               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2488 (2019)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                12 September 2019

               Resolution 2488 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8617th meeting, on
               12 September 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all of its previous resolutions, statements of its President and press
               statements on the situation in the Central African Republic,
                     Welcoming the increased efforts made by the CAR authorities, in coordination
               with their international partners, to advance the reform of the security sector,
               including the ongoing deployment of CAR defence and security forces as well as the
               adoption of a National Defence Plan, a Force Employment Concept, and a National
               Security Policy and acknowledging the urgent need for the CAR authorities to train
               and equip their defence and security forces to be able to respond proportionately to
               threats to the security of all citizens in the CAR,
                     Welcoming the signing of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in the
               Central African Republic by the CAR authorities and 14 armed groups in Bangui on
               6 February 2019 (“the Agreement”), after the peace talks that took place in Khartoum,
               Sudan, from 24 January to 5 February 2019 within the framework of the African
               Initiative for Peace and Reconciliation in the CAR and under the auspices of the
               African Union, further welcoming the consensus reached by the signatory parties to
               the Agreement regarding the formation of an inclusive government in line with
               article 21 of the Agreement, as well as the engagement of the African Union, the
               Economic Community of Central African States and the United Nations, urging the
               CAR authorities and the signatory armed groups to implement the Agreement in good
               faith and without delay in order to meet the aspirations expressed by the people of the
               CAR to peace, security, justice, reconciliation, inclusivity and development, and
               calling on neighbouring States, regional organizations, and all international partners
               to support the implementation of the Agreement and to coordinate their actions in
               order to bring lasting peace and stability to the CAR,
                    Recalling its intention to review, by 30 September 2019, the arms embargo
               measures on the CAR authorities in the light of progress achieved towards the key
               benchmarks established in its Presidential Statement of 9 April 2019 (S/PRST/2019/3),
                     Taking note in this regard of the CAR authorities’ report of 30 June 2019
               addressed to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127
               (2013) concerning the CAR (“the Committee”) consistent with paragraph 11 of
               resolution 2454 (2019) and of the Secretary-General’s letter of 26 July 2019

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               addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2019/609) consistent with
               paragraph 10 of resolution 2454 (2019),
                     Welcoming the commitment demonstrated by the CAR authorities, along with
               their international partners, to achieve the necessary progress towards the key
               benchmarks established in its Presidential Statement of 9 April 2019 (S/PRST/2019/3)
               and encouraging them to continue their efforts to address the challenges that remain,
                     Taking note of the midterm report (S/2019/608) of the Panel of Experts on the
               CAR established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) and extended pursuant to
               resolution 2454 (2019), and taking note of the Panel of Experts’ recommendations,
                     Determining that the situation in the CAR continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.     Recalls that, pursuant to the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of
               resolution 2399 (2018) and extended to 31 January 2020 by paragraph 1 of resolution
               2454 (2019), all Member States shall continue to take the necessary measures to
               prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the CAR, from or through their
               territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and
               related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles
               and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and
               technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military
               activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel,
               including the provision of armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in
               their territories;
                     2.    Decides, pursuant to its intention as expressed in paragraph 10 of
               resolution 2454 (2019) to review the arms embargo measures on the CAR authorities,
               to adjust the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of resolution 2399 (2018) and
               extended by paragraph 1 of resolution 2454 (2019), such that, until 31 January 2020,
               they shall not apply to:
                     (a) Supplies intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA and the
               European Union training missions deployed in the CAR, French forces under the
               conditions provided by paragraph 69 of resolution 2448 (2018), and other Member
               States’ forces providing training and assistance as notified in advance in accordance
               with paragraph 2 (b) below;
                     (b) Supplies of non-lethal equipment and provision of assistance, including
               operational and non-operational training to the CAR security forces, including state
               civilian law enforcement institutions, intended solely for support of or use in the CAR
               process of security sector reform (SSR), in coordination with MINUSCA, and as
               notified in advance to the Committee, and requests that MINUSCA report on the
               contribution to SSR of this exemption, as part of its regular reports to the Council;
                     (c) Supplies brought into the CAR by Chadian or Sudanese forces solely for
               their use in international patrols of the tripartite force established on 23 May 2011 in
               Khartoum by the CAR, Chad and Sudan, to enhance security in the common border
               areas, in cooperation with MINUSCA, as approved in advance by the Committee;
                    (d) Supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for
               humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance or training, as notified
               in advance to the Committee;
                   (e) Protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets,
               temporarily exported to the CAR by United Nations personnel, representatives of the

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           media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for their
           personal use only;
                 (f) Supplies of small arms and other related equipment intended solely for use
           in international-led patrols providing security in the Sangha River Tri-national
           Protected Area and by armed wildlife rangers of the Chinko Project and the
           Bamingui-Bangoran National Park to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory
           and arms, and other activities contrary to the national laws of the CAR o r the CAR’s
           international legal obligations, as notified in advance to the Committee;
                 (g) Supplies of weapons with a calibre of 14.5 mm or less, and ammunition
           and components specially designed for such weapons, to the CAR security forces,
           including state civilian law enforcement institutions, and intended solely for support
           of or use in the CAR process of SSR, as notified in advance to the Committee;
                (h) Supplies of arms and other related lethal equipment that are not listed in
           paragraph 2 (g) of this resolution to the CAR security forces, including state civilian
           law enforcement institutions, and intended solely for support of or use in the CAR
           process of SSR, as approved in advance by the Committee; or
                 (i) Other sales or supply of arms and other related materiel, or provision of
           assistance or personnel, as approved in advance by the Committee;
                 3.    Decides that the supplying Member State is primarily responsible for
           notifying the Committee and that such notification must be at least 20 days in advance
           of the delivery of any supplies as permitted in paragraph 2 (d), paragraph 2 (f) and
           paragraph 2 (g) of this resolution and affirms that the supplying international, regional
           or subregional organization is primarily responsible for notifying the Committee and
           that such notification must be at least 20 days in advance of the delivery of any
           supplies as permitted in paragraph 2 (d), paragraph 2 (f) and paragraph 2 (g) of this
           resolution;
                 4.    Decides that all notifications and exemption requests to the Committee
           shall include: the details of the manufacturer and supplier of the equipment; a
           description of equipment including the type, calibre, quantity as well as serial
           numbers and/or lot numbers or the proposed date(s) when the serial numbers and/or
           lot numbers will be provided in the case of an exemption request; the proposed date(s)
           and place(s) of delivery; the mode(s) of transport and itinerary of shipments; and the
           purpose of use and end user, including the intended destination unit in the CAR
           security forces as well as the intended place of storage; further stresses the importance
           of a specific focus on detailed explanations for how the requested equipment will
           support SSR;
                 5.   Decides that arms and other related lethal equipment sold or supplied to
           the CAR security forces solely for their development may not be resold to, transferred
           to, or made available for use by, any individual or entity not in the service of either
           the CAR security forces or the selling or supplying Member State;
                6.   Decides that the CAR authorities shall update the Committee by
           31 December 2019 on the progress achieved in the SSR process, the disarmament,
           demobilization, reintegration and repatriation (DDRR) process and in the
           management of weapons and ammunition;
                7.   Requests that the Secretary-General update the Security Council, no later
           than 31 December 2019, on the progress achieved by the CAR authorities on the key
           benchmarks established in its Presidential Statement of 9 April 2019
           (S/PRST/2019/3);
                8.     Calls on the CAR authorities to allow the Panel of Experts and MINUSCA
           access to the notified and exempted arms and related lethal equipment at the time of

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               import and before the transfer to the end user takes place, stresses that the CAR
               authorities should mark the arms and related lethal equipment when received in the
               territory of CAR, and calls on the CAR authorities to maintain a registry of all arms
               and materiel owned by CAR security forces, in particular small arms and light
               weapons, with a view to improving tracking and monitoring of their circulation;
                     9.    Calls on the CAR authorities and the authorities of neighbouring States to
               cooperate at the regional level to investigate and combat transnational criminal
               networks and armed groups involved in arms trafficking and calls for the reactivation
               of joint bilateral commissions between the CAR and neighbouring States to address
               cross-border issues, especially issues related to arms trafficking; further welcomes in
               this regard the reactivation of the joint bilateral commissions between the CAR and
               Cameroon and the CAR and the Republic of Congo as well as the intention expressed
               by the CAR authorities and Chadian authorities to reactivate the joint bilateral
               commission between their two countries;
                     10. Affirms that it intends to keep the situation in the CAR under continuous
               review and be prepared to review the appropriateness of the measures contained in
               this resolution at any time as may be necessary, including by 31 January 2020, in light
               of the evolution of the security situation in the country and of the progress achieved
               in relation the SSR process, the DDRR process and the management of weapons and
               ammunition, including in relation to the updates requested in paragraph 6 and in
               paragraph 7 of this resolution;
                    11. Further reaffirms all the measures imposed by and provisions set out in
               paragraphs 2 to 8 of resolution 2454 (2019);
                    12.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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                   United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2489 (2019)
                   Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                17 September 2019

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                   Resolution 2489 (2019)
                   Adopted by the Security Council at its 8620th meeting, on
                   17 September 2019

                        The Security Council,
                        Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its resolution
                   2460 (2019) extending through 17 September 2019 the mandate of the United Nations
                   Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
                       Stressing the important role that the United Nations will continue to play in
                   promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan,
                         Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
                   integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, as well as its continued support for the
                   Government and people of Afghanistan,
                        Stressing the central importance of a comprehensive and inclusive Afghan-led
                   and Afghan-owned political process towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict and
                   a comprehensive political settlement and welcoming progress in this regard,
                         Recalling the desire of the Government and the people of Afghanistan to
                   reinvigorate their country’s standing as a platform of international cooperation in the
                   100th year of Afghanistan regaining its independence,
                        Welcoming the strategic consensus between the Government of Afghanistan and
                   the international community on the Geneva Mutual Accountability Framework
                   (GMAF) as agreed in the Geneva Conference,
                         Emphasizing the importance of supporting the Government of Afghanistan in
                   capacity building, in particular of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces
                   (ANDSF) as well as the Afghan National Police (ANP) in securing their country and
                   in their fight against terrorism,
                        Noting the ongoing work of the Committee established pursuant to Security
                   Council resolution 1988 (2011) and the continuation of the cooperation of the Afghan
                   Government and UNAMA with the Committee, including its Analytical Support and
                   Sanctions Monitoring Team,
                        1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 3 September 2019
                   (S/2019/703);
                        2.   Expresses its appreciation for the United Nations’ long-term commitment
                   to support the Government and the people of Afghanistan and reiterates its full

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               support to the work of UNAMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary -
               General, and stresses the need to ensure continued adequate resourcing for UNAMA
               to fulfil its mandate;
                    3.  Welcomes UNAMA’s ongoing efforts in the implementation of the
               mandated tasks, priorities and related resources of UNAMA, and calls for the
               implementation of the recommendations of the Secretary-General;
                    4.    Decides to extend until 17 September 2020 the mandate of UNAMA, as
               defined in its resolutions 1662 (2006), 1746 (2007), 1806 (2008), 1868 (2009), 1917
               (2010), 1974 (2011), 2041 (2012), 2096 (2013), 2145 (2014), 2210 (2015), 2274
               (2016), 2344 (2017), 2405 (2018), 2460 (2019);
                     5.   Decides further that UNAMA and the Special Representative of the
               Secretary-General, within their mandate and in a manner consistent with Afghan
               sovereignty, leadership and ownership, will continue to lead and coordinate the
               international civilian efforts, in full cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan
               and in accordance with the relevant international communiqués, wi th a particular
               focus on the priorities laid out below:
                     (a) provide outreach as well as good offices to support, if requested by and in
               close consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, the Afghan-led and Afghanowned peace process, proposing and supporting confidence-building measures within
               the framework of the Afghan Constitution and with full respect for the
               implementation of measures and application of the procedures introduced by the
               Security Council in resolutions 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011) and its other relevant
               resolutions;
                     (b) support, in close consultation and coordination with the Government of
               Afghanistan, the organization of future timely, credible, transparent, and inclusive
               Afghan elections, including the presidential elections scheduled for 28 September
               2019, work closely with the election management bodies on and after election day,
               supporting them to deliver a robust and transparent results management process,
               coordinate international community efforts both during and between elections and
               strengthen, in support of the Government of Afghanistan’s electoral reform efforts,
               the sustainability, integrity and inclusiveness of the electoral process, as well as
               increase efforts to provide capacity-building and technical assistance to the election
               management bodies and other relevant Afghan institutions involved in this process;
                     (c) promote, as co-chair of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board
               (JCMB), coherent support by the international community to the development and
               governance priorities of the Government of Afghanistan, including through
               supporting the ongoing development and sequencing of the Government’s reform
               agenda, mobilization of resources, coordination of international donors and
               organizations as facilitator and co-convener of development policy fora, at the same
               time, coordinate international partners for follow-up, in particular through
               information sharing, and support efforts to increase the mutual accountability and
               transparency, and the effectiveness of aid use, including cost-effectiveness, in line
               with the commitments made at the Geneva Conference in 2018;
                     (d) support regional cooperation, with a view to promoting stability and peace,
               as well as assisting Afghanistan in utilizing its role at the heart of Asia to promote
               regional cooperation and connectivity, and to work towards a prosperous Afghanistan,
               building on the achievements made, to promote partnership on connectivity, based on
               transparency, openness, and inclusiveness, welcome joint efforts to enhance dialogue
               and collaboration and to advance shared goals of economic development across the
               region;

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                 (e) continue, with the support of the Office of the United Nations High
           Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), to cooperate with and strengthen the
           capacity of the Government of Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Independent Human
           Rights Commission (AIHRC), and civil society in the protection and promotion of
           human rights, to cooperate also with the Government of Afghanistan and relevant
           international and local non-governmental organizations to monitor the situation of
           civilians, to coordinate efforts to ensure their protection, to monitor places of
           detention, and the treatment of those deprived of their liberty, to promote
           accountability, and advise, in close consultation with the Government of Afghanistan,
           stakeholders on the establishment and implementation of judicial and non -judicial
           processes to address the legacy of large-scale human rights violations and abuses as
           well as international crimes and to prevent their recurrence and to assist in the full
           implementation of the fundamental freedoms and human rights provisions of the
           Afghan Constitution and international treaties to which Afghanistan is a State party,
           in particular those regarding the full enjoyment by women of their human rights,
           including the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against
           Women (CEDAW);
                 (f) support in this regard the importance of gender equality and women’s and
           girls’ empowerment, education, human rights, and full, safe, equal, effective and
           meaningful participation, engagement and leadership of women in all levels of
           decision-making, including in peace talks and overall peacebuilding strategies at the
           national and subnational level, call on the Government of Afghanistan and the
           international community to fully implement and finance the 1325 National Action
           Plan and to ensure the protection of civilians, especially women, children and
           displaced persons, including from sexual- and gender-based violence, and that
           perpetrators of such violence and abuse are held accountable;
                 (g) continue to report on violations and abuses against children and to support
           efforts to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflict, including
           engagement with the Government of Afghanistan to fully implement the Action Plan
           and Road Map;
                (h) closely coordinate and cooperate, where relevant, with the non-combat
           Resolute Support Mission agreed upon between NATO and the Government of
           Afghanistan, as well as with the NATO Senior Civilian Representative;
                6.    Stresses the critical importance of a continued and appropriate presence of
           UNAMA and other United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes in the
           provinces, based on a “One UN” approach and in close consultation and coordination
           with and in support of the priorities of the Government of Afghanistan;
                 7.   Calls on UNAMA and the Special Representative to further increase
           efforts to achieve greater coherence, coordination and efficiency among relevant
           United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes in Afghanistan with a view to
           maximizing their collective effectiveness in full alignment with the reform agenda of
           the Government of Afghanistan, and to continuing to lead international civilian efforts
           aimed at reinforcing the role of Afghan institutions to perform their responsibilities,
           with a view, in all UN programmes and activities, to move towards a national
           implementation model, in the following priority areas:
                 (a) support, through an appropriate UNAMA presence and in support of the
           efforts of the Government of Afghanistan, implementation of the Kabul Process
           throughout the country, including through enhanced cooperation with the Uni ted
           Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);
               (b) support the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan in fulfilling its
           commitments to improve governance and the rule of law, including transitional justice

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               as an essential component of the ongoing peace process, budget execution and the
               fight against corruption throughout the country in accordance with the Kabul Process
               and the Geneva Mutual Accountability Framework (GMAF);
                    (c) coordinate and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance efforts, i n
               support of Afghans in need and in accordance with humanitarian principles, including
               by providing effective support to national and local authorities in assisting and
               protecting internally displaced persons and to creating conditions conducive to the
               voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees from neighbouring and
               other countries and internally displaced persons, with a particular focus on
               development solutions to these issues;
                     8.  Calls upon all Afghan and international parties to coordinate with
               UNAMA in the implementation of its mandate and in efforts to promote the security
               and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel throughout the
               country;
                     9.    Requests that the Secretary-General reports to the Council every three
               months on developments in Afghanistan, and to include in his reports an evaluation
               of progress made against the benchmarks for measuring and tracking progress in the
               implementation of UNAMA’s mandate, including at the subnational level, and
               priorities as set out in this resolution;
                    10.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2490 (2019)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                20 September 2019

               Resolution 2490 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8624th meeting, on
               20 September 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1325 (2000), 1368 (2001), 1373 (2001),
               1624 (2005), 1894 (2009), 2106 (2013), 2150 (2014), 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2199
               (2015), 2242 (2015), 2249 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016), 2341
               (2017), 2347 (2017), 2354 (2017), 2367 (2017), 2368 (2017), 2370 (2017), and its
               relevant presidential statements,
                    Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence
               and unity of Iraq, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the
               United Nations,
                     Recalling that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as
               Da’esh) constitutes a global threat to international peace and security through its
               terrorist acts, its violent extremist ideology, its continued gross, systematic and
               widespread attacks directed against civilians, its vio lations of international
               humanitarian law and abuses of human rights, particularly those committed against
               women and children, and including those motivated by religious or ethnic grounds,
               and its recruitment and training of foreign terrorist fighters whos e threat affects all
               regions and Member States,
                     Condemning the commission of acts by ISIL (Da’esh) involving murder,
               kidnapping, hostage-taking, suicide bombings, enslavement, sale into or otherwise
               forced marriage, trafficking in persons, rape, sexual slavery and other forms of sexual
               violence, recruitment and use of children, attacks on critical infrastructure, as well as
               its destruction of cultural heritage, including archaeological sites, and trafficking of
               cultural property,
                     Recognizing that the commission of such acts which may amount to war crimes,
               crimes against humanity or genocide, is part of the ideology and strategic objectives
               of ISIL (Da’esh), and used by ISIL (Da’esh) as a tactic of terrorism, and that holding
               ISIL (Da’esh) members accountable, particularly those who bear the greatest
               responsibility, including in terms of leadership, which can include regional or
               mid-level commanders, and the ordering and commission of crimes, will further
               expose this, and could assist in countering terrorism and violent extremism which can
               be conducive to terrorism, including by stemming financing and the continued flow
               of international recruits to the terrorist group ISIL (Da ’esh),

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                    Welcoming the considerable efforts of the Government of Iraq to defeat ISI L
               (Da’esh), and recalling its letter to the Secretary-General and Security Council dated
               9 August 2017 calling for the assistance of the international community to ensure that
               members of ISIL (Da’esh) are held accountable for their crimes in Iraq, includin g
               where those may amount to crimes against humanity ( S/2017/710),
                    1.   Reaffirms its resolution 2379 (2017), by which the Investigative Team,
               headed by a Special Adviser, was established; and recalls the terms of reference
               approved by the Council (s/2018/119);
                      2.    Takes note of the request from the Government of Iraq contained in its
               letter dated 19 September 2019 (S/2019/760) and decides to extend until
               21 September 2020 the mandate of the Special Adviser and the Team, with any further
               extension to be decided at the request of the Government of Iraq, or any other
               government that has requested the Team to collect evidence of acts that may amount
               to war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, committed by ISIL (Da ’esh) in
               its territory, in accordance with its resolution 2379 (2017);
                    3.   Requests the Special Adviser to continue to submit and present reports to
               the Council on the team’s activities every 180 days;
                    4.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2491 (2019)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                3 October 2019

               Resolution 2491 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8631st meeting, on
               3 October 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 2240 (2015), 2312 (2016), 2380 (2017) and 2437
               (2018) and its Presidential Statement of 16 December 2015 ( S/PRST/2015/25),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and national unity of Libya,
                    Welcoming the Secretary-General’s report of 5 September 2019 (S/2019/711),
                    Mindful of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
               and security under the Charter of the United Nations,
                    Welcoming the measures that have been taken to implement resolution 2240
               (2015) and encouraging their continuation,
                    Reaffirming the necessity to put an end to the ongoing proliferation of, and
               endangerment of lives by, the smuggling of migrants and trafficking of persons in the
               Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, and, for these specific purposes, acting
               under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.   Condemns all acts of migrant smuggling and human trafficking into,
               through and from the Libyan territory and off the coast of Libya, which undermine
               further the process of stabilisation of Libya and endanger the lives of hundreds of
               thousands of people;
                     2.   Decides to renew the authorisations as set out in paragraphs 7, 8, 9 and 10
               of resolution 2240 (2015), for a further period of twelve months from the date of
               adoption of this resolution, reaffirms paragraph 11 thereof and otherwise reiterates its
               resolutions 2240 (2015), 2312 (2106), 2380 (2017) and 2437 (2018) and its
               Presidential Statement S/PRST/2015/25;
                     3.    Renews the reporting requests set out in paragraph 17 of its resolution 2240
               (2015) from the date of adoption of this resolution, and requests the Secretary-General
               to report to the Security Council six months and eleven months after the adoption of
               this resolution on its implementation, in particular with regards to the implementation
               of paragraphs of 7 to 10 of its resolution 2240 (2015);

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                    4.    Expresses its intention to continue to review the situation and consider, as
               appropriate, renewing the authority provided in this resolution for additional periods;
                    5.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2492 (2019)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                15 October 2019

               Resolution 2492 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8640th meeting, on
               15 October 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions and its presidential statements on the situation
               in Sudan and South Sudan, and in particular, resolutions 1990 (2011), 2024 (2011),
               2032 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2047 (2012), 2075 (2012), 2104 (2013), 2126 (2013), 2156
               (2014), 2179 (2014), 2205 (2015), 2230 (2015), 2251 (2015), 2287 (2016), 2318
               (2016), 2352 (2017), 2386 (2017), 2412 (2018), 2416 (2018), 2438 (2018), 2445
               (2018), 2465 (2019), and 2469 (2019) as well as presidential statements
               S/PRST/2012/19 and S/PRST/2013/14, and the Council’s press statements of 18 June
               2012, 21 September 2012, 28 September 2012, 6 May 2013, 14 June 2013, 14 February
               2014, 17 March 2014, 11 December 2014, 27 November 2015, and 18 July 2019,
                    Recognizing that the current situation in Abyei and along the border between the
               Sudan and South Sudan continues to constitute a threat to international peace and
               security,
                    1.    Decides to extend until 15 November 2019 UNISFA’s mandate
               modification set forth in resolution 2024 (2011) and paragraph 1 of resolution 2075
               (2012);
                    2.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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S/74 [217] UN INTERIM SECURITY FORCE FOR ABYEI
S/74 [160] SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/74 [223] SOUTH SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.

UN Interim Security Force for Abyei|Joint Border Verification Monitoring Mechanism (Sudan and South Sudan)|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|DEMILITARIZED ZONES|ABYEI (SUDAN)|SUDAN|SOUTH SUDAN


               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2493 (2019)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               29 October 2019

               Resolution 2493 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8649th meeting, on
               29 October 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation, in a
               mutually reinforcing manner, of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009),
               1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013), 2242 (2015), and 2467 (2019)
               on Women, Peace and Security, and relevant statements of its Presidents,
                    Bearing in mind the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United
               Nations and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter for
               the maintenance of international peace and security,
                     Reaffirming in this regard the importance to achieve sustainable peace and
               security by dialogue, mediation, consultations and political negotiations to bridge
               differences and to end conflicts,
                     Recognizing the progress made as well as the opportunity and need for far
               greater implementation of the women, peace and security agenda, remaining deeply
               concerned by persisting barriers to the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000)
               and the frequent under-representation of women in many formal processes and bodies
               related to the maintenance of international peace and security, the relatively low
               number of women in senior positions in political, peace and security-related national,
               regional and international institutions, the lack of adequate gender-sensitive
               humanitarian responses and support for women’s leadership roles in these settings,
               insufficient financing for Women, Peace and Security, and the resulting detrimental
               impact on the maintenance of international peace and security,
                     Recognizing that an understanding of the impact of armed conflict on women
               and girls, effective institutional arrangements to guarantee their protection and full
               participation in the peace process can significantly contribute to the maintenance and
               promotion of international peace and security,
                     Recalling the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
               and reaffirming the obligations of State Parties to the Convention on the Elimination
               of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Optional Protocol thereto, urging
               states that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to them, noting
               General Recommendation 30 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
               Against Women on Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post Conflict
               Situations,

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                     Reaffirming the primary role of Member States to implement fully all Security
               Council resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, and the important complementary
               role of United Nations entities and regional organizations, further recognizing that
               States bear the primary responsibility to respect and ensure the human rights of all
               persons within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction as provided for by
               international law, and reaffirming that parties to armed conflict bear the primar y
               responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians,
                   Recognizing the important role and contribution of civil society, including
               women’s organizations, in the full implementation of Security Council resolutions on
               Women, Peace and Security,
                    Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General of 9 October 2019 and its
               operational recommendations for the UN and Member States in the lead up to the 20th
               anniversary of Resolution 1325 and, recalling the report of the Secretary-General of
               17 September 2015 (S/2015/716) which submitted the recommendations of the Global
               Study on the implementation of resolution 1325,
                    Welcoming the efforts of Member States, and regional and subregional
               organizations, in implementing resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions on
               Women, Peace and Security at the regional, national and local levels, including the
               development of action plans and other complementary implementation planning
               frameworks, with sufficient resources, and encouraging Member States to continue
               to pursue such implementation, including through strengthened monitoring,
               evaluation and coordination,
                    Recognizing the opportunity presented by the number of significant
               anniversaries in 2020 notably the 20th anniversary of Resolution 1325, the 75th
               anniversary of the United Nations, the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration
               and Platform for Action and calling on all Member States to commit to the promotion
               of women and girls’ empowerment in peace and security processes and to use these
               anniversaries to intensify their national efforts and international co -operation,
                     1.   Urges Member States to fully implement the provisions of all previous
               Security Council Resolutions pertaining to the Women, Peace and Security agenda
               and to reinforce their efforts in this regard;
                     2.   Further urges Member States to commit to implementing the Women,
               Peace and Security agenda and its priorities by ensuring and promoting the full, equal
               and meaningful participation of women in all stages of peace processes, including
               through mainstreaming a gender perspective, and remain committed to increasing the
               number of civilian and uniformed women in peacekeeping at all levels and i n key
               positions;
                      3.   Urges Member States supporting peace processes to facilitate women’s
               full, equal and meaningful inclusion and participation in peace talks from the outset,
               both in negotiating parties’ delegations and in the mechanisms set up to implement
               and monitor agreements, encourages Member States to support efforts, including
               timely support to women to enhance their participation and capacity building in peace
               processes, in order to address the unequal representation and participation of women
               in the peace and security agenda;
                     4.    Noting the Peacebuilding Commission mandate pursuant to resolution
               1645 (2005) and its gender strategy and calls for its full implementation to further
               promote women’s participation in peacebuilding efforts, and in the prevention of
               conflict, and encourages the Peacebuilding Commission to continue to support the
               participation of women-led peacebuilding organizations, in planning and stabilization
               efforts in post-conflict reconstruction and recovery;

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                  5.    Calls on Member States to promote all the rights of women, including
           civil, political and economic rights, urges them to increase their funding on women,
           peace and security including through more aid in conflict and post-conflict situations
           for programmes that further gender equality and women’s economic empowerment
           and security, as well as through support to civil society, and to support countries in
           armed conflict and post-conflict situations, including through access to education,
           training and capacity-building, in their implementation of women, peace and security
           resolutions, further calls for increased international development cooperation related
           to women’s empowerment and gender equality and invites aid providers to continue
           to track the gender focus of aid contributions and provide further information and
           assessment on this progress;
                6.    Strongly encourages Member States to create safe and enabling
           environments for civil society, including formal and informal community women
           leaders, women peacebuilders, political actors, and those who protect and promote
           human rights, to carry out their work independently and without undue interference,
           including in situations of armed conflict, and to address threats, harassment, violence
           and hate speech against them;
                7.   Takes note of the work of the Informal Experts Group on Women, Peace
           and Security as expressed in resolution 2242 (2015) to facilitate a more systematic
           approach to Women, Peace and Security within its own work and enable greater
           oversight and coordination of implementation efforts; and acknowledges UN
           Women’s important role in this regard;
                 8.   Encourages regional organizations to consider convening meetings in the
           lead up to the 20th commemoration of resolution 1325 with the participation of
           governments, relevant stakeholders and civil society to review the implementation of
           the Women, Peace and Security agenda in their respective regions, and further
           encourages them to identify practical and measurable steps for fully implementing
           the agenda, and invites them to report on this progress, during the annual open debate
           of the Security Council;
                9.    Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the
           Women, Peace and Security agenda, requests that all Heads of UN Entities, lend all
           possible support to the Secretary-General in this matter to:
                 (a) develop context-specific approaches for women’s participation in all
           UN-supported peace talks, including country specific situations, in order to contribute
           to full, equal and meaningful participation of women in peace and security, to ensure
           more inclusive participation;
                 (b) to continue to make use of the UN’s annual consultations with regional
           organizations to encourage the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security
           agenda as it relates to their specific contexts, further encourages cooperation and
           sharing of best practices as it relates to implementation of the agenda, as requested
           by regional and subregional organizations;
                (c) continue mainstreaming a gender perspective in the Secretariat and United
           Nations agencies, including through the system-wide gender parity strategy;
                 10. Requests the Secretary-General to include the following in his next annual
           report on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and its subsequent
           resolutions:
               (a) further information on, progress made and the remaining challenges in the
           Women, Peace and Security agenda as well as recommendations to address new and
           emerging challenges;

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                    (b) the implementation of the appointment of gender advisers and/or women
               protection advisers, provisions to facilitate women’s full and effective participation
               and protection in: the election preparation and political processes, disarmament,
               demobilization and reintegration programs, security sector and judicial reforms, and
               wider post-conflict reconstruction processes where these are mandated tasks within
               the UN mission;
                    (c) an assessment of the progress and commitments made on dedicated gender
               expertise in expert groups and monitoring teams in UN Security Council Sanctions
               Committees and how this commitment is met, as articulated in previous resolutions;
                    11.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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S/ X Women and peace and security.
S/74 [201] WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
S/74 [27] PEACEBUILDING

WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT|POLITICAL PARTICIPATION|PEACEMAKING|PEACEBUILDING|WAR PREVENTION|GENDER MAINSTREAMING


               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2494 (2019)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                30 October 2019

               Resolution 2494 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8651st meeting, on
               30 October 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling and reaffirming all its previous resolutions on Western Sahara,
                    Reaffirming its strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his
               incoming Personal Envoy to implement resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813
               (2008), 1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013), 2152
               (2014), 2218 (2015), 2285 (2016), 2351 (2017), 2414 (2018), 2440 (2018) and 2468
               (2019),
                    Paying tribute to Horst Köhler, former Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General
               for Western Sahara, and commending his efforts in holding the roundtable process,
               which created new momentum in the political process,
                    Welcoming the new momentum created by the first roundtable meeting on
               5−6 December 2018 and the second roundtable meeting on 21–22 March 2019, and
               commitment by Morocco, the Frente Polisario, Algeria, and Mauritania to engage i n
               the UN political process on Western Sahara in a serious and respectful manner in
               order to identify elements of convergence,
                     Encouraging the resumption of consultations between the incoming Personal
               Envoy and Morocco, the Frente Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania in this regard to
               build on the progress achieved,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to assist the parties to achieve a just, lasting, a nd
               mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise, which will provide for
               the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements
               consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, a nd
               noting the role and responsibilities of the parties in this respect,
                    Reiterating its call upon Morocco, the Frente Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania
               to cooperate more fully with each other, including through building additional trust,
               and with the United Nations, as well as to strengthen their involvement in the political
               process and to achieve progress towards a political solution,
                     Recognizing that achieving a political solution to this long-standing dispute and
               enhanced cooperation between the Member States of the Maghreb Arab Union would
               contribute to stability and security, in turn leading to jobs, growth and opportunities
               for all the peoples in the Sahel region,

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                    Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping
               operations, including the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western
               Sahara (MINURSO), under close review and reiterating the need for the Council to
               pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping deployments, and effective
               management of resources,
                     Recalling resolution 2378 (2017) and its request of the Secretary-General to
               ensure that data related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, including
               peacekeeping performance data, is used to improve analytics and the evaluation of
               mission operations, based on clear and well identified benchmarks, and further
               recalling resolution 2436 (2018) and its request of the Secretary-General to ensure
               that decisions to recognize and incentivize outstanding performance and decisions
               regarding deployment, remediation, training, withholding of financial reimbursement,
               and repatriation of uniformed or dismissal of civilian personnel, are predicated o n
               objective performance data,
                   Recalling resolution 2242 (2015) and its aspiration to increase the number of
               women in military and police contingents of United Nations peacekeeping operations,
                     Recognizing the important role played by MINURSO on the ground and the need
               for it to fully implement its mandate, including its role in supporting the incoming
               Personal Envoy to achieve a mutually acceptable political solution,
                    Expressing concern about the violations of existing agreements, reiterating the
               importance of full adherence to these commitments in order to sustain momentum in
               the Western Sahara political process, and taking note of the commitments provided
               by the Frente Polisario to the former Personal Envoy, and in this regard welcoming
               the Secretary-General’s assessment on 2 October 2019 that the situation in Western
               Sahara has remained relatively calm with the ceasefire continuing to hold and respect
               by the parties for MINURSO’s mandate,
                    Taking note of the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the
               Secretary-General and welcoming serious and credible Moroccan efforts to move the
               process forward towards resolution; also taking note of the Polisario Front proposal
               presented 10 April 2007 to the Secretary-General,
                     Encouraging in this context, the parties to demonstrate further political will
               towards a solution including by expanding upon their discussion of each other ’s
               proposals and recommitting to UN efforts in a spirit of realism and com promise, and
               further encouraging the neighbouring countries to make contributions to the political
               process,
                     Encouraging the parties to cooperate further with the United Nations Office of
               the High Commissioner for Refugees in identifying and implementing confidence -
               building measures that can serve to foster the trust necessary for a successful political
               process,
                     Stressing the importance of improving the human rights situation in Western
               Sahara and the Tindouf camps, and encouraging the parties to work with the
               international community to develop and implement independent and credible
               measures to ensure full respect for human rights, bearing in mind their relevant
               obligations under international law,
                   Encouraging the parties to sustain in their respective efforts to enhance the
               promotion and protection of human rights in Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee
               camps, including the freedoms of expression and association,
                    Welcoming in this regard, steps and initiatives taken by Morocco, and the role
               played by the National Council on Human Rights Commissions operating in Dakhla

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           and Laayoune, and Morocco’s interaction with Special Procedures of the United
           Nations Human Rights Council,
                 Strongly encouraging enhancing cooperation with the Office of the United
           Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), including through
           facilitating visits to the region,
                 Noting with deep concern the continued hardships faced by Sahrawi refugees
           and their dependency on external humanitarian assistance, and further noting with
           deep concern insufficient funding for those living in Tindouf refugee camps and the
           risks associated with the reduction of food assistance,
                Reiterating its request for consideration of a refugee registration in the Tindouf
           refugee camps and emphasizing efforts be made in this regard,
                 Recalling United Nations Security Council resolutions 1325 and 2250 and
           related resolutions; stressing the importance of a commitment by the parties to
           continue the process of negotiations through the United Nations -sponsored talks and
           encouraging the full, effective and meaningful participation of women and active and
           meaningful participation of youth in these talks,
                Recognizing that the status quo is not acceptable, and noting further that
           progress in negotiations is essential in order to improve the quality of life of the
           people of Western Sahara in all its aspects,
                Affirming its full support for Special Representative of the Secretary-General
           for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO Colin Stewart,
                Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 2 October 2019
           (S/2019/787),
                1.    Decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 31 October 2020;
                 2.    Emphasizes the need to achieve a realistic, practicable and enduring
           political solution to the question of Western Sahara based on compromise and the
           importance of aligning the strategic focus of MINURSO and orienting resources of
           the United Nations to this end;
                 3.    Expresses its full support for the ongoing efforts of the Secretary-General
           and his incoming Personal Envoy to sustain the renewed negotiations process in order
           to achieve a solution to the Western Sahara question, notes the intention of the former
           Personal Envoy to invite Morocco, the Frente Polisario, Algeria, and Mauritania to
           meet again in the same format, and welcomes the commitment of Morocco, the Frente
           Polisario, Algeria, and Mauritania to remain engaged throughout the duration of this
           process, in a spirit of realism and compromise, to ensure a successful outcome;
                 4.   Calls upon the parties to resume negotiations under the auspices of the
           Secretary-General without preconditions and in good faith, taking into account the
           efforts made since 2006 and subsequent developments with a view to achieving a just,
           lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self -
           determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements
           consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, and
           noting the role and responsibilities of the parties in this respect;
                5.    Invites Member States to lend appropriate assistance to these talks;
                 6.    Reaffirms the need for full respect of the military agreements reached with
           MINURSO with regard to the ceasefire and calls on the parties to adhere fully to
           those agreements, implement their commitments to the former Personal Envoy, and
           refrain from any actions that could undermine UN-facilitated negotiations or further
           destabilize the situation in the Western Sahara;

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                     7.    Calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with MINURSO, including its free
               interaction with all interlocutors, and to take the necessary steps to ensure the security
               of as well as unhindered movement and immediate access for the United Nations and
               associated personnel in carrying out their mandate, in conformity with existing
               agreements;
                     8.   Emphasizes the importance of a renewed commitment by the parties to
               advancing the political process in preparation for further negotiations, recalls its
               endorsement of the recommendation in the report of 14 April 2008 ( S/2008/251) that
               realism and a spirit of compromise by the parties are essential to achieve progress in
               negotiations, and encourages the neighbouring countries to make important, active
               contributions to this process;
                    9.    Calls upon the parties to demonstrate political will and work in an
               atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to advance negotiations, thus ensuring
               implementation of resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008), 1871 (2009),
               1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013), 2152 (2014), 2218 (2015), 2285
               (2016), 2351 (2017), 2414 (2018), 2440 (2018) and 2468 (2019) and the success of
               negotiations;
                     10. Requests the Secretary-General to brief the Security Council on a regular
               basis, and at any time he deems appropriate during the mandate period, to include
               within six months of this mandate’s renewal and again prior to its expiration, on the
               status and progress of these negotiations under his auspices, on the implementation
               of this resolution, challenges to MINURSO’s operations and steps taken to address
               them, expresses its intention to meet to receive and discuss his briefings and in this
               regard, further requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation in
               Western Sahara well before the end of the mandate period;
                     11. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary-General to
               standardize a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, and reaffirms its support
               for the development of a comprehensive and integrated performance policy
               framework that identifies clear standards of performance for evaluating all United
               Nations civilian and uniformed personnel working in and supporting peacekeeping
               operations that facilitates effective and full implementation of mandates, and includes
               comprehensive and objective methodologies based on clear and well -defined
               benchmarks to ensure accountability for underperformance and incentives and
               recognition for outstanding performance, and calls on him to apply this framework to
               MINURSO as described in resolution 2436 (2018), requests the Secretary-General to
               seek to increase the number of women in MINURSO, as well as to ensure the full,
               effective, and meaningful participation of women in all aspects of operations;
                    12. Urges the parties and neighbouring states to engage productively with
               MINURSO as it further considers how new technologies can be used to reduce risk,
               improve force protection, and better implement its mandate;
                     13. Encourages the parties to cooperate with the Office of the United Nations
               High Commissioner for Refugees to identify and implement confidence -building
               measures, including to engage women and youth, and encourages neighbouring states
               to support these efforts;
                     14. Urges Member States to provide new and additional voluntary
               contributions to fund food programmes to ensure that the humanitarian needs of
               refugees are adequately addressed and avoid reductions in food rations;
                     15. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take necessary measures to
               ensure full compliance of all personnel in MINURSO with the United Nations zero -
               tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep t he Council fully
               informed through his reports to the Council about the Mission’s progress in this

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           regard, and urges troop-contributing and police-contributing countries to continue
           taking appropriate preventative action including vetting of all personnel, predeployment
           and in-mission awareness training, and to ensure full accountability in cases of such
           conduct involving their personnel through timely investigation of allegations by
           troop-contributing and police-contributing countries and MINURSO, as appropriate;
                16.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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S/74 [45] UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA
S/74 [44] WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION
S/ X The situation concerning Western Sahara.

UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara|UN. Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|WESTERN SAHARA|NEGOTIATION|PEACE AGREEMENTS|WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION


               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2495 (2019)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                31 October 2019

               Resolution 2495 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8654th meeting,
               on 31 October 2019

                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming all its previous resolutions and Presidential statements concerning
               the situation in Sudan and underlining the importance of full compliance with and
               implementation of these,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence, and
               territorial integrity of Sudan,
                    Reaffirming the basic principles of peacekeeping, such as consent of the parties,
               impartiality and non-use of force, except in self-defence and defence of the mandate,
               and recognising that the mandate of each peacekeeping mission is specific to the
               country concerned, underlining that the mandates that it authorises are consistent with
               the basic principles, reiterating that the Security Council expects full deliver of the
               mandates it authorises, and recalling in this regard its resolution 2436 (2018),
                     Welcoming the signing of the Constitutional Declaration on 17 August 2019 on
               the establishment of a new civilian-led transitional Government and transitional
               institutions, and further welcoming the inauguration of the Prime Minister and
               Sovereign Council on 21 August 2019, and of the Cabinet on 8 September 2019,
                    Welcoming the commitment in the Constitutional Declaration to achieve a fair
               and comprehensive peace in Sudan by addressing the root causes of conflict and t he
               impact of conflict, commending in this regard the launch of the peace negotiations on
               14 October 2019, and noting with appreciation the role of the Government of South
               Sudan in supporting these negotiations,
                    Calling on the Government of Sudan, the Darfur armed movements and all
               stakeholders, including representatives of the internally displaced persons (IDPs), to
               seize the momentum and engage in inclusive peace negotiations, without
               preconditions and in accordance with the Constitutional Declaration, a nd
               encouraging the parties to the conflict to reach a peace agreement swiftly,
                    Underscoring that it is imperative that the withdrawal of the African Union -
               United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) should take into account the
               progress made in the peace process,
                    Welcoming the improvements in security conditions in Darfur while expressing
               concern that the security situation in some regions of Darfur remains precarious due

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               to the destabilising activities of a number of actors which further exacerb ate
               insecurity, threats against civilians in Darfur, inter-communal violence and acts of
               criminality, and undermines development and the rule of law,
                     Welcoming the decisions of the Government of Sudan to facilitate the delivery
               of humanitarian assistance and create more favourable conditions for humanitarian
               actors and encouraging the full implementation of these decisions in order to ensure
               rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access throughout Darfur,
                    Welcoming the agreement signed on 25 September 2019 between the
               Government of Sudan and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to open a
               Country Office with field offices in Sudan and encouraging the swift
               operationalisation of these offices,
                  Taking note of the Special Report of the Chairperson of the African Union
               Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations (S/2019/816),
                   Taking note of the letter by the Government of Sudan addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations dated 22 October 2019,
                    Determining that the situation in Sudan constitutes a threat to international
               peace and security,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    1.   Decides to extend until 31 October 2020 the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID);
                     2.   Calls upon the Government of Sudan, Darfur armed movements and all
               other stakeholders to meaningfully participate and demonstrate progress in advancing
               peace negotiations with the goal of creating a fair and comprehensive peace, enabling
               UNAMID to fully drawdown;
                     3.    Decides that UNAMID shall continue to implement its mandate as set out
               in resolution 2429 (2018) and, in line with existing tasks and in cooperation with the
               United Nations Country Team, shall focus on:
                    (i) support to the peace process, including to mediation between the
                    Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed movements, the national Peace
                    Commission, and support for the implementation of any peace agreement, as
                    currently reflected in the Government of Sudan’s strategic priority to achieve a
                    fair and comprehensive peace;
                    (ii) support to peacebuilding activities, including strengthening the State
                    Liaison Functions (SLFs) and expanding them into Jebel Marra;
                    (iii) the protection of civilians, monitoring and reporting on human rights ,
                    including sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations against
                    children, the facilitation of humanitarian assistance and the safety and security
                    of humanitarian personnel, and contribute to the creation of the necessary
                    security conditions for the voluntary, informed, safe, dignified and sustainable
                    return of refugees and IDPs, or, where appropriate, their local integration or
                    relocation to a third location;
                     4.    Takes note of the first option provided in paragraph 45(i) of the Special
               Report of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary -
               General of the United Nations (S/2019/816) and decides that until 31 March 2020
               UNAMID shall maintain its current troop and police ceilings, and further decides that
               during this period UNAMID shall maintain all team sites for mandate
               implementation, with the exception of its sector headquarters in South Darfur, which
               shall be closed in line with paragraph 5 of this resolution, whilst being prepared for

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           the timely and responsible closure of additional team sites following a decision of the
           Security Council;
                5.    Acknowledges the Government of Sudan’s commitment, in line with
           United Nations rules and regulations, to use handed -over UNAMID team sites
           exclusively for civilian end-user purposes, and urges the Government of Sudan to
           ensure that UNAMID team sites previously handed-over and team sites that will be
           handed over in the future are utilised to this effect;
                6.   Requests the Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union
           Commission to provide the Security Council with a Special Report no later t han
           31 January 2020, on the following:
                (i) an assessment of the situation on the ground, an update on the peace
                process, information on the status of previously handed -over UNAMID team
                sites, and recommendations on the appropriate course of action regardi ng the
                drawdown of UNAMID;
                (ii) options for a follow-on presence to UNAMID, based on the views and the
                needs of Government of Sudan;
                 7.   Expresses its intention, taking into account the findings of the Special
           Report requested in paragraph 6 of this resolution, to decide by 31 March 2020,
           courses of action regarding the responsible drawdown and exit of UNAMID in line
           with paragraph 1 of this resolution, and further expresses its intention to adopt a new
           resolution at the same time, establishing a follow-on presence to UNAMID;
                8.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2496 (2019)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               5 November 2019

               Resolution 2496 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8658th meeting, on
               5 November 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions concerning the conflicts in the
               Former Yugoslavia and relevant statements of its President, including resolutions
               1031 (1995) of 15 December 1995, 1088 (1996) of 12 December 1996, 1423 (2002)
               of 12 July 2002, 1491 (2003) of 11 July 2003, 1551 (2004) of 9 July 2004, 1575
               (2004) of 22 November 2004, 1639 (2005) of 21 November 2005, 1722 (2006) of
               21 November 2006, 1764 (2007) of 29 June 2007, 1785 (2007) of 21 November 2007,
               1845 (2008) of 20 November 2008, 1869 (2009) of 25 March 2009, 1895 (2009) of
               18 November 2009, 1948 (2010) of 18 November 2010, 2019 (2011) of 16 November
               2011, 2074 (2012) of 14 November 2012, 2123 (2013) of 12 November 2013, 2183
               (2014) of 11 November 2014, 2247 (2015) of 10 November 2015, 2315 (2016) of
               8 November 2016, and 2384 (2017) of 7 November 2017, and 2443 (2018) of
               6 November 2018,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to the political settlement of the conflicts in the
               Former Yugoslavia, preserving the sovereignty and territorial inte grity of all States
               there within their internationally recognized borders,
                     Underlining its commitment to support the implementation of the General
               Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto
               (collectively the Peace Agreement, S/1995/999, Annex), as well as the relevant
               decisions of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC),
                    Noting the reports of the High Representative, including his latest report of
               28 October 2019,
                     Encouraging the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support of the
               international community, to accelerate their efforts to address the disposal of excess
               ammunition,
                     Emphasizing its appreciation to the Commander and personnel of the
               multinational stabilization force (EUFOR ALTHEA) and the personne l of other
               international organizations and agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina for their
               contributions to the implementation of the Peace Agreement,
                    Recalling all the agreements concerning the status of forces referred to in
               Appendix B to Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement, and reminding the parties of their
               obligation to continue to comply therewith,

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                    Further recalling the provisions of its resolution 1551 (2004) concerning the
               provisional application of the status of forces agreements contained in Appendix B to
               Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement,
                     Welcoming the continued presence of EUFOR ALTHEA and the EU’s readiness
               to continue at this stage an executive military role to support Bosnia and Herzegovina
               authorities to maintain the safe and secure environment, t he current focus of its
               mandate, and its regular review, including on the basis of the situation on the ground,
                     Reiterating its calls on the competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to
               take necessary steps to complete the 5+2 agenda, which remains necessary for closure
               of the Office of the High Representative, as confirmed by the PIC Steering Board
               communiqués,
                     Reaffirming provisions concerning the High Representative as set out in its
               previous resolutions, and further reaffirming Article V of Anne x 10 of the Peace
               Agreement regarding the High Representative’s final authority in theatre in the
               interpretation of the civilian implementation of the Agreement,
                     Recognizing the importance of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s transition to a
               functional, reform oriented, modern and democratic European country,
                     Calling on parties to continue negotiations on government formation at all
               levels, and emphasizing the importance of a stable government, capable of acting in
               the interest of all citizens,
                    Taking note of the Peace Agreement and of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s
               leadership’s commitment towards a European perspective, including through the
               submission of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU membership application in February
               2016 and through the implementation of the recommendations in the EU
               Commission’s Opinion issued in May 2019, and recalling that Bosnia and
               Herzegovina’s commitment needs to be translated urgently into comprehensive
               reform results on the ground,
                    Noting with concern continued polarizing unconstructive policies, actions and
               rhetoric in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and reiterating its calls to political leaders to
               advance reconciliation and mutual understanding,
                    Noting positively that the initial implementation of the Reform Agenda, has
               provided the first steps of structural adjustment to the economy of the co untry,
               welcoming the adoption of guidelines for new socioeconomic reforms in October
               2019 by the entity governments, and calling for all levels of authorities to coordinate
               and implement reforms to the benefit of all citizens,
                     Emphasizing the need for Bosnia and Herzegovina to step up efforts regarding
               the functioning and independence of the judiciary, the fight against corruption and
               organized crime and the fight against terrorism and prevention of radicalization,
                    Underscoring the urgency to implement the rulings of the European Court of
               Human Rights as well as the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
               emphasizing that progress needs to be made on electoral reform in a spirit of
               consensus within the current legislative period to move the cou ntry towards modern
               democratic standards in accordance with the OSCE-ODIHR recommendations to
               improve the electoral framework,
                    Encouraging the parties to implement Bosnia and Herzegovina’s National
               Action Plan on Women Peace and Security in an inclusive manner and looking
               forward to its continuation,
                    Taking note of EUFOR ALTHEA’s strategic review, conducted in 2019,

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                 Recognizing that the security environment has remained calm and stable, and
           noting that the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities have so far p roven capable to deal
           with threats to the safe and secure environment,
                 Determining that the situation in the region continues to constitute a threat to
           international peace and security,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                 1.   Reiterates that the primary responsibility for the further successful
           implementation of the Peace Agreement lies with all the authorities in Bosnia and
           Herzegovina themselves and notes the continued willingness of the international
           community and major donors to support them in implementing the Peace Agreement,
           and calls upon all the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to fully cooperate with
           the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals;
               2.  Welcomes the EU’s readiness to maintain an EU military operation
           (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina from November 2019;
                 3.   Authorizes the Member States acting through or in cooperation with the
           EU to establish for a further period of twelve months, starting from the date of the
           adoption of this resolution, a multinational stabilization force (EUFOR ALTHEA) as
           a legal successor to SFOR under unified command and control, which will fulfil its
           missions in relation to the implementation of Annex 1 -A and Annex 2 of the Peace
           Agreement in cooperation with the NATO Headquarters presence in accordance with
           the arrangements agreed between NATO and the EU as communicated to the Security
           Council in their letters of 19 November 2004, which recognize that EUFOR ALTHEA
           will have the main peace stabilization role under the military aspects of the Peace
           Agreement;
                 4.   Decides to renew the authorization provided by paragraph 11 of its
           resolution 2183 (2014) for a further period of twelve months starting from the date of
           adoption of this resolution;
                 5.    Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraph 3 and 4 above to
           take all necessary measures to effect the implementation of and to ensure compliance
           with annexes 1-A and 2 of the Peace Agreement, stresses that the parties shall
           continue to be held equally responsible for the compliance with that annex and shall
           be equally subject to such enforcement action by EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO
           presence as may be necessary to ensure implementation of those annexes and the
           protection of EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO presence;
                 6.   Authorizes Member States to take all necessary measures, at the request of
           either EUFOR ALTHEA or the NATO Headquarters, in defence of the EUFOR
           ALTHEA or NATO presence respectively, and to assist both organizations in carrying
           out their missions, and recognizes the right of both EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO
           presence to take all necessary measures to defend themselves from attack or threat of
           attack;
                 7.   Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraph 3 and 4 above, in
           accordance with annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement, to take all necessary measures
           to ensure compliance with the rules and procedures governing command and control
           of airspace over Bosnia and Herzegovina with respect to all civilian and military air
           traffic;
                 8.    Urges the parties to proceed with government formation at all levels and
           to prioritize the implementation of comprehensive reforms, in an inclusive manner,
           to the benefit of all citizens and in line with the European perspective the country is
           committed to, and, in this regard, further calls on them to refrain from any polarizing
           unconstructive policy, action and rhetoric;

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                    9.    Urges the parties, in accordance with the Peace Agreement, to abide to
               their commitment to cooperate fully with all institutions involved in the
               implementation of this peace settlement, as described in the Peace Agreement,
               including Annex 4;
                     10. Reaffirms that under the Peace Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina
               consists of two entities, which exist legally by virtue of the Bosnia and Herzegovina
               Constitution, and further reaffirms that any change to the Constitution must be made
               in accordance with the amendment procedure prescribed therein;
                    11.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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