure that UNIFIL personnel are secure and their freedom of movement
               is fully respected and unimpeded,
                    Recalling the relevant principles contained in the Convention on the Safety of
               United Nations and Associated Personnel,
                    Commending the active role and dedication of the personnel of UNIFIL and
               expressing its strong appreciation to Member States that contribute to UNIFIL and
               underlining the necessity that UNIFIL have at its disposal all necessary means and
               equipment to carry out its mandate,
                     Recalling the request from the Government of Lebanon to deploy an
               international force to assist it to exercise its authority throughout the territory and
               reaffirming UNIFIL’s authority to take all necessary action in areas of operations of
               its forces and as it deems within its capabilities, to ensure that its area of operations
               is not utilized for hostile activities of any kind and to resist attempts by forceful
               means to prevent it from discharging its mandate,
                    Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping
               operations, including UNIFIL, under close review and stressing the need for the
               Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping deployments,
                     Expressing its full support for the strategic priorities and recommendations
               identified by the Secretary-General in his letter of 12 March 2012 (S/2012/151) as a
               result of the Strategic Review of UNIFIL, and requesting the Secretary-General to
               continue updating the Council on the implementation of the Strategic Review,
                    Calling upon member States to assist the Lebanese Armed Forces as needed to
               enable it to perform its duties in line with resolution 1701 (2006),
                     Determining that the situation in Lebanon continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security,
                    1.    Decides to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL until 31 August 2014;
                    2.   Commends the positive role of UNIFIL, whose deployment together with
               the Lebanese Armed Forces has helped to establish a new strategic environment in
               southern Lebanon, welcomes the expansion of coordinated activities between
               UNIFIL and the Lebanese armed forces, and calls for further enhancement of this
               cooperation;
                     3.   Welcomes in this regard the engagement of UNIFIL and the Lebanese
               Armed Forces in the Strategic Dialogue which aims at carrying out analysis of
               ground forces and maritime assets and setting a series of benchmarks reflecting the
               correlation between the capacities and responsibilities of UNIFIL vis-à-vis those of
               the Lebanese Armed Forces, with a view to identifying Lebanese Armed Forces
               requirements for implementing tasks mandated in resolution 1701 (2006), and, in
               this regard, is encouraged by the progress made in the formalisation of a regular
               Strategic Dialogue mechanism between the Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL;

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                4.     Commends, in this context, the Lebanese Armed Forces for its efforts
           regarding its wider capabilities development plan, of which the Strategic Dialogue
           plan forms a separate but integral component, consistent with the relevant
           recommendations of the Strategic Review, and consequently calls for an
           enhancement of the coordination amongst donors to provide assistance to build up
           Lebanese Armed Forces capabilities including through training, as these forces are a
           central pillar of the country’s stability;
                 5.     Strongly calls upon all parties concerned to respect the cessation of
           hostilities, to prevent any violation of the Blue Line and to respect it in its entirety
           and to cooperate fully with the United Nations and UNIFIL;
                 6.    Urges all parties to abide scrupulously by their obligation to respect the
           safety of UNIFIL and other United Nations personnel and to ensure that the freedom
           of movement of UNIFIL is fully respected and unimpeded, in conformity with its
           mandate and its rules of engagement including by avoiding any course of action
           which endangers United Nations personnel, and in this regard, calls for further
           cooperation between UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces in particular
           regarding coordinated and adjacent patrols, welcomes the commitment of the
           Lebanese authorities to protect UNIFIL movements and reiterates its call for the
           rapid finalization of the investigation launched by Lebanon regarding the 27 May,
           26 July and 9 December 2011 attacks in order to bring to justice the perpetrators of
           these attacks;
                 7.   Urges all parties to cooperate fully with the Security Council and the
           Secretary-General to make tangible progress towards a permanent ceasefire and a
           long-term solution as envisioned in resolution 1701 (2006), and emphasizes that
           more work remains to be done by the parties to advance the full implementation of
           resolution 1701 (2006);
                 8.   Urges the Government of Israel to expedite the withdrawal of its army
           from northern Ghajar without further delay in coordination with UNIFIL, which has
           actively engaged Israel and Lebanon to facilitate such a withdrawal;
                 9.  Reaffirms its call on all states to fully support and respect the
           establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani River of an area free of any
           armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Government of
           Lebanon and UNIFIL;
                10. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNIFIL to implement the
           Secretary-General’s zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
           ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct,
           requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard
           and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to
           take preventive and disciplinary action to ensure that such acts are properly
           investigated and punished in cases involving their personnel;
                 11. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Council on
           the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), every four months, or at any time as
           he deems appropriate;

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                     12. Stresses the importance of, and the need to achieve, a comprehensive,
               just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions
               including its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of
               22 October 1973, 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, and 1850 (2008) of
               16 December 2008;
                    13.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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