               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2388 (2017)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                21 November 2017

               Resolution 2388 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8111th meeting, on
               21 November 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling Presidential Statement 2015/25, Resolution 2331 (2016),
                    Taking note of the Secretary-General’s report S/2017/939,
                    Recalling its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
               and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
                     Taking note of the efforts undertaken by United Nations entities and
               international and regional bodies to implement Resolution 2331 (2016), including
               the development of a Thematic Paper on trafficking in persons in conflict situations,
               the establishment of the Task Team on anti-trafficking in humanitarian action within
               the Global Protection Cluster, the development by UNODC of a structured system
               of data collection on trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict,
               including through the publication of the 2016 Global Report on Trafficking in
               Persons, and the inclusion by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive
               Directorate, within the existing mandate, under the policy guidance of the Counter
               Terrorism Committee, and in close cooperation with UNODC and other relevant
               entities, in its country assessments, as appropriate, of information regarding
               Member States efforts to address the issue of trafficking 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,
                     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 framework 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 women and children in situations of armed conflict and persons forcibly

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               displaced by armed conflict, including refugees, can be especially vulnerable to
               trafficking in persons in armed conflict and to these forms of exploitation,
                     Recalling the Political Declaration on the implementation of the United
               Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, adopted by the
               General Assembly on 27 September 2017, and further welcoming the resolve of
               Member States expressed therein to take decisive concerted action to end trafficking
               in persons, wherever it may occur,
                    Reiterating deep concern that despite its condemnation of acts of trafficking in
               persons in areas affected by armed conflict, such acts continue to occur,
                     Reiterating its solidarity with victims of trafficking in persons in armed
               conflict and post-conflict situations and noting the importance of providing them
               with appropriate care, assistance and services for their physical, psychological and
               social recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration, in full respect of their huma n rights
               and in a manner that takes full account of the extreme trauma they have suffered and
               the risk of further victimization and stigmatization,
                    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,
                    Recalling resolutions 2359 (2017) and 2374 (2017), which express concern
               over the serious challenges posed by different forms of transnational organized
               crime, including trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants in the Sahel
               region, and recalling also resolutions 2240 (2015) and 2380 (2017), which express
               concern that the situation in Libya is exacerbated by the smuggling of migrants and
               human trafficking into, through and from the Libyan territory, which could provide
               support to other organized crime and terrorist networks in Libya,
                     Reiterating the critical importance of all Member States fully implementing
               relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutio ns 2195 (2014), 2253
               (2015), 2199 (2015) and 2368 (2017), which express concern that terrorists benefit
               from transnational organized crime in some regions, including from trafficking in
               persons, as well as 2242 (2015), which expresses concern that acts of sexual
               violence and gender-based violence 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; and further reiterating the connection between
               trafficking in persons, sexual violence and terrorism and other organized criminal
               activities, which can prolong and exacerbate conflict and instability or intensify its
               impact on civilian populations,
                     Recognizing the need to continue to foster a global partnership against
               trafficking in persons among all stakeholders, including inter alia, through bilateral,
               multilateral and regional processes and initiatives,
                     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,
                    Condemning in the strongest terms continued gross, systematic and
               widespread abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law

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           by ISIL (also known as Da’esh); and abductions of women and children by ISIL,
           ANF, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities and expressing
           outrage at their exploitation and abuse, including rape and sexual violence, forced
           marriage and enslavement by these entities, encouraging all State and non-state
           actors with evidence to bring it to the attention of the Council, along with any
           information that human trafficking and related forms of exploitation and abuse may
           support the perpetrators financially, emphasizing that States are required to ensure
           that their nationals and persons within their territory do not make available any
           funds, financial assets or economic resources for ISIL’s benefit, and noting 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), 2253
           (2015) and 2368 (2017) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated
           individuals, groups, undertakings and entities,
                 Recognizing that persons affected by armed conflict and fleeing conflict are at
           great risk of being subjected to trafficking in persons, and stressing the need to
           prevent and identify instances of trafficking in persons among those forcibly
           displaced or otherwise affected by armed conflict,
                 Expressing grave concern over the high numbers of women and children
           subjected to trafficking in armed conflicts, and recognizing that acts of trafficking in
           persons are often associated with other violations of applicable international law
           and other abuses, including those involving recruitment and use, abduction and
           sexual violence including, inter alia, rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitu tion and
           forced pregnancy; and calling on all Member States to hold perpetrators accountable
           and to assist victims in their recovery and reintegration,
                Reiterating its grave concern over the abduction of children in situations of
           armed conflict, the majority of which are perpetrated by non-State armed groups,
           recognizing that abductions occur in a variety of settings, including schools, further
           recognizing that abduction often precedes or follows other abuses and violations of
           applicable international law against children, including those involving recruitment
           and use, killing and maiming, as well as rape and other forms of sexual violence,
           which may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, and calling on all
           Member States to hold perpetrators of abductions accountable,
                 Expressing deep concern over the heightened vulnerability to exploitation and
           abuse of children forcibly displaced by armed conflict, particularly when separated
           from their families or caregivers, and underlining the need to ensure protection of
           all unaccompanied children who are victims of or those vulnerable to trafficking in
           persons through their prompt identification and immediate assistance taking into
           account their specific needs,
                Condemning all violations and abuses against children in armed conflict,
           including trafficking in persons and recalling all its resolutions on children and
           armed conflict that call for the protection of children, and in particular Resolution
           1261 (1999) as well as Resolution 1612 (2005), establishing the Monitoring and
           Reporting Mechanism on children and armed conflict,
                Noting measures taken by UN peacekeeping and special political missions in
           accordance with their mandates, to assist host States in exercising their primary
           responsibility to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, also noting measures
           taken by Member States to provide pre-deployment training on trafficking in
           persons to personnel that will be deployed in UN peacekeeping missions and
           encouraging further action in this area,

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                    Noting the initiative by Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the
               Department of Field Support and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to
               develop a training module on human trafficking and smuggling of migrants for in
               mission training of police personnel in selected peacekeeping missions, where
               applicable,
                     Underscoring the need for improved collection, also through relevant data
               base systems managed by international organizations, including UNODC and
               INTERPOL, of timely, objective, accurate and reliable data on trafficking in persons
               in situations of conflict, disaggregated by sex, age and other relevant factors, as well
               as on financial flows associated with trafficking in persons,
                     Reaffirming the need to ensure organization and coherence in the efforts of the
               United Nations System to address trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed
               conflict or in post conflict situations and further recognizing the need to continue to
               work towards an enhanced comprehensive and coordinated approach to prevent and
               combat trafficking, which can contribute to sustainable peace and stability,
                     1.    Reaffirms its condemnation in the strongest terms of all instances of
               trafficking in persons, especially women and children, who make up the vast
               majority of all victims 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.    Urges Members States to consider, as a matter of priority, ratifying or
               acceding to, and for States Parties to effectively implement, the United Nations
               Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its supplementing Protocol
               to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
               Children, as well as all relevant international instruments;
                     3.    Calls upon Member States to reinforce their political commitment to and
               improve their implementation of applicable legal obligations to criminalize, prevent,
               and otherwise combat trafficking in persons, and to strengthen efforts to detect and
               disrupt trafficking in persons, including implementing robust victim identification
               mechanisms and providing access to protection and assistance for identified victims,
               including in relation to areas affected by armed conflict; underscores in this regard
               the importance of international law enforcement cooperation, including with respect
               to investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases and, in this regard, calls for the
               continued support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in
               providing technical assistance to Member States upon request;
                     4.    Further calls upon Member States, where appropriate, to review, amend
               and implement anti-trafficking and related legislation to ensure that all forms of
               trafficking in persons, including when it is committed in situations of armed conf lict
               or by armed and terrorist groups are addressed, and to consider establishing
               jurisdiction to end the impunity of offenders in line with art. 15 of the UN
               Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;
                    5.    Also calls upon Member States to step up their efforts to investigate,
               disrupt and dismantle networks engaging in trafficking in persons in areas affected
               by armed conflict and to take all appropriate measures to collect, preserve and store
               evidence of human trafficking;
                    6.    Calls upon Member States to combat crimes that might be connected
               with trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflict, such as money -
               laundering, corruption, the smuggling of migrants and other forms of organized
               crime, including by making use of financial investigations in order to identify and

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           analyse financial intelligence, as well as by reinforcing regional and international
           operational law enforcement cooperation;
                7.    Calls upon Member States to strengthen compliance with international
           Anti-Money Laundering/Combatting the Financing of Terrorism standards and
           increase capacity to conduct proactive financial investigations to track and disrupt
           human trafficking and identify potential linkages with terrorism financing;
                 8.   Urges Member States, while addressing trafficking in persons in areas
           affected by armed conflicts, to adopt a multi-dimensional approach that includes
           incorporating information on the risks of trafficking in persons into school curricula
           and training programs;
                 9.   Encourages Member States to increase efforts to collect, analyse and
           share through appropriate channels and arrangements and consistent with
           international and domestic law data relating to financial flows associated with
           human trafficking and the extent and nature of financing of terror ism activities
           through human trafficking activities, and to provide, where applicable, Counter -
           Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Analytical Support and
           Sanctions Monitoring Team with relevant information pertaining to linkages
           between human trafficking and terrorist financing;
                 10. Reiterates its condemnation of 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 ethnic minorities, and of any such trafficking in persons crimes and
           other violations and abuses committed by Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, the Lord’s
           Resistance Army, and other terrorist or armed groups for the purpo se of sexual
           slavery, sexual exploitation, and forced labour, and underscores the importance of
           collecting and preserving evidence relating to such acts in order to ensure that those
           responsible can be held accountable;
                 11. Requests the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, when
           consulting with Member States, to continue including in their discussions the issue
           of trafficking in persons in areas of armed conflict and the use of sexual violence 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), 2253
           (2015) and 2368 (2017) on these discussions as appropriate;
                  12. 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 increase its efforts to include in CTED’s country assessments, as
           appropriate, information regarding Member States efforts to address the issue of
           trafficking 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;
                 13. Calls upon Member States to enhance the capabilities of professionals
           interacting with persons forcibly displaced by armed conflict, including refugees,
           such as law enforcement, border control officials and criminal justice systems
           personnel of refugee and displaced persons reception facilities, to identify victims
           or persons vulnerable to trafficking, to adopt gender and age sensitive assistance,
           including adequate psychosocial support and health services, regardless of their
           participation in criminal investigations and proceedings;
                 14. Recognizes the need to strengthen the identification, registration,
           protection, assistance for forcibly displaced persons, including refugees and
           stateless persons, who are victims of trafficking or at risk of being trafficked;

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                     15. Encourages Member States to use refugee registration mechanisms to
               assess vulnerability and identify potential victims of trafficking as well as their
               specific assistance needs, and in this regard encourages Member States to develop
               informative material to explain to victims of trafficking in persons who are refugees
               their rights and avenues for assistance, so as to enable them to engage with relevant
               authorities and access services and psychosocial support that are available to them;
                     16. Encourages Member States, in particular transit and destination States
               receiving persons forcibly displaced by armed conflict, to develop and use early -
               warning and early-screening frameworks of potential or imminent risk of trafficking
               in persons to proactively and expediently detect victims and persons vulnerable to
               trafficking, with special attention to women and children, especially those
               unaccompanied;
                     17. Urges Member States thoroughly to assess the individual situation of
               persons released from the captivity of armed and terrorist groups so as to enable
               prompt identification of victims of trafficking, their treatment as victims of crime
               and to consider, in line with domestic legislation, not pros ecuting or punishing
               victims of trafficking for unlawful activities they committed as a direct result of
               having being subjected to trafficking;
                     18. Strongly condemns violations of international law, especially those which
               affect children in situations of armed conflict, including those involving killing and
               maiming, sexual violence, abduction and forced displacement, recruitment and use
               of children in armed conflict, attacks against schools and hospitals, denial of
               humanitarian access and trafficking in persons;
                    19. Urges Member States to identify children who are victims of trafficking
               and those who are unaccompanied or separated from their families and caregivers,
               to ensure, where relevant, their timely registration and to consider their particular
               protection needs, including, as appropriate, by referring them to the relevant child
               protection authorities regardless of their immigration status;
                     20. Recognizes the importance of providing timely and appropriate
               reintegration and rehabilitation assistance to children affected by armed conflict,
               while ensuring that the specific needs of girls and boys as well as children with
               disabilities are addressed, including access to health care, psychosocial support, and
               education programmes that contribute to the well-being of children and to
               sustainable peace and security and encourages relevant international organizations
               and civil societies organizations to assist Member States’ efforts in this regard;
                     21. Urges Member States to refrain from the use of administrative detention
               of children, especially those victims of trafficking in persons, for violations of
               immigration laws and regulations, unless as a measure of last resort, in the least
               restrictive setting, for the shortest possible period of time, under conditi ons that
               respect their human rights and in a manner that takes into account, as a primary
               consideration, the best interest of the child and encourages them to work towards
               the ending of this practice;
                     22. Requests the Secretary-General to further explore, as appropriate, links
               between the trafficking of children in conflict situations and the grave violations
               against children affected by armed conflict as determined by the United Nations,
               with a view to addressing all violations and abuses against children in armed
               conflict;
                    23. Welcomes further briefings on trafficking in persons in armed conflict, as
               necessary, by relevant United Nations entities, including the Executive Director of
               UNODC, UNHCR, and other international and regional bodies such as IOM, and
               encourages Member States to provide to UNODC information on victims of

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           trafficking from areas affected by conflict or victims trafficked into conflict areas
           for inclusion within the existing reporting obligations;
                 24. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the thematic paper on
           trafficking in persons in conflict situations developed by UNODC in consultation
           with relevant United Nations agencies and other international bodies is disseminated
           within the UN system, and encourages relevant United Nations agencies and entities
           to use it in their respective activities in accordance with their mandates and develop
           their capability to assess and respond to situations of trafficking in persons in armed
           conflict;
                25. Expresses its intention, to give greater consideration, where appropriate,
           to how peacekeeping and special political missions, can assist host States in
           exercising their primary responsibility to prevent and combat trafficking in persons,
           and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that assessments of country situations
           conducted upon the Security Council’s request on such missions include, where
           relevant, anti-trafficking research and expertise;
                 26. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with Member States, to
           ensure, where appropriate, that training of relevant personnel of special political and
           peacekeeping missions include, on the basis of a preliminary assessment and taking
           also into account the protection and assistance needs of the victims of trafficking in
           persons, specific information enabling them, within their mandates, to identify,
           confirm, respond to and report on situations of trafficking in persons;
                 27. Reiterates its intention to integrate the issue of trafficking in persons in
           areas affected by armed conflict into the work of relevant Security Council
           Sanctions Committees where in accordance with their mandates, and expresses its
           intention to invite all relevant Special Representatives of the Secretary -General,
           including the Special Representative of the Secretary -General for Children and
           Armed Conflict and the Special Representative of the Secretary -General on Sexual
           Violence in 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 meet the committees’ designation criteria;
                 28. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that members of the
           Monitoring Groups, teams and panels supporting the work of relevant sanctions
           committees build their technical capacity to identify and report on instances of
           trafficking in persons encountered in the discharge of their duties and in accordance
           with their respective mandates, and further requests the Secretary-General to ensure
           that the Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements on sexual violence in areas
           affected by armed conflict systematically collect data on conflict -related trafficking
           in persons for the purpose of sexual violence or exploi tation;
                 29. Invites the Secretary-General to ensure that the work of the Investigative
           Team established pursuant to Resolution 2379 (2017) is informed by relevant
           anti-trafficking research and expertise and that its efforts to collect evidence on
           trafficking in persons offences are gender-sensitive, victim centred, traumainformed, rights-based and not prejudicial to the safety and security of victims;
                 30. Calls upon Member States to cooperate with the Investigative Team
           established pursuant to Resolution 2379 (2017), including through mutual
           arrangements on legal assistance, where necessary and appropriate, and in particular
           to provide it with any relevant information as appropriate they may possess
           pertaining to its mandate under that resolution;
                31. Calls upon United Nations system organizations to enhance transparency
           in their procurement and supply chains and step up their efforts to strengthen

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               protections against trafficking in persons in all United Nations procurement and to
               that effect request major suppliers to establish and implement anti-human
               trafficking policies and disclose information on measures taken to counter
               trafficking in persons in their operations and supply chains;
                    32. Welcomes efforts aimed at developing a coordinated response within the
               United Nations System to prevent and counter trafficking in persons in situations of
               armed conflict and to protect its victims, and requests all United Nations entities
               involved in combatting trafficking in persons to actively participate in the regular
               work of existing mechanisms, especially the Inter-Agency Coordination Group
               against Trafficking in Persons which was established to foster coordination among
               United Nations entities and other international organizations;
                     33. Invites the Secretary-General to include in relevant regular reports on
               special political and peacekeeping missions, information on efforts undertaken,
               within their mandates, to assist the host-States institutions in preventing and
               combating trafficking in persons and in protecting and assisting victims of
               trafficking, in particular women and children;
                     34. Requests the Secretary-General to follow-up on the implementation of
               this resolution and report back to the Security Council on progress made within 12
               months;
                    35.   Decides to remain actively seized of this matter.

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S/72 [304] TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
S/72 [201] WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
S/72 [187] CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
S/72 [10] INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
S/72 [31] TERRORISM

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2380 (2017)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              5 October 2017

               Resolution 2380 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8061st meeting, on
               5 October 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling resolution 2240 (2015), resolution 2312 (2016) and Presidential
               Statement 2015/25,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity and national unity of Libya,
                    Welcoming the Secretary-General’s report S/2017/761,
                     Recalling that international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention
               on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, sets out the legal framework applicable
               to activities in the ocean,
                     Reaffirming also the United Nations Convention against Transnational
               Organized Crime (UNTOC Convention) and its Protocol against the Smuggling of
               Migrants by Land, Air and Sea, as the primary international legal instruments to
               combat the smuggling of migrants and related conduct, and the Protocol to Prevent,
               Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children,
               supplementing the UNTOC Convention, as the primary international legal
               instruments to combat trafficking in persons,
                    Underlining that, although the crime of smuggling of migrants may share, in
               some cases, some common features with the crime of trafficking in persons,
               Member States need to recognize that they are distinct crimes, as defined by the
               UNTOC Convention and its Protocols, requiring differing legal, operational, and
               policy responses,
                     Deploring the continuing maritime tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea that
               have resulted in thousands of casualties, and noting with concern that such
               casualties were, in some cases, the result of exploitation and misinformation by
               transnational criminal organizations which facilitated the illegal smuggling o f
               migrants via dangerous methods for personal gain and with callous disregard for
               human life,
                     Expressing grave concern at the ongoing proliferation of, and endangerment of
               lives by, the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, in particular off the
               coast of Libya and reiterating that among these migrants may be persons who meet

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               the definition of a refugee under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of
               Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto,
                     Emphasizing in this respect that migrants, including asylum seekers and
               regardless of their migration status, should be treated with humanity and dignity and
               that their rights should be fully respected, and urging all States in this regard to
               comply with their obligations under international law, including i nternational human
               rights law and international refugee law, as applicable, stressing also the obligation
               of States, where applicable, to protect the human rights of migrants regardless of
               their migration status, including when implementing their specific migration and
               border security policies,
                     Reaffirming in this respect the need to promote and protect effectively the
               human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, regardless of their
               migration status, especially those of women and children, and to address
               international migration through international, regional or bilateral cooperation and
               dialogue and through a comprehensive and balanced approach, recognizing the roles
               and responsibilities of countries of origin, transit and destination in promotin g and
               protecting the human rights of all migrants, and avoiding approaches that might
               aggravate their vulnerability,
                    Further recalling the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
               and the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescu e,
                      Expressing further concern that the situation in Libya is exacerbated by the
               smuggling of migrants and human trafficking into, through and from the Libyan
               territory, which could provide support to other organized crime and terrorist
               networks in Libya,
                    Mindful of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
               peace and security under the Charter of the United Nations,
                     Underlining the primary responsibility of the Government of National Accord
               to take appropriate action to prevent the recent proliferation of, and endangerment
               of lives by, the smuggling of migrants and human trafficking through the territory of
               Libya and its territorial sea,
                    Mindful of the need to support further efforts to strengthen Libyan border
               management, considering the difficulties of the Government of National Accord to
               manage effectively the migratory flows in transit through Libyan territory, and
               noting its concern for the repercussions of this phenomenon on the stability of Libya
               and of the Mediterranean region,
                   Welcoming ongoing support by the most concerned Member States, including
               Member States of the European Union (EU), taking into account inter alia the role
               of FRONTEX and the specific mandate of EUBAM Libya in support of the
               Government of National Accord, and by neighbouring States,
                    Acknowledging the European Council Conclusions of 23 June 2017 and the
               press statement of the African Union Peace and Security Council of 16 February
               2016 which underlined the need for effective international action to address both the
               immediate and long-term aspects of illegal migration and human trafficking towards
               Europe,
                    Taking note of the Decision of the Council of the European Union of 25 July
               2017 to extend the mandate of EUNAVFOR Med Operation Sophia until
               31 December 2018,
                   Taking further note of the ongoing discussions between the EU and the
               Government of National Accord on migration-related issues,

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                Expressing also strong support to the States in the region affected by the
           smuggling of migrants and human trafficking and emphasizing the need to step up
           coordination of efforts in order to strengthen an effective multidimensional response
           to these common challenges in the spirit of international solidarity and shared
           responsibility, to tackle their root causes and to prevent peopl e from being exploited
           by migrant smugglers and human traffickers,
                Acknowledging the need to assist States in the region, upon request, in the
           development of comprehensive and integrated regional and national strategies, legal
           frameworks, and institutions to counter terrorism, transnational organized crime,
           migrant smuggling, and human trafficking, including mechanisms to implement
           them within the framework of States’ obligations under applicable international law,
                 Stressing that addressing both migrant smuggling and human trafficking,
           including dismantling smuggling and trafficking networks in the region and
           prosecuting migrant smugglers, and human traffickers requires a coordinated,
           multidimensional approach with States of origin, of transit, and of dest ination, and
           further acknowledging the need to develop effective strategies to deter migrant
           smuggling and human trafficking in States of origin and transit,
                 Emphasizing that migrants should be treated with humanity and dignity and
           that their rights should be fully respected, and urging all States in this regard to
           comply with their obligations under international law, including international human
           rights law and international refugee law, as applicable,
                 Bearing in mind the obligations of States under applicable international law to
           exercise due diligence to prevent and combat migrant smuggling and human
           trafficking, to investigate and punish perpetrators, to identify and provide effective
           assistance to victims of trafficking and migrants and to cooperate to the fullest
           extent possible to prevent and suppress migrant smuggling and human trafficking,
                 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 stabilization of Libya and endanger the lives of hundreds of
           thousands of people;
                 2.   Reiterates its calls on Member States acting nationally or through
           regional organizations, including the EU, to cooperate with the Government of
           National Accord and with each other, including by sharing information to assist
           Libya, upon request, in building needed capacity including to secure its borders and
           to prevent, investigate and prosecute acts of smuggling of migrants and human
           trafficking through its territory and in its territorial sea; in order to prevent the
           further proliferation of, and endangerment of lives by, the smuggling of migrants
           and human trafficking into, through and from the territory of Libya and off its coast;
                 3.   Urges Member States and regional organizations, in the spirit of
           international solidarity and shared responsibility, to cooperate with the Government
           of National Accord, and with each other, including by sharing information about
           acts of migrant smuggling and human trafficking in Libya’s territorial sea and on
           the high seas off the coast of Libya, and rendering assistance to migrants and
           victims of human trafficking recovered at sea, in accordance with international law;
                4.    Urges States and regional organizations whose naval vessels and aircraft
           operate on the high seas and airspace off the coast of Libya, to be vigilant for acts of

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               migrant smuggling and human trafficking, and in this context, encourages States
               and regional organizations to increase and coordinate their efforts to deter acts of
               migrant smuggling and human trafficking, in cooperation with Libya;
                     5.    Calls upon Member States acting nationally or through regional
               organizations that are engaged in the fight against migrant smuggling and human
               trafficking to inspect, as permitted under international law, on the high seas off the
               coast of Libya, any unflagged vessels that the y have reasonable grounds to believe
               have been, are being, or imminently will be used by organized criminal enterprises
               for migrant smuggling or human trafficking from Libya, including inflatable boats,
               rafts and dinghies;
                     6.   Further calls upon such Member States to inspect, with the consent of
               the flag State, on the high seas off the coast of Libya, vessels that they have
               reasonable grounds to believe have been, are being, or imminently will be used by
               organized criminal enterprises for migrant smuggling or human trafficking from
               Libya;
                    7.   Decides that, for a further period of twelve months from the date of
               adoption of this resolution to renew the authorizations as set out in paragraphs 7, 8,
               9 and 10 of resolution 2240 (2015) and otherwise reiterates the content of those
               paragraphs;
                     8.   Reaffirms that the authorizations provided in paragraphs 7 and 8 of
               resolution 2240 (2015) apply only with respect to the situation of migrant
               smuggling and human trafficking on the high seas off the coast of Libya and shall
               not affect the rights or obligations or responsibilities of Member States under
               international law, including any rights or obligations under UNCLOS, including the
               general principle of exclusive jurisdiction of a flag State over its vessels on the high
               seas, with respect to any other situation, and that the authorization provided in
               paragraph 10 in resolution 2240 (2015) applies only in confronting migrant
               smugglers and human traffickers on the high seas off the coast of Libya;
                     9.   Underscores that this resolution is intended to disrupt the organized
               criminal enterprises engaged in migrant smuggling and human trafficking and
               prevent loss of life and is not intended to undermine the human rights of individuals
               or prevent them from seeking protection under international human rights law and
               international refugee law;
                     10. Emphasizes that all migrants, including asylum seekers, should be treated
               with humanity and dignity and that their rights should be fully respected, and urges
               all States in this regard to comply with their obligations under international law,
               including international human rights law and international refugee law, as
               applicable;
                     11. Urges Member States and regional organizations acting under the
               authorizations referred to in paragraph 7 of this resolution to have due regard for the
               livelihoods of those engaged in fishing or other legitimate activities;
                    12. Calls upon all States, with relevant jurisdiction under international law
               and national legislation, to investigate and prosecute persons responsible for acts of
               migrant smuggling and human trafficking at sea, consistent with States’ oblig ations
               under international law, including international human rights law and international
               refugee law, as applicable;
                     13. Calls for Member States to consider ratifying or acceding to, and for
               States Parties to effectively implement the Protocol against t he Smuggling of
               Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention

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           against Transnational Organized Crime, and as well as the Protocol to Prevent,
           Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children;
                 14. Requests States utilizing the authority of this resolution to inform the
           Security Council within three months of the date of adoption of this resolution and
           every three months thereafter on the progress of actions undertaken in exercise of
           the authority provided in paragraph 7 above;
                15. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council eleven
           months after the adoption of this resolution on its implementation, in particular with
           regards to the implementation of paragraph 7 above;
                16. Expresses its intention to continue to review the situation and consider,
           as appropriate, renewing the authority provided in this resolution for additional
           periods;
                17.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2381 (2017)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                6 October 2017

               Resolution 2381 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8063rd meeting, on
               5 October 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Welcoming the temporary, bilateral, national ceasefire announced on
               4 September 2017 between the Government of Colombia and the National
               Liberation Army (ELN),
                     Acknowledging the request by the Government of Colombia and the ELN (the
               parties) in their 29 September 2017 Joint Communiqué (the Joint Communiqué) for
               the United Nations to participate as the international component and coordinator of
               a monitoring and verification mechanism (MVM), comprised of representatives of
               the Government of Colombia, the ELN, the United Nations and the Catholic
               Church, to verify compliance with the temporary bilateral ceasefire,
                    Recalling the positive role played by the UN Mission in Colombia established
               by resolution 2261 (2016) in monitoring and verifying the definitive bilateral
               ceasefire and cessation of hostilities between the Government of Colombia and the
               Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People’s Army (FARC-EP), and
               recognising the contribution which the UN could make in the context of the
               ceasefire between the Government of Colombia and the ELN,
                   Considering the Secretary-General’s letter to the President of the Security
               Council of 2 October 2017,
                   1.     Welcomes the Secretary-General’s letter to the President of the Security
               Council of 2 October 2017;
                     2.   Decides that the United Nations Verification Mission established in
               resolution 2366 (2017) shall, on a temporary basis until 9 January 2018, participate
               in and coordinate the work of the MVM, as outlined in the Joint Communiqué, in
               order to:
                    (i) Verify compliance with the temporary, bilateral, national ceasefire with
                    the ELN at the national, regional and local level;
                    (ii) Endeavour to prevent incidents through enhanced coordination between
                    the parties and resolution of disagreements;
                    (iii) Enable timely response by the parties to incidents;

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                    (iv) Verify and report publicly and to the parties on compliance with the
                    ceasefire;
                    3.    Approves the recommendations in the Secretary-General’s letter of
               2 October 2017, including the size and operational aspects required, for the United
               Nations Verification Mission to carry out this work, with the addi tion of no more
               than 70 international observers and drawing on the existing staffing, logistics and
               resources of the Mission without affecting the implementation of its previously
               mandated tasks under resolution 2366 (2017);
                     4.   Welcomes the Secretary-General’s proposal to incorporate reporting with
               respect to the verification of the ceasefire within the reporting cycle already
               established by resolution 2366 (2017), and requests an additional update to the
               Security Council on the implementation of the tasks mandated by this resolution by
               8 December 2017.

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Middle East (Syria)


               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2382 (2017)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                6 November 2017

               Resolution 2382 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8086th meeting, on
               6 November 2017

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its primary responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations
               for the maintenance of international peace and security,
                     Recalling its resolution 2185 (2014) on United Nations Policing, as well as
               relevant resolutions such as resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1894 (2009) on the
               protection of civilians, 1325 (2000) and 2242 (2015) on women, peace and security,
               2086 (2013) and 2378 (2017) on peacekeeping operations, 2151 (2014) on security
               sector reform, 2171 (2014) on conflict prevention, 2282 (2016) on post-conflict
               peacebuilding, and statements of its President such as the statement of 21 February
               2014 (S/PRST/2014/5) on the rule of law, as well as the statement of 14 July 1997
               (S/PRST/1997/38), and the reports of the Secretary-General A/66/615 and
               S/2016/952 on United Nations Policing,
                     Taking note of the Report of the Secretary-General on United Nations Policing
               of November 2016 and its vision for United Nations Police Components ready to
               effectively address the challenges of the twenty-first century,
                     Stressing the primary responsibility of States for the prevention and resolution
               of conflicts, as well as for the protection of civilians and the important contribution
               that United Nations Policing in peacekeeping and special political missions can
               provide throughout the conflict cycle, where and as mandated, including through the
               protection of civilians, capacity-building and development efforts of host-State
               police services, and noting the relevance of its contribution when considering the
               broader reform of the peace and security pillar,
                     Affirming that lasting peace is not achieved nor sustained by military and
               technical engagements alone, but through political solutions and strongly convinced
               that such political solutions should guide the design and deploym ent of United
               Nations peacekeeping operations,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to upholding the purposes and principles of the
               Charter of the United Nations, including its commitment to and respect for the
               principles of political independence, sovereign equality and territorial integrity of
               all States in conducting all peacekeeping activities and the need for States to comply
               with their obligations under international law,

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                    Further reaffirming the basic principles of peacekeeping, including consent of
               the parties, impartiality, and non-use of force, except in self-defence and defence of
               the mandate, and recognizing that the mandate of each peacekeeping mission is
               specific to the need and situation of the country concerned, and that the Security
               Council expects full delivery of the mandates it authorizes,
                     Welcoming the role that UN Police Components can play in facilitating the
               transitions from peacekeeping to development and peacebuilding, and recognizing
               that improved performance of United Nations Policing can contribute to successful
               exit strategies of peacekeeping missions and will require continued transparent and
               accountable efforts to strengthen United Nations Police doctrine and its
               implementation and defining clearer standards for personnel, equipment, o perations,
               performance, and assistance to host-State police services, as well as increased
               training and capacity-building to prepare police contributing countries and ensure
               predictable deployment,
                     Stressing that the successful implementation of the mandates of peacekeeping
               operations and special political missions requires close cooperation and use of
               integrated planning mechanisms between the different elements of these missions,
               including between police, military and civilian components, under the overa ll
               leadership of the Head of Mission,
                     Noting the important role United Nations Policing can play, where mandated,
               in strengthening the rule of law and security sector reform and reaffirming the lead
               role of national authorities in progressing the reform of police and other law
               enforcement agencies as part of wider rule of law and security sector reform efforts,
               including in dedicating national resources towards national police and other law
               enforcement institutions, and monitoring the impact of police reform, and
               recognizing that the political leadership and political will of national authorities are
               critical in this regard and success necessitates national ownership,
                     Highlighting the important role that United Nations Police Components can
               play in building the capacity of host-State policing and other law enforcement
               institutions, as mandated, in particular through building principles of community
               oriented policing and in addressing organized crime, particularly through support in
               the areas of border, immigration and maritime security and crime prevention,
               response and investigation, where mandated,
                     Having considered that transnational organized crime undermines stability and
               further considering that transnational organized crime can benefit internation al
               terrorism, which may require strengthening or rebuilding of criminal justice systems
               to address relevant threats,
                     Recalling the work conducted by the Security Council Working Group on
               Peacekeeping Operations, the Fourth and Fifth Committees of the Gen eral Assembly
               and the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, which have provided
               guidance to the Secretariat on United Nations policing including on a standardized
               approach to United Nations Policing and compliance thereto, as well as support to
               the United Nations Secretariat to address capacity and capability gaps, where they
               exist, thereby improving the performance of United Nations Policing,
                     Noting the increasing scope and reliance on police abilities in United Nations
               operations and welcoming ongoing efforts to attain specialized capacities,
               capabilities and technologies for United Nations Police Components, further noting
               the Policy for Formed Police Units in United Nations Peacekeeping and
               encouraging Member States to contribute well-trained and appropriately vetted men
               and women police personnel with appropriate language skills for formed police
               units (FPUs) with the full complement of agreed contingent -owned equipment,

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           specialized police teams (SPTs) and individual police officers, as well as civilian
           experts, to effectively implement mandated tasks and facilitate the conditions for
           transitions and exits,
                Noting that host-State policing institutions should be the primary link between
           the government, individuals and communities on security is sues, reiterating that
           professional, effective, accountable, and accessible law enforcement, corrections,
           and judicial institutions are necessary to lay the foundation for sustainable peace
           and national development, and further noting that failure to addre ss operational and
           accountability deficits in police institutions can undermine the positive gains made,
           and thus risks a relapse into conflict,
                 Recognizing the indispensable role of women in United Nations peacekeeping
           and special political missions, including the critical role that women play in all
           peace and security efforts, including by providing diverse perspectives which can
           assist in building trust with local communities and stressing the need to increase
           their participation and leadership in decision-making in host-States with regard to
           policing and the rule of law,
                 Welcoming the efforts to incentivize greater numbers of women in military and
           police deployed and appointed to senior positions in United Nations peacekeeping
           operations, as both IPOs and as part of SPTs and FPUs, and efforts to review the
           obstacles preventing women’s recruitment and professional advancement; taking
           note in this regard of the Secretary-General’s System-wide Strategy on Gender
           Parity which tasks relevant United Nations entities, in consultation with Police -
           Contributing countries, to develop a separate, dedicated strategy on this matter,
                 Reaffirming its determination to pursue more prioritization when evaluating,
           mandating and reviewing United Nations peacekeeping operations, including
           through strengthening Triangular consultations with Troop and Pol ice-Contributing
           Countries and the Secretariat, strengthening existing formal mechanisms, and
           underlining the shared responsibility for meaningful, inclusive, active and dynamic
           consultations, as well as enhancing its dialogue with host countries, with the aim of
           fully and successfully implementing peacekeeping mandates,
                 Noting with appreciation the improved cooperation between the United
           Nations, international, regional and subregional organizations and initiatives,
           including through training, sharing of experience, exchange of information,
           thematic expertise and operational readiness as appropriate, and the establishment
           by the United Nations Police Components of a serious and organized crime focal
           point network, and further noting that these efforts can strengthen host-State police
           and other law enforcement agencies’ capacities and capabilities to counter
           transnational threats,
                 1.   Stresses that the primacy of political solutions should be the hallmark of
           the approach of the United Nations to the resolution of conflict and resolves to
           include, on a case by case basis, policing as an integral part of the mandates and
           decision-making structures of United Nations peacekeeping operations and special
           political missions, taking into account the need for consistent integration of police
           expertise within the planning of such missions, and to give clear, credible,
           achievable, appropriately resourced mandates for policing -related activities, and
           emphasizes in this context the need to ensure a United Nations system -wide
           approach to the rule of law;
                 2.   Underscores the critical importance of improving accountability,
           transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in the performance of United Nations
           peacekeeping operations and special political missions and calls on the Secretariat
           to continue efforts to strengthen doctrine and define clear standards for personnel,

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               equipment, operations, performance, and assistance to host nation police forces for
               effective performance of United Nations Police in missions, as well as for preparing
               Police-Contributing Countries for deployment, and requests the United Nations’
               Secretariat to assist Member States’ training activities by providing timely and
               complete information regarding the training needs of Police -Contributing Countries
               and those with the capacity to deliver such training, to ensure coherence and
               identify where capability gaps remain, thereby enhancing triangular cooperation;
                     3.    Reaffirms its ongoing efforts to review peacekeeping operations to ensure
               maximum effectiveness and efficiency on the ground, and to deepen these efforts in
               partnership with Police Contributing Countries, and requests the Secretary -General
               to ensure data streams related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations,
               including peacekeeping performance data, to include police, are centralized to
               improve analytics and evaluation of mission operations, based on clear and well
               identified benchmarks;
                    4.    Resolves to continue to promote and support the finalization and
               operationalization of the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Police
               Peacekeeping, to conduct targeted recruitment based on identified field needs and
               develop a measurable accountability framework for the implementation of
               mandates, and requests the Secretary-General to consider undertaking the following
               to ensure the timely completion of country-specific mandates and improve
               performance:
                     (a) Strengthen the collaboration of United Nations Policing with the
               Peacekeeping Strategic Force Generation and Capability Planning Cell, so t hat
               police and military requirements are coordinated, force generation occurs in concert
               and performance data is centralized to improve performance based decision -making;
                     (b) Provide additional guidance for relevant officials, including for Special
               Representatives of the Secretary-General and Special Envoys, and assist relevant
               senior United Nations management to understand how to deliver mandated police -
               related tasks;
                     (c) Highlight in his regular reports to the Security Council concerning
               specific United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions mandated by
               the Security Council, updates on progress in terms of gender-responsive police
               reform and protection activities, where mandated, including efforts to make national
               police services more accessible and responsive to women, in order to improve
               Security Council oversight of police reform and protection of civilians activities in
               accordance with resolutions 2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015);
                     5.   Recognizes the role of United Nations Policing in contributing, as
               appropriate, to the United Nations’ efforts to prevent conflicts through, inter alia, as
               mandated, protection of civilians, and assisting host-States with relevant capacitybuilding and calls on the Secretary-General to make sure that planning of United
               Nations peacekeeping and special political missions with police mandates are based
               on a thorough analysis of the context, capacities and needs of host -States;
                     6.    Reaffirms that States bear the primary responsibility for protection of
               civilians and recognizes the important role that United Nations Police Components
               can play, where and as mandated, in the protection of civilians, including in
               preventing and addressing sexual and gender based violence, an d, where applicable,
               conflict-related sexual violence and violations and abuses against children in the
               context of conflict and post-conflict situations, including, where appropriate,
               supporting the efforts of host-authorities to build and reform policing and law
               enforcement institutions so they are able to sustainably and consistently protect
               civilians, and in this regard:

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                (a) Urges Police-Contributing Countries to ensure that all deployed IPOs,
           FPUs and SPTs have undergone comprehensive training, includi ng specific training
           on protection of civilians, sexual and gender based violence, as well as child
           protection, as a key part of their predeployment training, to successfully fulfil their
           mandates;
                (b) Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that United Nations Police
           Components support protection of civilians activities as part of the whole of mission
           approach in missions with protection of civilians mandates;
                 (c) Reiterates that the protection of children in armed conflict should be an
           important aspect of any comprehensive strategy to resolve conflict and build peace
           and of capacity-building efforts in support of host-State police, law enforcement
           agencies and, where appropriate, juvenile justice systems; underscoring in this
           regard the importance of specialized predeployment and in-mission training on
           mission-specific child protection and on appropriate comprehensive child -sensitive
           prevention and protection responses, as well as monitoring and reporting on
           violations and abuses committed against children, and stressing the importance of
           enhancing coordination between Police Components and Child Protection Advisers
           as well as Gender and Women Protection Advisers as outlined in all relevant United
           Nations Security Council resolutions;
                 7.    Requests the Secretary-General to continue and strengthen efforts to
           enhance measures in United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions
           against all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations personnel and
           on support to victims in cooperation with the Victims’ Rights Advocate, urges all
           Police-Contributing Countries to ensure that all police personnel to be deployed are
           vetted for previous criminal acts of sexual exploitation and abuse and to deliver
           robust predeployment training to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse, and recalls
           the primary responsibility of Troop-Contributing Countries to investigate allegations
           of sexual exploitation and abuse by their personnel and of Troop - and Police-Contributing Countries to hold accountable, including through prosecution, where
           appropriate, their personnel for acts of sexual exploitation and abuse, taking into
           account due process;
                 8.  Reaffirms the importance of national ownership and leadership in
           peacebuilding, whereby the responsibility for sustaining peace is broadly shared by
           the Government and all other national stakeholders, and recognizes that United
           Nations Police Components, including IPOs, FPOs and SPTs can contribute to
           building and sustaining peace by supporting host-State police and other law
           enforcement services, as mandated;
                9.    Recalls in this regard the importance of United Nations Policing-related
           support to non-United Nations security forces adhering to the Human Rights Due
           Diligence Policy;
                10.   Recognizes the importance of United Nations Policing by:
                (a) Reaffirming its commitment to continue to convene the annual briefing
           of Heads of United Nations Police Components established in resolution 2185
           (2014);
                (b) Highlighting, where appropriate, United Nations Policing aspects in
           deliberations of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping;
                 (c) Encouraging the inclusion of United Nations Policing issues in briefings
           of the Secretary-General’s Special Representatives and Special Envoys and in the
           reports of the Secretary-General, where appropriate;

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                     11. Stresses the importance of national ownership and commitment in
               policing and that, where appropriate, a thorough assessment of national capacity
               gaps in the area of police activities should inform United Nations Policing capacitybuilding activities and police development, including the composition of United
               Nations Police Components, and during planning, recruitment, the prov ision of
               guidance, and training;
                    12. Welcomes the efforts of Member States and the Secretariat to strengthen
               the strategic generation of both female and male police personnel with the
               appropriate expertise and language skills, in order to convey information and
               provide technical assistance in the most accessible manner to the desired audience,
               including through participation in the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit and
               engagement in the Peacekeeping Capabilities Readiness System for Rapid
               Deployment, and urges Police-Contributing Countries to contribute further:
                    (a) Well-trained,    equipped     and   performing   FPUs,    including   rapidly
               deployable FPUs;
                    (b)   Highly qualified IPOs and civilian experts with specialized skill sets;
                    (c)   SPTs with proper support;
                     (d) A substantial increase in numbers of female police across the different
               roles, with the aim of an overall doubling by 2020, and increasing representation in
               leadership positions, in line with UNSCR 2242 (2015) and the original United
               Nations Global Goal to reach 20 per cent female officers by 2014;
                     (e) Police units that have completed predeployment training, with the
               support of the Secretariat, as appropriate, within the areas of their respective
               responsibilities, so that relevant mechanisms are in place to evaluate Member
               States’ predeployment readiness;
                     13. Reiterates the importance of gender analysis in all police activities and
               mission phases and the role of Police Gender Advisers and its request to the
               Secretary-General to enhance coordination between Police Components and Child
               Protection Advisers as well as Gender and Women Protection Advisers, calls upon
               the United Nations Secretariat to work closely with Member States and UN -Women
               to overcome systemic challenges regarding the eligibility of female police for
               United Nations missions such as entry requirements, including by instituting special
               measures, or supporting women police associations, and encourages Member States
               to provide updates annually on these efforts, and share good practices in this regard;
                     14. Notes the continued efforts of the Secretary-General to enhance
               performance in the peace and security pillar and encourages the Secretariat to assess
               issues concerning the functions, structure and capacity of the Police Division in
               consultation with Member States;
                     15. Welcomes the work of the Police Division Standing Police Capacity
               (SPC) in providing a rapid, coherent, effective and responsive start -up and
               assistance capability for the Police Components of United Nations peacekeeping
               and special political missions as well as support to other United Nations entities
               through the Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Corrections arrangement, and
               requests the Secretary-General to ensure the work of the SPC is better integrated
               into efforts of United Nations peacekeeping operations to ensure coordination and
               information sharing and that the SPC is used to maximum effect;
                    16. Requests the Secretary-General to provide a report by the end of 2018,
               including on:

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                (a) Implications for the delivery of policing mandates stemming from any
           changes to the United Nations Secretariat’s Peace and Security Architecture;
                (b) Strengthening United Nations Policing’s            operational   and   policy
           coherence within the United Nations system;
                (c) Improving United Nations capability, accountability and transparency on
           United Nations Policing;
                (d)   Planning for strategic police generation gaps and key skill sets;
                (e) Ensuring coherence of relevant United Nations Policing initiatives, in
           order to improve mission transitions and timely exits;
                (f) Strengthening partnerships between the United Nations and international,
           regional and subregional organizations in accordance with Chapter VIII of the
           United Nations Charter, in the areas of policing.

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