               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2331 (2016)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                20 December 2016

               Resolution 2331 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7847th meeting, on
               20 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling Presidential Statement 2015/25,
                    Taking note of the Secretary-General’s reports S/2016/949, as well as
               S/2015/203 and S/2016/361,
                    Recalling its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
               and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
                     Recalling the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized
               Crime, and its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
               Especially Women and Children, which includes the first internationally agreed
               definition of the crime of trafficking in persons and provides a fr amework to
               effectively prevent and combat trafficking in persons, and further recalling the
               United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons,
                     Recognizing that trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflict and
               post-conflict situations can be for the purpose of various forms of exploitation,
               including exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual
               exploitation, forced labour, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the
               removal of organs; further recognizing that trafficking in persons in armed conflict
               and post-conflict situations can also be associated with sexual violence in conflict
               and that children in situations of armed conflict and persons displaced by armed
               conflict, including refugees, can be especially vulnerable to trafficking in persons in
               armed conflict and to these forms of exploitation,
                     Reiterating the critical importance of all Member States fully implementing
               relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 2195 (2014) and 2253
               (2015), which express concern that terrorists benefit from transnational organized
               crime in some regions, including from the trafficking in persons among others, as
               well as 2242 (2015), which expresses concern that acts of sexual and gender -based
               violence are known to be part of the strategic objectives and ideology of certain
               terrorist groups; and recognizing the connection between trafficking in persons,
               sexual violence and terrorism and other transnational organized criminal activities,

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               which can prolong and exacerbate conflict and instability or intensify its impact on
               civilian populations,
                      Expressing deep concern that acts of sexual and gender-based violence,
               including when associated to trafficking in persons, are known to be part of the
               strategic objectives and ideology of certain terrorist groups, used as a tactic of
               terrorism and an instrument to increase their finances and their power through
               recruitment and the destruction of communities, as described in the relevant
               Secretary-General’s Reports; that trafficking in persons, in particular women and
               girls, remains a critical component of the financial flows to certain terrorist groups;
               and that, when leading to certain forms of exploitation, is being used by these
               groups as a driver for recruitment,
                     Recognizing that trafficking in persons entails the violation or abuse of human
               rights, and underscoring that certain acts or offences associated with trafficking in
               persons in the context of armed conflict may constitute war crimes; and recalling
               further the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those
               responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes as well as other
               crimes and the need for States to adopt appropriate measures within their national
               legal systems for those crimes for which they are required under international law to
               exercise their responsibility to investigate and prosecute,
                     Expressing solidarity with victims of trafficking in persons, including victims
               of trafficking in persons in armed conflict and post-conflict situations and in
               humanitarian crisis derived from them; noting in this regard the importance of
               assistance and services for the physical, psychological and social recovery,
               rehabilitation and reintegration; recognizing the extreme trauma experienced by the
               victims of trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict and sexual violence
               in conflict, and that humanitarian organizations should consider this vulnerability in
               humanitarian planning,
                    Reaffirming that trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict,
               especially women and girls, cannot and should not be associated with any religion,
               nationality, or civilization,
                     Emphasizing the importance of engaging religious and traditional leaders,
               paying particular attention to amplifying the voices of women and girls alongside
               men and boys, with the objective of countering terrorism and violent extremism
               which can be conducive to terrorism, refuting the justification of trafficking in
               persons in the context of armed conflict and sexual or other violence in conflict,
               addressing the stigmatization suffered by survivors and facilitating their return and
               reintegration in families and communities,
                     Recalling all its resolutions on children and armed conflict that call for the
               protection of children affected by armed conflicts; condemning all violations and
               abuses against children in armed conflict and noting in particular that the
               recruitment and use of children in violation of applicable international law by
               parties to armed conflict can be associated with trafficking in persons; expressing
               grave concern over the high numbers of girls and boys among persons trafficked in
               armed conflict and their heightened vulnerability to violations and abuses, including
               girls and boys who are forcibly displaced by armed conflict, particularly when
               separated from their families or caregivers,

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                 Recalling resolution 2249 (2015), in which the Security Council condemns in
           the strongest terms the gross, systematic, and widespread abuses of human rights
           and violations of international humanitarian law by ISIL (also known as Daesh), and
           resolution 2253 (2015), in which the Security Council condemns in the strongest
           terms abductions of women and children, including by ISIL, ANF, and associated
           individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, expresses outrage at their
           exploitation and abuse, including rape and sexual violence, forced marriage, and
           enslavement by these entities, and notes that any person or entity who transfers
           funds to ISIL directly or indirectly in connection with such exploitation and abuse
           would be eligible for listing by the Security Council Committee established
           pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL
           (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities,
                 Noting with concern the criminal misuse of information and communications
           technologies, particularly the Internet, to facilitate the trafficking of persons, in
           particular the sale and trade, by certain terrorist groups and empha sizing the
           importance of countering such use as part of counter-terrorism efforts while
           respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and in compliance with other
           obligations under international law,
                1.   Condemns in the strongest terms all instances of trafficking in persons in
           areas affected by armed conflicts, and stresses that trafficking in persons
           undermines the rule of law and contributes to other forms of transnational organized
           crime, which can exacerbate conflict and foster insecurity and instability and
           undermine development;
                2.    Calls upon Member States:
                 (a) That have not yet done so, to consider as a matter of priority ratifying or
           acceding to and to fully implement the United Nations Convention Agai nst
           Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
           Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, as well as all relevant
           international instruments;
                (b) To take decisive and immediate action to prevent, criminalize,
           investigate, prosecute and ensure accountability of those who engage in trafficking
           in persons, including in the context of armed conflict, in which it is particularly
           important that evidence of such crimes be collected and preserved so that
           investigations and prosecutions may occur;
                (c) To investigate, disrupt and dismantle networks involved in trafficking in
           persons in the context of armed conflict, in accordance with national le gislation,
           including anti-money-laundering, anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and, where
           appropriate, counter-terrorism laws, and underscores in this regard the importance
           of international law enforcement cooperation, including with respect to
           investigation, documentation, and prosecution of trafficking cases, calls in this
           regard for the continued support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
           (UNODC) and other relevant United Nations entities, and international and regional
           bodies, including INTERPOL, as appropriate, in providing technical assistance upon
           request and within their existing mandates, and encourages Member States to
           consider establishing jurisdiction in line with article 15 of the UN Convention
           against Transnational Organized Crime;

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                     (d) To implement robust victim, and possible victim, identification
               mechanisms and provide access to protection and assistance for identified victims
               without delay, also in relation to trafficking in persons in armed conflict, including
               where such victims are refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), and to
               address comprehensively victims’ needs, including the provision of or access to
               medical, psychosocial assistance and legal aid, as well as ensure that victims are
               treated as victims of crime and in line with domestic legislation not penalized or
               stigmatized for their involvement in any unlawful activities in which they have been
               compelled to engage; calls in this regard for the continued support of UNODC and
               other relevant United Nations entities, including UNHCR, as well as international
               and regional bodies, including IOM, in assisting Member States, upon request, with
               identification of and assistance to trafficking victims;
                    3.    Encourages Member States to:
                     (a) Build strong partnerships with the private sector and civil society,
               including local women organizations, and to redouble their efforts by encouraging
               these actors to provide information helping to identify, disrupt, dismantle and bring
               to justice individuals and networks involved in trafficking in persons in areas
               affected by armed conflict, including by training relevant officials such as law
               enforcement personnel, border control officers, labour inspectors, consular or
               embassy officials, judges and prosecutors and peacekeepers to identify i ndicators of
               trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflict in supply chains;
                     (b) Consider that in some circumstances trafficking in persons in armed
               conflict in all its forms and sexual violence in conflict can cause large movements
               of refugees and migrants; recalls the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
               and/or its Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees; and furthermore urges that all
               refugee-receiving countries provide information on the services available to victims
               of trafficking and sexual violence survivors, ensure sustainable psychosocial
               support and provide survivors with the option to document their cases for future
               legal action to hold traffickers accountable, and that due consideration is given to
               clarifying and securing the legal status of undocumented refugee children, including
               refugee children conceived as a result of sexual violence or exploitation, to avoid
               situations of possible statelessness;
                    4.    Encourages the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and FATF-Style
               Regional Bodies (FSRBs) to consider including an analysis of financial flows
               associated with trafficking in persons that finances terrorism as part of its ongoing
               work, in close cooperation with CTED, the Analytical Support and Sanctions
               Monitoring Team and with UNODC;
                     5.   Calls on those Member States who have not yet done so to develop the
               expertise of their Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) to analyse cases of trafficking
               in persons that finance terrorism, and encourages them to work together to devel op
               that capacity, and, in this regard, further encourages Member States and relevant
               UN entities and other international and regional organizations to provide other
               States which may need so, upon their request, with the financial, material and
               technical assistance that they may require to build the capacity mentioned above;
                   6.   Calls on Member States to consider reinforcing legal and regulatory
               measures to facilitate the sharing of information, both domestically and

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           internationally, between law enforcement and regulatory actors and the private
           sector as well as within the private sector, in line with applicable international and
           national law, to help identify and detect suspicious financial activity related to
           trafficking in persons that finances terrorism, while also recognizing the need to
           protect the confidentiality of personal data of victims;
                 7.     Recalls its decision, in resolution 1373 (2001) that all Member States
           shall ensure that any person who participates in the financing, planning, preparation
           or perpetration of terrorist acts or in supporting terrorist acts is brought to justice,
           urges all States to ensure that their domestic laws and regulations establish serious
           criminal offenses sufficient to provide the ability to prosecute and penalize in a
           manner duly reflecting the seriousness of the offence of trafficking in persons
           committed with the purpose of supporting terrorist organizations or individual
           terrorists, including through the financing of and recruitment for the commission of
           terrorist acts;
                 8.    Stresses that acts of trafficking in persons in armed conflict and sexual
           and gender-based violence in conflict, including when it is associated to trafficking
           in persons in armed conflict, can be part of the strategic objectives and ideology of,
           and used as a tactic by certain terrorist groups, by, inter alia, incentivizing
           recruitment; supporting financing through the sale, trade and trafficking of women,
           girls and boys; destroying, punishing, subjugating, or controlling communities;
           displacing populations from strategically important zones; extracting information
           for intelligence purposes from male and female detainees; advancing ideology
           which includes the suppression of women’s rights and the use of religious
           justification to codify and institutionalize sexual slavery and exert control over
           women’s reproduction; and therefore encourages all relevant actors at the national,
           regional and international level to ensure that such considerations are taken into
           account, in accordance with their obligations under international law and national
           laws;
                 9.     Underlines further that achieving the strategic objectives noted above
           may entail the use of various forms of sexual violence in conflict, also when
           associated with trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict, including,
           inter alia, rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution and forced pregnancy, and notes
           that these different forms of sexual violence in conflict may require tailored
           programmatic responses including specialized medical and psychosocial assistance
           and analysis as a basis for action;
                 10. Affirms that victims of trafficking in persons in all its forms, and of
           sexual violence, committed by terrorist groups should be classified as victims of
           terrorism with the purpose of rendering them eligible for official support,
           recognition and redress available to victims of terrorism, have access to national
           relief and reparations programmes, contribute to lifting the sociocultural stigma
           attached to this category of crime and facilitate rehabilitation and reintegration
           efforts; furthermore emphasizes that survivors should benefit from relief and
           recovery programmes, including health care, psychosocial care, safe shelter
           livelihood support and legal aid and that services should include provision for
           women with children born as a result of wartime rape, as well as men and boys who
           may have been victims of sexual violence in conflict, including when it is associated
           with trafficking in persons in armed conflict;

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                     11. Condemns all acts of trafficking, particularly the sale or trade in persons
               undertaken by the “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL, also known as
               Da’esh), including of Yazidis and other persons belonging to religious and ethn ic
               minorities, and condemns also any such trafficking in persons and violations and
               other abuses committed by Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, the Lord’s Resistance Army,
               and other terrorist or armed groups for the purpose of sexual slavery, sexual
               exploitation, and forced labour, recognizes the importance of collecting and
               preserving evidence relating to such acts in order to ensure that those responsible
               can be held accountable, and notes that such acts may also contribute to the funding
               and sustainment of such groups or to serve other strategic objectives as outlined in
               paragraph 5 above;
                     12. Expresses its intention to consider targeted sanctions for individuals and
               entities involved in trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflict and in
               sexual violence in conflict, and encourages information exchange and other
               appropriate forms of cooperation between relevant United Nations entities,
               including the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Special
               Representative on Children in Armed Conflict, within their respective mandates,
               regarding initiatives and strategies to curb trafficking in persons in the context of
               armed conflict;
                     13. Expresses further its intention to integrate the issue of trafficking in
               persons in the areas affected by armed conflict and sexual violence in conflict into
               the work of relevant sanctions committees where in accordance with their mandates,
               and to ensure that sexual violence in conflict expertise, including when it is
               associated with trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict consistently
               informs the work of sanctions committees, and further expresses its intention to
               invite the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in
               Conflict and on Children and Armed Conflict to brief these sanctions committees, as
               necessary, in accordance with the Committee’s rules of procedure, and to provide
               relevant information including, if applicable, the names of individuals involved in
               the trafficking in persons who may meet the committees’ designation criteria;
                     14. Requests the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, when
               consulting with Member States, to include in their discussions the issue of
               trafficking in persons in the areas of armed conflict and the use of sexual vio lence in
               armed conflict as it relates to ISIL (also known as Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities and to report to the Security Council
               Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253
               (2015) on these discussions as appropriate;
                     15. Encourages Member States to ensure that existing national strategic
               frameworks and national action plans against trafficking in persons national action
               plans and other planning frameworks on women and peace and security, developed
               through broad consultations, including with civil society, and comprehensive and
               integrated national counter-terrorism strategies are complementary and mutually
               reinforcing;
                    16. Requests the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
               (CTED), within its existing mandate, under the policy guidance of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), and in close cooperation with UNODC and other
               relevant entities, to include in CTED’s country assessments, as appropriate,

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           information regarding Member States efforts to address the issue of traffick ing in
           persons where it is committed for the purpose of supporting terrorism, including
           through the financing of or recruitment for the commission of terrorist acts;
                 17. Encourages UNODC and other relevant United Nations entities,
           including UNHCR and UNICEF, and other international and regional bodies,
           including INTERPOL and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), to
           continue supporting upon request, in accordance with their respective mandates and
           expertise, Member States efforts to develop such capabilities, including through the
           exchange of information and the strengthening of networks for regional and
           international cooperation in relation to trafficking in persons in areas affected by
           armed conflict; and in this regard, encourages further the above-mentioned entities
           and bodies to train their personnel to prevent and respond appropriately to
           trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflict in all its forms and sexual
           violence in conflict; support the tracking and identification of individuals and
           groups responsible for the trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict;
           share relevant information to ensure accountability; enhance cooperation in
           documentation, extradition and legal assistance and enhance public awareness to
           combat trafficking in persons in armed conflict, including when it is associated with
           sexual violence in conflict and facilitate accountability;
                 18. Takes note with appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the Special
           Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Team of Experts on Rule of
           Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict to strengthen monitoring and analysis of
           sexual violence in conflict, including when associated with trafficking in persons in
           armed conflict and post-conflict situations, used as a tactic of war and also as a
           tactic by certain terrorist groups, as well as in seeking concrete and time -bound
           commitments and implementation plans by all parties to conflict to prevent and
           address such crimes in line with resolutions 1960 and 2106, and encourages a more
           systematic approach and the acceleration of such efforts; furthermore requests
           information, as appropriate, on practical measures undertaken by parties to the
           conflict pursuant to the above-mentioned commitments and implementation plans;
                 19. Further encourages Member States to provide training to all
           peacekeeping personnel to be deployed in UN peace operations in conflict and post -
           conflict zones on responding to trafficking in persons in the context of armed
           conflict, gender expertise, sexual exploitation and abuse prevention and assessing
           sexual violence in conflict as a component of predeployment training, and to ensure
           that this consideration is integrated into the performance and operational readiness
           standards against which troops are assessed;
                20. Urges relevant UN agencies operating in humanitarian crises derived
           from armed conflict and post-conflict situations to ensure, in accordance with their
           respective mandates, that the risk of trafficking in persons in armed conflict i s
           considered in protection of civilians and humanitarian needs assessments, that they
           build their technical capacity to assess situations for instances of trafficking in
           persons in armed conflict and that they work together to identify, prevent and
           respond effectively to victims of trafficking; and calls upon the Inter-Agency
           Standing Committee to strengthen the humanitarian community’s response to
           addressing trafficking in persons in armed conflict and exploitation during a crisis
           through existing protection mechanisms and programming;

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                      21. Invites the Secretary-General to integrate, when relevant, the issue of
               trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict and post -conflict situations in
               all its forms as a factor in conflict prevention strategies , conflict analysis, integrated
               missions’ assessment and planning, peacebuilding support and humanitarian
               response; requests that relevant mission and thematic reporting to the Security
               Council includes information relating to trafficking in persons in the context of
               armed conflict and recommendations to address it; requests further that the
               Secretary-General takes steps to improve the collection of data, monitoring and
               analysis of trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict, in order to better
               identify and prevent its incidence;
                     22. Welcomes further briefings on trafficking in persons in armed conflict, as
               necessary, by relevant United Nations entities, including the Executive Director of
               UNODC, and other international and regional bodies such as IOM; and encourages
               further consideration of the perspective and experience of civil society
               representatives, in particular of survivors of trafficking in persons in armed conflict,
               in briefings to the Security Council in relevant country-specific considerations and
               thematic areas, in accordance with established practice and procedure;
                     23. Requests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation of this
               resolution and report, within twelve months, on strengthening coordination within
               the United Nations system, including through the United Nations’ Inter -Agency
               Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT), to preve nt and counter
               trafficking in persons in armed conflict in all its forms, and to protect those affected
               by armed conflict at risk of being trafficked, especially women and children; and
               further requests that this report also consider, inter alia, options f or: strengthening
               efforts by existing subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, Security Councilmandated peacekeeping operations and special political missions, in accordance
               with their respective mandates, as well as by Member States; data on geographic al
               areas, routes or locations where patterns of trafficking in persons in armed conflict
               are being developed, in coordination with all relevant UN entities; and
               recommendations for UN agencies to mitigate the risk of contributing to trafficking
               in persons in armed conflict through procurement and supply chains;
                    24.   Decides to remain actively seized of this matter.

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S/71 [304] TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
S/71 [201] WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
S/71 [187] CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
S/71 [10] INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
S/71 [31] TERRORISM
S/ X Maintenance of international peace and security.

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               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2332 (2016)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                21 December 2016

               Resolution 2332 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7849th meeting, on
               21 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 2042 (2012), 2043 (2012), 2118 (2013), 2139 (2014),
               2165 (2014), 2175 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2209 (2015), 2235 (2015), 2254 (2015),
               2258 (2015), 2268 (2016) and 2286 (2016) and its Presidential Statements of
               3 August 2011 (S/PRST/2011/16), 21 March 2012 (S/PRST/2012/6), 5 April 2012
               (S/PRST/2012/10), 2 October 2013 (S/PRST/2013/15), 24 April 2015
               (S/PRST/2015/10) and 17 August 2015 (S/PRST/2015/15),
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
               territorial integrity of Syria, and to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the
               United Nations,
                     Expressing outrage at the unacceptable and escalating level of violence and
               the killing of well over a quarter of a million people, including tens of thousands of
               child casualties, as a result of the Syrian conflict,
                     Gravely distressed by the continued deterioration of the devastating
               humanitarian situation in Syria, and by the fact that urgent humanitarian assistance,
               including medical assistance, is now required by more than 13.5 million people in
               Syria, of whom 6.3 million are internally displaced, 3.9 million are living in hard -
               to-reach areas, including Palestinian refugees, and hundreds of thousands of
               civilians are trapped in besieged areas,
                     Gravely concerned at the lack of effective implementation of its resolutions
               2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015) and recalling in this regard
               the legal obligations of all parties under international humanitarian law and
               international human rights law, as well as all the relevant decisions of the Security
               Council, including by ceasing all attacks against civilians and civilian objects,
               including those involving attacks on schools, medical facilities and the deliberate
               interruptions of water supply, the indiscriminate use of weapons, including artillery,
               barrel bombs and air strikes, indiscriminate shelling by mortars, car bombs, suicide
               attacks and tunnel bombs, as well as the use of starvation of civilians as a method of
               combat, including by the besiegement of populated areas, and the widespread use of
               torture, ill-treatment, arbitrary executions, extrajudicial killings, enforced

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               disappearances, sexual and gender-based violence, as well as all grave violations
               and abuses committed against children,
                     Noting the progress made during 2016 in taking back areas of Syria from the
               Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Daesh), and Al -Nusrah
               Front (ANF) but expressing its grave concern that areas remain under their control
               and about the negative impact of their presence, violent extremist ideology and
               actions on stability in Syria and the region, including the devastating humanitarian
               impact on the civilian populations which has led to the displacement of hundreds of
               thousands of people, reaffirming its resolve to address all aspects of the threat posed
               by ISIL (also known as Daesh), ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings
               and entities associated with Al-Qaida, and other terrorist groups, as determined by
               the United Nations Security Council, and as may further be agreed by the
               International Syria Support Group (ISSG) and endorsed by the UN Security
               Council, and calling for the full implementation of Security Council resolutions
               2170 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2249 (2015) and 2253 (2015),
                     Expressing grave concern also at the movement of foreign terrorist fighters
               and other terrorists and terrorist groups into and out of Syria and reiterating its call
               on all States to take steps, consistent with international law, to prevent and suppress
               the flow of foreign terrorist fighters to ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups,
               undertakings and entities associated with ISIL or Al-Qaida, and other terrorist
               groups, as determined by the United Nations Security Council, and as may further
               be agreed by the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) and endorsed by the UN
               Security Council,
                     Reaffirming the primary responsibility of the Syrian authorities to protect the
               population in Syria and, reiterating that parties to armed conflict must take all
               feasible steps to protect civilians, and recalling in this regard its demand that all
               parties to armed conflict comply fully with the obligations applicable to them under
               international law related to the protection of civilians in armed conflict, including
               journalists, media professionals and associated personnel,
                     Strongly condemning the arbitrary detention and torture of individuals in
               Syria, notably in prisons and detention facilities, as well as the kidnappings,
               abductions, hostage-taking and forced disappearances, and demanding the
               immediate end of these practices and the release of all arbitrarily detained persons
               starting with women and children, as well as sick, wounded and elderly p eople and
               United Nations and humanitarian personnel and journalists,
                     Reiterating its strong condemnation of all forms of violence and intimidation
               to which those participating in humanitarian operations are increasingly exposed, as
               well as attacks on humanitarian convoys and acts of destruction and looting of their
               assets, and its urging of all parties involved in an armed conflict to promote the
               safety, security and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel, including
               medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in medical
               duties, and United Nations and its associated personnel and their assets, expressing
               its ongoing admiration at the dedication and commitment of the Syrian Red
               Crescent volunteers, and other humanitarian workers operating in deeply
               challenging conditions, and urging all parties to take all appropriate steps to ensure
               the safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel, those of its

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           specialized agencies, and all other personnel engaged in humanitarian relief
           activities,
                Noting that, despite ongoing challenges, the United Nations and their
           implementing partners continue to deliver life-saving assistance to millions of
           people in need in Syria through humanitarian aid delivered across borders, including
           the delivery of food assistance for over 3 million people; non -food items for
           2.9 million people; medical supplies for 9 million treatments, and water and sanitation
           supplies for over 2.5 million people,
                 Deeply disturbed by the number of people reached with humanitarian
           assistance in hard-to-reach and besieged areas, and expressing grave alarm at the
           dire situation of the hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in besieged areas in
           the Syrian Arab Republic,
                 Reiterating its grave concern at all instances of hindrances to the effective
           delivery of humanitarian assistance, noting that ISIL (also known as Daesh), ANF
           and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al -Qaida,
           are hindering the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, and are responsible
           for preventing aid delivery through deliberate interference and obstruction,
                Reiterating further its grave concern at the continuing and growing
           impediments to the delivery of humanitarian assistance across conflict lines ,
           including through a decline in convoy approvals by the Syrian authorities,
                 Expressing grave concern that access to medical care continues to be severely
           restricted, and reiterating the need to respect the principle of medical neutrality,
           facilitate free passage to all areas for medical personnel, equipment, transport and
           supplies, including surgical items,
                 Reaffirming the need to support the United Nations and their implementing
           partners in their efforts to expand the delivery of humanitarian assistan ce to reach
           all people in need in Syria, and further reaffirming its decision in resolution 2165
           (2014) that all Syrian parties to the conflict shall enable the immediate and
           unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance directly to people throughout Syria,
           by the United Nations and their implementing partners, on the basis of United
           Nations assessments of need and devoid of any political prejudices and aims,
           including by immediately removing all impediments to the provision of
           humanitarian assistance,
                Expressing its interest in receiving more detailed information from the UN
           Secretary-General on the delivery of humanitarian assistance by the United Nations
           and their implementing partners, in accordance with UNSC Resolution 2165 (2014),
                Expressing its appreciation for the work of the United Nations monitoring
           mechanism in monitoring shipments and confirming their humanitarian nature, in
           accordance with resolutions 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015), and
           commending the mechanism’s efforts in facilitating cross-border delivery of
           humanitarian aid by the United Nations and their implementing partners, and
           encouraging the United Nations and their implementing partners to continue to take
           steps to scale up humanitarian deliveries into hard-to-reach and besieged areas,
           including by using, as effectively as possible, border crossings under resolution
           2165 (2014),

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                     Reiterating the need for all parties to respect and uphold the relevant
               provisions of international humanitarian law and the United Nations guiding
               principles of humanitarian emergency assistance, and emphasizing the importance
               of upholding the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence,
               in the provision of humanitarian assistance, and recalling also the importance of
               humanitarian deliveries reaching their intended beneficiaries,
                     Noting the role that ceasefire agreements which are consistent with
               humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law can play in facilitating
               the delivery of humanitarian assistance in order to help save civilian lives, and
               recalling in this regard that the Terms for the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria,
               endorsed in its resolution 2268 (2016), when implemented, have benefited the
               humanitarian situation,
                    Expressing grave concern at the more than 4.8 million refugees, including
               more than 3.4 million women and children, who have fled Syria as a result of
               ongoing violence, and recognizing that the continued deterioration of the
               humanitarian situation in Syria is further contributing to the movement of refugees
               and poses risks to regional stability,
                    Reiterating its deep appreciation for the significant and admirable efforts that
               have been made by the countries of the region, notably Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey,
               Iraq and Egypt, to accommodate Syrian refugees, including the approximately
               2.4 million refugees who have fled Syria since the adoption of resolution 2139
               (2014), and mindful of the immense costs and social challenges incurred by these
               countries as a consequence of the crisis,
                     Noting with concern that the international response to the Syrian and regional
               crisis continues to fall short of meeting the needs as assessed by host governments
               and the United Nations, therefore urging once again all Member States, based on
               burden-sharing principles, to support the United Nations and the countries of the
               region, including by adopting medium and long-term responses to alleviate the
               impact on communities, providing increased, flexible and predictable funding as
               well as increasing resettlement efforts, and noting the Syria Donors Conference held
               in London in February 2016, hosted by the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway,
               Kuwait and the United Nations,
                     Noting with grave concern that impunity in Syria contributes to widespread
               violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian
               law, stressing the need to end impunity for these violations and abuses, and
               re-emphasizing in this regard the need that those who have committed or are
               otherwise responsible for such violations and abuses in Syria must be brought to
               justice,
                     Emphasizing that the humanitarian situation will continue to deteriorate
               further in the absence of a political solution to the crisis,
                    Determining that the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria continues to
               constitute a threat to peace and security in the region,
                     Underscoring that Member States are obligated under Article 25 of the Charter
               of the United Nations to accept and carry out the Council’s decisions,

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                 1.   Reiterates its demand that all parties, in particular the Syrian authorities,
           immediately comply with their obligations under international law, including
           international humanitarian law and international human rights law as applicable, and
           further demands the full and immediate implementation of all the provisions of
           Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), and 2191 (2014) and 2258
           (2015), and noting also the Presidential Statements of 2 October 2013
           (S/PRST/2013/15), 24 April 2015 (S/PRST/2015/10) and 17 August 2015
           (S/PRST/2015/15) and recalls that some of the violations and abuses committed in
           Syria may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity;
                 2.   Decides to renew the decisions in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Security Council
           resolution 2165 (2014) for a further period of twelve months, that is, until
           10 January 2018;
                 3.    Requests the Syrian authorities to expeditiously respond to all requests
           for cross-line deliveries submitted by the United Nations and their implementing
           partners, and to give such requests positive consideration;
                 4.   Reiterates that the situation will continue to deteriorate further in the
           absence of a political solution to the Syrian conflict and recalls its demand for the
           full and immediate implementation of resolution 2254 (2015) to facilitate a Syrianled and Syrian-owned political transition, in accordance with the Geneva
           Communiqué as set forth in the ISSG Statements, in order to end the conflict in
           Syria, and stresses again that the Syrian people will decide the future of Syria;
                5.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the
           implementation of this resolution, and on compliance by all relevant parties in
           Syria, within the framework of its reporting on resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165
           (2014), 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015), and further requests the Secretary-General to
           include in his reports overall trends in humanitarian access;
                6.   Reaffirms that it will take further measures under the Charter of the
           United Nations in the event of non-compliance with this resolution or resolutions
           2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015);
                7.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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S/71 [222] SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SITUATION
S/ X The situation in the Middle East.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|RELIEF CORRIDORS|SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Northern Africa|Northern Europe|Western Asia|Western Europe

Germany|Egypt|United Kingdom|Iraq|Jordan|Kuwait|Lebanon|Norway|Palestine, State of|Syrian Arab Republic|Turkey


               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2333 (2016)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                23 December 2016

               Resolution 2333 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7851st meeting, on
               23 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular 1509 (2003), 2066 (2012),
               2116 (2013), 2177 (2014), 2190 (2014), 2215 (2015), 2237 (2015), 2239 (2015) and
               2308 (2016) concerning the situation in Liberia, and 2162 (2014), 2226 (2015) and
               2295 (2016),
                     Affirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Liberia and recalling the principles of good-neighbourliness,
               non-interference and regional cooperation,
                     Welcoming the overall progress toward restoring peace, security and stability
               in Liberia, and commending the successful completion of the transfer of security
               responsibilities from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to Liberia’s
               security services on 30 June 2016 and the commitment of the people and
               Government of Liberia to peace and to developing democratic processes and
               institutions and initiating important reform efforts,
                    Affirming that the Government of Liberia bears primary responsibility for
               ensuring peace, stability and the protection of the civilian population in Liberia and
               for reforming and building the capacity of the security sector, particularly the
               Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS),
                     Stressing that lasting stability in Liberia will require the Government of
               Liberia to sustain well-functioning and accountable government institutions,
               especially in the security and justice sectors, to build the confidence of the people of
               Liberia, and urging the Government of Liberia to demonstrate substantive progress
               in the reform, restructuring and effective functioning of the security and justice
               sectors to provide for the protection of all the people of Liberia,
                     Noting the potential security challenges during the preparation for, and the
               period leading up to, October 2017 presidential and legislative elections in Liberia,
               urging the Government of Liberia to accelerate efforts to resolve longstanding land
               rights, reconciliation, accountability and transparency matters to bolster public
               confidence in its government in advance of Liberia’s scheduled 2017 presidential

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               and legislative elections and transfer of power, and stressing the need for the
               Government of Liberia to build on the successful transfer of security
               responsibilities, completed on 30 June 2016, to its security forces in preparation for
               both the conduct and outcome of elections, and calling on international partners to
               support the Liberian authorities in ensuring the credibility of those elections,
               including through the deployment of international electoral observers,
                     Looking forward to a comprehensive, inclusive constitutional review process
               as well as the implementation of the National Reconciliation Roadmap, and urging
               efforts to strengthen the Independent National Commission on Human Rights,
               which has a key role as a publicly accessible human rights institution and a s a
               mechanism to monitor and follow up on the implementation of the
               recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,
                     Emphasizing the integral role of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in
               evaluating the human rights situation in Liberia as it meets its commitments
               outlined in the country recommendations for Liberia from its 2015 Universal
               Periodic Review,
                     Stressing that the responsibility for the preparation, security and conduct of
               free, fair and transparent 2017 presidential and legislative elections rests with the
               Liberian authorities,
                    Noting with concern the potential for conflict over Liberia’s natural resources
               and disputes related to land ownership, and also noting that issues related to
               corruption continue to threaten to undermine stability and the effectiveness of
               government institutions,
                    Commending the continued efforts of the Government of Liberia to strengthen
               security cooperation in the sub-region, notably with the governments of Côte
               d’Ivoire, Guinea and Sierra Leone,
                    Expressing appreciation for the continued assistance provided by the people
               and Government of Liberia to Ivorian refugees in eastern Liberia and toward their
               voluntary repatriation to Côte d’Ivoire,
                    Commending the continued contribution, commitment and resolve of United
               Nations personnel, as well as of the troop- and police-contributing countries of
               UNMIL, to assist in consolidating peace and stability in Liberia,
                     Expressing appreciation to the international community for its support to
               consolidate peace, security and stability in Liberia, welcoming, in particular, the
               contributions of bilateral partners and multilateral organizations, as well as the
               Peacebuilding Commission, to support Liberia’s efforts on sec urity sector reform,
               rule of law and national reconciliation, strongly encouraging the continued
               contributions of the international community in this regard, including the full
               implementation of the Statement of Mutual Commitments, recognizing that key
               peacebuilding priorities must be fully integrated into Liberia’s development
               strategy, including revitalizing socioeconomic development, and emphasizing the
               need for coherence between, and integration of, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and
               development to achieve an effective response to post-conflict situations,

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                Recognizing the significant challenges that remain across all sectors, including
           continuing problems with violent crime, in particular the high rates of sexual and
           gender-based violence, especially involving children,
                 Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),
           1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015) on women, peace and
           security, and emphasizing that persistent barriers to the full implementation of
           resolution 1325 (2000) will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to
           women’s empowerment, participation and human rights and accountability for acts
           of sexual and gender-based violence and through concerted leadership, consistent
           information and action and support to build women’s engagement in all levels of
           decision-making,
                Taking note of the 15 November 2016 report of the Secretary-General
           (S/2016/968) and the recommendations contained therein on the adjustments to the
           mandate and composition of UNMIL in line with the scheduled 2017 elections and
           2018 transfer of power,
                Mindful of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
           peace and security under the Charter of the United Nations,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

           Governance, National Reconciliation, Rule of Law, and Security Sector Reform
                 1.    Calls upon the Government of Liberia to prioritize national
           reconciliation and economic recovery, to combat corruption and to promote
           efficiency and good governance, in particular by continuing to strengthen
           transparency and accountability, including by effectively managing Liberia’s natural
           resources for the benefit of all the people of Liberia, emphasizes the importance of
           pursuing a national reconciliation and social cohesion strategy through concrete
           measures to promote national healing, justice and reconciliation at all levels and
           involving all Liberian stakeholders, and recognizes the efforts of the Government of
           Liberia to support enhancement of the participation of women in conflict
           prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, including in decision -making
           roles in post-conflict governance institutions and the broad range of reform efforts;
                2.    Stresses the responsibility of and the need for the Liberian government to
           prepare for 2017 elections, including through support for electoral institutions, calls
           upon all parties to ensure that the elections are free, fair, peaceful and transparent,
           including through the full participation of women, and requests the Special
           Representative of the Secretary-General to assist the Liberian parties to this end;
                 3.   Emphasizes that the Government of Liberia bears primary and ultimate
           responsibility for security and the protection of its population with special attention
           to combatting sexual and gender-based violence and combatting impunity for
           perpetrators of such crimes, and urges the Government to prioritize the effective and
           rapid development of the security agencies, especially the LNP, which is the priority
           law enforcement agency tasked with civilian policing responsibilities, including
           through the timely provision of sufficient financial resources and other support,
           adequate training and development of senior management;

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                    4.    Emphasizes the need for expanded efforts by the Liberian authorities to
               address the root causes of conflict, reinvigorate national and local reconciliation
               processes, promote land reform, advance constitutional and institutional reforms,
               especially of the rule of law and security sectors, combat sexual and gender-based
               violence, and build trust between Liberian citizens and state institutions and
               processes, and requests the Special Representative of the Secretary -General to assist
               such efforts through the use of his good offices and political support;
                     5.    Urges the Government of Liberia to prioritize resourcing for critical gaps
               to improve the capacity and capability of the LNP and LIS, as well as the justice
               sector, including courts and prisons, enabling the promotion of human rights and
               reconciliation, effective oversight, professionalism, transparency and accountability
               across all security institutions and strengthening democratic institutions and
               extension of state authority and services throughout the countr y for the benefit of all
               Liberians;
                    6.    Calls on the Government of Liberia to accelerate its efforts to enhance
               the capacity of its security sector, especially the leadership, coordination,
               monitoring, resources and oversight mechanisms, as well as to swif tly and fully
               implement the new Police and Immigration Acts and further reform of the
               promotion and manpower policies, with a view to decentralizing the national
               security institutions, particularly the LNP, to provide security for all people
               throughout Liberia, and urges the Government of Liberia to accelerate efforts to
               implement measures on the proper management of arms and ammunition, including
               enacting the appropriate domestic laws, the effective monitoring and management of
               Liberia’s border regions and the registering and tracking of arms and material used
               and imported by its security forces;
                     7.    Underscores the importance of the Government of Liberia continuing to
               develop national security and rule of law institutions that are fully and
               independently operational, and to this end, encourages accelerated coordinated
               progress on the implementation of the Security and Justice Development Plans and
               the National Human Rights Action Plan, and urges the effective, transparent and
               efficient management by the Government of Liberia of assistance, including from
               bilateral and multilateral partners, to support the reform of the justice and security
               sectors;
                     8.   Emphasizes the important role of women in the prevention and resolution
               of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolution 1325 (2000),
               underlines that a gender perspective should be taken into account in implementing
               all aspects of the mandate of UNMIL, encourages UNMIL to work with the
               Government of Liberia in this area until its closure and requests the Secretary-General and other relevant actors to ensure that transition planning and
               implementation fully integrates a gender perspective and to include in reporting to
               the Council progress in this area and all other aspects relating to the situation of
               women and girls, especially regarding protection from sexual and gender -based
               violence;
                     9.   Expresses its continued concern that women and girls in Liberia continue
               to face a high incidence of sexual and gender-based violence, reiterates its call on
               the Government of Liberia to continue to combat sexual violence, particularly
               against children, and gender-based violence, to combat impunity for perpetrators of

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           such crimes, to provide redress, support and protection to victims, including through
           public information campaigns and by continuing to strengthen national police
           capacity in this area and to raise awareness of existing national legislation on sexual
           violence, and encourages the Government to reinforce its commitment in this
           regard, including by funding the implementation of its national action plan on
           sexual and gender-based violence and improving women and girls’ access to justice;
           UNMIL Mandate
                 10. Decides to extend the mandate of UNMIL as set out in paragraph 11 for a
           final period until 30 March 2018, and requests the Secretary-General to complete by
           30 April 2018 the withdrawal of all uniformed and civilian UNMIL components,
           other than those required to complete the Mission’s liquidation;
                11. Decides that until 30 March 2018, the mandate of UNMIL shall be the
           following:
                (a)   Protection of Civilians
                      (i) To protect the civilian population from threat of physical violence
                      within its capabilities and areas of deployment, particularly in the event
                      of a deterioration of the security situation that could risk a strategic
                      reversal of peace and stability in the country, without prejudice to the
                      primary responsibility of the Liberian authorities for the security a nd
                      protection of its population;
                (b)   Reform of Justice and Security Institutions
                      (i) To advise the Government of Liberia in developing the leadership,
                      internal management, professionalization and accountability mechanisms
                      of the LNP, with a particular focus on elections security;
                (c)   Human Rights Promotion and Protection
                      (i) To support the Government of Liberia in carrying out promotion,
                      protection and monitoring activities of human rights in Liberia, with
                      special attention to violations and abuses co mmitted against children and
                      women;
                      (ii) To support the strengthening of efforts by the Government of
                      Liberia to combat sexual and gender-based violence, including its efforts
                      to combat impunity for perpetrators of such crimes;
                (d)   Public Information
                      (i) To continue to communicate, including through UNMIL Radio,
                      with the people and Government of Liberia to promote sustainable peace
                      through the October 2017 elections and 2018 transfer of power and also
                      to raise awareness about UNMIL’s transformation, eventual closure and
                      the United Nations’ continuing engagement in Liberia;
                (e)   Protection of United Nations Personnel
                      (i) To protect the United Nations personnel, installations and
                      equipment and to ensure the security and freedom of movement of
                      United Nations and associated personnel;

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                     12. Authorizes UNMIL to assist as requested and within its capabilities,
               bearing in mind the responsibility of the Liberian Government, with logistical
               support, including aviation support, to meet urgent gaps in Liberia’s ca pabilities for
               the 2017 presidential and legislative electoral process, including voter registration,
               in particular to facilitate access to remote areas;
                     13. Requests the Secretary-General prepare a report for the Security Council
               within 90 days of the adoption of this resolution that sets out a well-developed
               peacebuilding plan to direct the role of the United Nations system and other relevant
               partners, including multilateral and bilateral actors, in supporting Liberia’s
               transition, emphasizes in this regard the important convening role of the
               Peacebuilding Commission in the process of developing this plan, further requests
               that UNMIL work closely with the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and its
               component United Nations agencies to implement the results of the UNCT’s
               mapping exercise to identify ways to address gaps in capabilities to accelerate
               preparations for UNMIL’s drawdown and closure, in particular the transfer of
               UNMIL’s tasks on human rights monitoring, rule of law, national reconciliation and
               security sector reform to the government and the UNCT to ensure continued
               progress in those areas, urges the Government of Liberia, UNMIL, and the UNCT to
               coordinate closely in the transfer of these responsibilities, and encourages the
               international community and donors to support the activities of the UNCT in
               assisting Liberia’s continued efforts to achieve sustainable peace;
                     14. Requests the Secretary-General direct UNMIL with support of
               international partners to facilitate the sustainable transfer of UNM IL Radio’s
               capabilities and equipment by 30 March 2018 to an independent entity;
                    15. Requests UNMIL to ensure that any support provided to non-United
               Nations security forces is provided in strict compliance with the Human Rights Due
               Diligence Policy on United Nations Support to non-United Nations Security Forces
               (S/2013/110);

               Force Structure
                     16. Decides to reduce UNMIL’s remaining 1,240 military personnel to a
               ceiling of 434, comprising one company and appropriate enablers, including
               aviation assets, and to decrease UNMIL’s authorized police strength to 310 police
               personnel, including two formed police units and individual police officers required
               for the implementation of the mandate, by 28 February 2017;
                     17. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the police component has
               the requisite professional skills and experience to develop the leadership, internal
               management, professionalization and accountability mechanisms of the LNP;

               Regional and Inter-Mission Cooperation
                     18. Calls on the Governments of Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire to continue
               reinforcing their cooperation, particularly with respect to the border area, including
               through increased monitoring, information sharing, and coordinated action s, and in
               implementing the shared border strategy to, inter alia, support the disarmament and
               repatriation of armed elements on both sides of the border and the voluntary return

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           of refugees in safety and dignity, as well as to address the root causes of co nflict
           and tension;
                19. Recalls the intention to transfer the United Nations Operation in Côte
           d’Ivoire (UNOCI) quick reaction force established by resolution 2162 (2014) and as
           defined in paragraph 41 of resolution 2295 (2016) to the United Nations
           Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) where it
           will continue to support UNMIL as defined in paragraph 33 of resolution 2226
           (2015), while recognizing that this unit will become primarily a MINUSMA asset;
                 20. Recalls its authorization, pursuant to its resolutions 2162 (2014) and
           2226 (2015), to the Secretary-General to deploy this unit to Liberia, subject to the
           consent of the troop-contributing countries concerned and the Government of
           Liberia, in the event of a serious deterioration of the security situation on the ground
           in order to temporarily reinforce UNMIL with the sole purpose of implementing its
           mandate and further recalls its requests to the Secretary-General to inform the
           Security Council immediately of any deployment of this unit to Liberia and to
           obtain Security Council authorization for any such deployment for a period that
           exceeds 90 days;
                 21. Requests the Secretary-General to keep it regularly informed of the
           situation in Liberia and the implementation of the mandate of UNMIL and to
           provide a report on the situation on the ground and implementation of this
           resolution no later than 15 June 2017, with an oral update for the Security Council
           on elections preparation no later than 31 August 2017 and another oral update after
           elections no later than 15 December 2017, with a concluding report by 15 April
           2018;
                22.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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S/71 [89] LIBERIA SITUATION
S/ X The situation in Liberia.

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               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2334 (2016)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              23 December 2016

               Resolution 2334 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7853rd meeting, on
               23 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967),
               338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397
               (2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008),
                     Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
               and reaffirming, inter alia, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by
               force,
                     Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the occupying Power, to abide
               scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva
               Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of
               12 August 1949, and recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
               International Court of Justice,
                     Condemning all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition,
               character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East
               Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements,
               transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and
               displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law
               and relevant resolutions,
                      Expressing grave concern that continuing Israeli settlement activities are
               dangerously imperilling the viability of the two-State solution based on the 1967
               lines,
                     Recalling the obligation under the Quartet Roadmap, endorsed by its
               resolution 1515 (2003), for a freeze by Israel of all settlement activity, including
               “natural growth”, and the dismantlement of all settlement outposts erected since
               March 2001,
                    Recalling also the obligation under the Quartet roadmap for the Palestinian
               Authority Security Forces to maintain effective operations aimed at confronting all
               those engaged in terror and dismantling terrorist capabilities, including the
               confiscation of illegal weapons,

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                     Condemning all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, as
               well as all acts of provocation, incitement and destruction,
                    Reiterating its vision of a region where two democratic States, Israel and
               Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders,
                     Stressing that the status quo is not sustainable and that significant steps,
               consistent with the transition contemplated by prior agreements, are urgently needed
               in order to (i) stabilize the situation and to reverse negative trends on the ground,
               which are steadily eroding the two-State solution and entrenching a one-State
               reality, and (ii) to create the conditions for successful final status negotiations and
               for advancing the two-State solution through those negotiations and on the ground,
                     1.   Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the
               Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal
               validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and a major
               obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and
               comprehensive peace;
                     2.    Reiterates its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all
               settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,
               and that it fully respect all of its legal obligations in this regard;
                     3.    Underlines that it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967
               lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties
               through negotiations;
                    4.    Stresses that the cessation of all Israeli settlement activities is essential
               for salvaging the two-State solution, and calls for affirmative steps to be taken
               immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the
               two-State solution;
                     5.     Calls upon all States, bearing in mind paragraph 1 of this resolution, to
               distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and
               the territories occupied since 1967;
                     6.   Calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians,
               including acts of terror, as well as all acts of provocation and destruction, calls for
               accountability in this regard, and calls for compliance with obligations under
               international law for the strengthening of ongoing efforts to comba t terrorism,
               including through existing security coordination, and to clearly condemn all acts of
               terrorism;
                     7.   Calls upon both parties to act on the basis of international law, including
               international humanitarian law, and their previous agreements and obligations, to
               observe calm and restraint, and to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and
               inflammatory rhetoric, with the aim, inter alia, of de -escalating the situation on the
               ground, rebuilding trust and confidence, demonstrating through polici es and actions
               a genuine commitment to the two-State solution, and creating the conditions
               necessary for promoting peace;
                    8.   Calls upon all parties to continue, in the interest of the promotion of
               peace and security, to exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all

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           final status issues in the Middle East peace process and within the time frame
           specified by the Quartet in its statement of 21 September 2010;
                 9.    Urges in this regard the intensification and acceleration of international
           and regional diplomatic efforts and support aimed at achieving, without delay a
           comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant
           United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of
           land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap and an end to the
           Israeli occupation that began in 1967; and underscores in this regard the importance
           of the ongoing efforts to advance the Arab Peace Initiative, the initiative of France
           for the convening of an international peace conference, the recent efforts of the
           Quartet, as well as the efforts of Egypt and the Russian Federation;
                10. Confirms its determination to support the parties throughout the
           negotiations and in the implementation of an agreement;
                11. Reaffirms its determination to examine practical ways and means to
           secure the full implementation of its relevant resolutions;
               12. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three
           months on the implementation of the provisions of the present resolution;
                13.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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S/71 [53] TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL
S/71 [50] PALESTINE QUESTION
S/71 [54] MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
S/ X The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL|SETTLEMENT POLICY|ISRAEL|PALESTINE QUESTION|MIDDLE EAST SITUATION

Eastern Europe|Northern Africa|Western Asia|Western Europe

Egypt|France|Israel|Palestine, State of|Russian Federation


               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2335 (2016)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              30 December 2016

               Resolution 2335 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7854th meeting, on
               30 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolution 1958 (2010),
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                   1.  Reaffirms its call in paragraph 2 of resolution 1958 (2010) for the
               Government of Iraq to provide without delay payments referred to therein;
                     2.    Authorizes the Secretary-General to continue to maintain the escrow
               accounts authorized in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of resolution 1958 (2010) and to retain
               the funds in those accounts until 30 June 2017, at which time all remaining funds
               are to be transferred to the Government of Iraq;
                    3.   Requests the Secretary-General to continue to pursue implementation of
               paragraph 7 and other relevant aspects of resolution 1958 (2010);
                     4.    Requests the Secretary-General to report on implementation of this
               resolution no later than 30 March 2017 and with a final report three months after the
               transfer of any remaining funds pursuant to paragraph 2 to the Government of Iraq,
               unless otherwise authorized by the Security Council;
                    5.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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Security Council resolution 2335 (2016) [on retention of funds in the escrow accounts authorized pursuant to Security Council resolution 1958 (2010) until 30 June 2017]

S/ X The situation concerning Iraq.
S/71 [119] IRAQ SITUATION

UN Iraq Account|UN. Oil-for-Food Programme|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SPECIAL ACCOUNTS|IRAQ|FUNDS|IRAQ SITUATION


               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2336 (2016)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                31 December 2016

               Resolution 2336 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7855th meeting, on
               31 December 2016

                    The Security Council
                     Recalling all its previous resolutions and Presidential Statements on the
               situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, in particular 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016),
               and the Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
               territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, and to the purposes and principles
               of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    Noting the Joint Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic
               Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey of December
               20, 2016,
                     Noting with appreciation the mediation efforts undertaken by the Russian
               Federation and the Republic of Turkey to facilitate the establishment of a ceasefire
               in the Syrian Arab Republic,
                    Reiterating its call on the parties to allow humanitarian agencies rapid, safe
               and unhindered access throughout Syria, as provided for in its relevant resolutions,
                     Reiterating that the only sustainable solution to the current crisis in the Syrian
               Arab Republic is through an inclusive and Syrian-led political process based on the
               Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012 as endorsed by resolution 2118 (2013), its
               resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016) and relevant statements of the
               International Syria Support Group,
                    1.    Welcomes and supports the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence
               in Syria and jumpstart a political process, and takes note of the documents issued by
               Russia and Turkey in this regard (S/2016/1133);
                    2.   Stresses the importance of the full implementation of all relevant
               Security Council resolutions, particularly 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016);
                    3.    Looks forward to the meeting to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, between
               the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the representatives of the
               opposition viewing it as an important part of the Syrian-led political process and an

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               important step ahead of the resumption of negotiations under the auspices of the
               United Nations in Geneva on 8 February 2017;
                    4.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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Central Asia|Eastern Europe|Southern Asia|Western Asia

Iran, Islamic Republic of|Kazakhstan|Russian Federation|Syrian Arab Republic|Turkey