               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2058 (2012)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              19 July 2012

               Resolution 2058 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6809th meeting, on
               19 July 2012

                    The Security Council,
                    Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 29 June 2012 (S/2012/507)
               on the United Nations operation in Cyprus,
                    Noting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in view of the prevailing
               conditions on the island it is necessary to keep the United Nations Peacekeeping
               Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) beyond 19 July 2012,
                     Echoing the Secretary-General’s firm belief that the responsibility for finding
               a solution lies first and foremost with the Cypriots themselves, and reaffirming the
               primary role of the United Nations in assisting the parties to bring the Cyprus
               conflict and division of the island to a comprehensive and durable settlement,
                    Welcoming the progress made so far in the fully fledged negotiations, and the
               leaders’ joint statements including those of 23 May and 1 July 2008,
                     Recalling the importance attached by the international community to all parties
               engaging fully, flexibly and constructively in the negotiations, and noting that the
               move towards a more intensive phase of negotiations has not yet resulted in an
               enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal
               federation with political equality, as set out in the relevant Security Council
               resolutions, encouraging the sides to proceed with the substantive negotiations on
               the core issues, and stressing that the status quo is unsustainable,
                    Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to stimulate progress during his
               meeting with the two leaders on 31 October 2011 and 23 January 2012, and
               expressing continued support for his efforts,
                     Noting the need to advance the consideration of and discussions on military
               confidence building measures, calling for renewed efforts to implement all
               remaining confidence building measures, and for agreement on and implementation
               of further steps to build trust between the communities,
                    Reaffirming the importance of continued crossings of the Green Line by
               Cypriots, and encouraging the opening by mutual agreement of other crossing
               points,

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

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                 Welcoming also the continued efforts of Alexander Downer as the Secretary-General’s Special Advisor with a mandate to assist the parties in the conduct of
           fully-fledged negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement, and the
           efforts of Lisa Buttenheim as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative,
                Echoing the Secretary-General’s gratitude to the Government of Cyprus and
           the Government of Greece for their voluntary contributions to the funding of
           UNFICYP, and his request for further voluntary contributions from other countries
           and organizations, and expressing appreciation to member states that contribute
           personnel to UNFICYP,
                Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the United Nations to sensitize
           peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other
           communicable diseases in all its peacekeeping operations,
                1.    Acknowledges the progress made so far in the fully fledged negotiations,
           but notes that this has not been sufficient and has not yet resulted in a
           comprehensive and durable settlement, and urges the sides to continue their
           discussions to reach decisive progress on the core issues;
                2.    Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/507);
                3.     Recalls Security Council resolution 2026 (2011), and calls upon the two
           leaders to:
                 (a) Put their efforts behind further work on reaching convergences on the
           core issues;
                (b) Continue to work with the Technical Committees with the objective of
           improving the daily lives of the Cypriots;
                (c) Improve the public atmosphere in which the negotiations are proceeding,
           including by focussing public messages on convergences and the way ahead, and
           delivering more constructive and harmonised messages; and
                (d)   Increase the participation of civil society in the process as appropriate;
                 4.   Urges the implementation of confidence-building measures, and looks
           forward to agreement on and implementation of further such steps, including
           military confidence building measures and the opening of other crossing points;
                5.    Urges all parties to be more forthcoming in accommodating the
           Committee for Missing Persons exhumation requirements by providing unrestricted
           access throughout the island, including in military areas in the north;
                6.   Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution
           1251 (1999) of 29 June 1999 and subsequent resolutions;
               7.    Expresses its full support for UNFICYP and decides to extend its
           mandate for a further period ending 31 January 2013;
                8.    Calls on both sides to continue to engage, as a matter of urgency and
           while respecting UNFICYP’s mandate, in consultations with UNFICYP on the
           demarcation of the buffer zone, and on the United Nations 1989 aide-memoire, with
           a view to reaching early agreement on outstanding issues;
                9.     Calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in
           Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000;

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                     10. Calls on both sides to allow access to deminers and to facilitate the
               removal of the remaining mines in Cyprus within the buffer zone, and urges both
               sides to extend demining operations outside the buffer zone;
                     11. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on implementation of
               this resolution, including on contingency planning in relation to the settlement, by
               10 January 2013 and to keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary;
                    12. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the
               Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
               ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct,
               requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard
               and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to
               take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment
               awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full
               accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                    13.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2059 (2012)
               Security Council                                             Distr.: General
                                                                            20 July 2012

               Resolution 2059 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6812th meeting, on
               20 July 2012
                    The Security Council,
                   Commending the efforts of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria
               (UNSMIS),
                    1.    Decides to renew the mandate of UNSMIS for a final period of 30 days,
               taking into consideration the Secretary-General’s recommendations to reconfigure
               the Mission, and taking into consideration the operational implications of the
               increasingly dangerous security situation in Syria;
                    2.    Calls upon the parties to assure the safety of UNSMIS personnel without
               prejudice to its freedom of movement and access, and stresses that the primary
               responsibility in this regard lies with the Syrian authorities;
                    3.    Expresses its willingness to renew the mandate of UNSMIS thereafter
               only in the event that the Secretary-General reports and the Security Council
               confirms the cessation of the use of heavy weapons and a reduction in the level of
               violence by all sides sufficient to allow UNSMIS to implement its mandate;
                    4.  Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the
               implementation of this resolution within 15 days;
                    5.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2060 (2012)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               25 July 2012

               Resolution 2060 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6814th meeting, on
               25 July 2012

                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming its previous resolutions and the statements of its President
               concerning the situation in Somalia, and concerning Eritrea, in particular resolutions
               733 (1992), which established an embargo on all delivery of weapons and military
               equipment to Somalia (hereafter referred to as the “Somalia arms embargo”), and
               resolution 2036 (2012),
                    Taking note of the final reports of the Monitoring Group (S/2012/544 and
               S/2012/545) dated 27 June 2012 submitted pursuant to paragraph 6 (m) of resolution
               2002 (2011) and the observations and recommendations contained therein,
                    Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
               independence and unity of Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea respectively,
                     Urging the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) and all Roadmap
               signatories to redouble their efforts to fully implement the Roadmap with the
               support of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) and the
               international community, and reiterating that the Transition will not be extended
               beyond 20 August 2012, in keeping with the Transitional Federal Charter, Djibouti
               Agreement, Kampala Accord, and subsequent consultative meetings,
                     Expressing concern at the continued missing of deadlines in the political
               transition, and noting the primary importance of the transition process, reaffirming
               the importance of preventing further obstacles to the transition process,
                     Condemning flows of weapons and ammunition supplies to and through
               Somalia and Eritrea in violation of the Somalia arms Embargo and the Eritrea arms
               embargo established pursuant to resolution 1907 (2009) (hereafter referred to as the
               “Eritrea arms embargo”), as a serious threat to peace and stability in the region,
                     Deploring all acts of violence, abuses and violations, including sexual and
               gender-based violence, committed against civilians, including children, in violation
               of applicable international law, strongly condemning the recruitment of child
               soldiers, and strongly urging that the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and
               its post-transition successors vigorously follow through with the Action Plan on

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               recruitment and use of child soldiers, signed on 3 July 2012, and stressing that the
               perpetrators must be brought to justice,
                    Recalling the Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions report
               (S/2006/997) on best practices and methods, including paragraphs 21, 22 and 23 that
               discuss possible steps for clarifying methodological standards for monitoring
               mechanisms,
                     Reaffirming the need for both the Somali authorities and donors to be mutually
               accountable and transparent in the allocation of financial resources, by encouraging
               the application of international standards on fiscal transparency, including through
               the proposed Joint Financial Management Board, in this context expressing concern
               at the worrying reports on financial transparency,
                     Determining that the situation in Somalia, Eritrea’s influence in Somalia, as
               well as the dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea, continue to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Recalls resolution 1844 (2008) which imposed targeted sanctions and
               resolution 2002 (2011) which expanded the listing criteria, and noting one of the
               listing criteria under resolution 1844 is engaging in or providing support for acts
               that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts that threaten
               the Djibouti Agreement of 18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten the
               TFIs and their post-transition successors, or the African Union Mission in Somalia
               (AMISOM) by force;
                    2.    Recalls that engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the
               peace, security or stability of Somalia may include, but are not limited to:
                   (a) Engaging in the direct or indirect export or import of charcoal from
               Somalia, in line with paragraphs 22 and 23 of resolution 2036 (2012);
                    (b) Engaging in any non-local commerce via Al-Shabaab controlled ports,
               which constitutes financial support for a designated entity;
                    (c) Misappropriating financial resources which undermines the Transitional
               Federal Institutions’ and their post-transition successors’ ability to fulfil their
               obligations in delivering services within the framework of the Djibouti Agreement;
                    3.    Considers that such acts may also include, but are not limited to,
               engaging in or providing support for acts which obstruct or undermine the transition
               process in Somalia;
                     4.     Welcomes the recommendation of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring
               Group to set up a Joint Financial Management Board to improve financial
               management, transparency and accountability of Somalia’s public resources, reiterates
               its call for the end of the misappropriation of financial funds and for full cooperation
               in the rapid setting up and effective operation of the Joint Financial Management
               Board, and notes the importance of capacity-building of the relevant Somali
               institutions;
                    5.    Underscores the importance of humanitarian aid operations, condemns
               any politicization of humanitarian assistance, or misuse or misappropriation, and

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           calls upon Member States and the United Nations to take all feasible steps to
           mitigate these aforementioned practices in Somalia;
                 6.    Demands that all parties ensure full, safe and unhindered access for the
           timely delivery of humanitarian aid to persons in need of assistance across Somalia,
           in accordance with humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality, humanity and
           independence, underlines its concern at the humanitarian situation in Somalia, urges
           all parties and armed groups to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and
           security of humanitarian personnel and supplies, and expresses its readiness to apply
           targeted sanctions against individuals and entities if they meet the listing criteria set
           out in resolutions 1844 (2008) and 2002 (2011);
                 7.    Decides that for a period of twelve months from the date of this
           resolution, and without prejudice to humanitarian assistance programmes conducted
           elsewhere, the obligations imposed on Member States in paragraph 3 of resolution
           1844 (2008) shall not apply to the payment of funds, other financial assets or
           economic resources necessary to ensure the timely delivery of urgently needed
           humanitarian assistance in Somalia, by the United Nations, its specialized agencies
           or programmes, humanitarian organizations having observer status with the United
           Nations General Assembly that provide humanitarian assistance, and their
           implementing partners including bilaterally or multilaterally funded NGOs
           participating in the United Nations Consolidated Appeal for Somalia;
                 8.   Requests the Emergency Relief Coordinator to report to the Security
           Council by 20 November 2012 and again by 20 July 2013 on the implementation of
           paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 above and on any impediments to the delivery of humanitarian
           assistance in Somalia, and requests relevant United Nations agencies and
           humanitarian organizations having observer status with the United Nations General
           Assembly and their implementing partners that provide humanitarian assistance in
           Somalia to increase their cooperation and willingness to share information with the
           United Nations Humanitarian Aid Coordinator for Somalia in the preparation of
           such report and in the interests of increasing transparency and accountability by
           providing information relevant to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 above;
                9.   Requests enhanced cooperation, coordination and information sharing
           between the Monitoring Group and the humanitarian organizations operating in
           Somalia and neighbouring countries;
                 10. Decides that measures imposed by paragraph 5 of resolution 733 (1992)
           and further elaborated upon by paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1425 (2002) shall
           not apply to supplies of weapons and military equipment, or the provision of
           assistance, solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Political Office for
           Somalia, as approved in advance by the Committee established pursuant to
           resolution 751 (1992);
                 11. Decides that the Eritrea arms embargo imposed by paragraph 5 of
           resolution 1907 (2009) shall not apply to protective clothing including flak jackets
           and military helmets, temporarily exported to Eritrea by United Nations personnel,
           representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and
           associated personnel for their personal use only;
                 12. Decides also that the measures imposed by paragraph 5 of resolution
           1907 (2009) shall not apply to supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended
           solely for humanitarian or protective use, as approved in advance by the Committee;

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                     13. Decides to extend until 25 August 2013 the mandate of the Monitoring
               Group referred to in paragraph 3 of resolution 1558 (2004), extended by subsequent
               resolutions including by resolutions 2002 (2011), 2023 (2011) and 2036 (2012),
               expresses its intent to review the mandate and take appropriate action regarding the
               further extension no later than 25 July 2013 and requests the Secretary-General to
               take the necessary administrative measures as expeditiously as possible to
               re-establish the Monitoring Group for a period of thirteen months from the date of
               this resolution, drawing, as appropriate, on the expertise of the members of the
               Monitoring Group established pursuant to previous resolutions, including resolution
               2002 (2011), and consistent with resolution 1907 (2009), resolution 2023 (2011) and
               resolution 2036 (2012), this mandate being as follows:
                    (a) To assist the Committee in monitoring the implementation of the
               measures imposed in paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of 1844 (2008), including by reporting
               any information on violations; to include in its reports to the Committee any
               information relevant to the potential designation of the individuals and entities
               described in paragraph 1 above;
                    (b) To assist the Committee in compiling narrative summaries, referred to in
               paragraph 14 of resolution 1844 (2008), of individuals and entities designated
               pursuant to paragraph 1 above;
                     (c) To investigate any seaport operations in Somalia that may generate
               revenue for Al-Shabaab, an entity designated by the Committee for meeting the
               listing criteria in resolution 1844 (2008);
                     (d) To continue the tasks outlined in paragraphs 3 (a) to (c) of resolution
               1587 (2005), paragraphs 23 (a) to (c) of resolution 1844 (2008), and paragraphs 19 (a)
               to (d) of resolution 1907 (2009);
                     (e) To investigate, in coordination with relevant international agencies, all
               activities, including in the financial, maritime and other sectors, which generate
               revenues used to commit violations of the Somalia and Eritrea arms embargoes;
                     (f) To investigate any means of transport, routes, seaports, airports and other
               facilities used in connection with violations of the Somalia and Eritrea arms
               embargoes;
                     (g) To continue refining and updating information on the draft list of those
               individuals and entities that engage in acts described in paragraph 1 above, inside
               and outside Somalia, and their active supporters, for possible future measures by the
               Council, and to present such information to the Committee as and when the
               Committee deems appropriate;
                     (h) To compile a draft list of those individuals and entities that engage in
               acts described in paragraphs 15 (a)-(e) of resolution 1907 (2009), inside and outside
               Eritrea, and their active supporters, for possible future measures by the Council, and
               to present such information to the Committee as and when the Committee deems
               appropriate;
                    (i) To continue making recommendations based on its investigations, on the
               previous reports of the Panel of Experts (S/2003/223 and S/2003/1035) appointed
               pursuant to resolutions 1425 (2002) and 1474 (2003), and on the previous reports of
               the Monitoring Group (S/2004/604, S/2005/153, S/2005/625, S/2006/229,
               S/2006/913, S/2007/436, S/2008/274, S/2008/769, S/2010/91 and S/2011/433)

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           appointed pursuant to resolutions 1519 (2003), 1558 (2004), 1587 (2005), 1630
           (2005), 1676 (2006), 1724 (2006), 1766 (2007), 1811 (2008), 1853 (2008), 1916
           (2010) and 2002 (2011);
                 (j) To work closely with the Committee on specific recommendations for
           additional measures to improve overall compliance with the Somalia and Eritrea
           arms embargoes, as well as the measures imposed in paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of
           resolution 1844 (2008), and paragraphs 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13 of resolution 1907
           (2009) concerning Eritrea;
                (k) To assist in identifying areas where the capacities of States in the region
           can be strengthened to facilitate the implementation of the Somalia and Eritrea arms
           embargoes, as well as the measures imposed in paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of resolution
           1844 (2008), and paragraphs 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13 of resolution 1907 (2009)
           concerning Eritrea;
                (l) To provide to the Council, through the Committee, a midterm briefing
           within six months of its establishment, and to submit progress reports to the
           Committee on a monthly basis;
                 (m) To submit, for the Security Council’s consideration, through the
           Committee, two final reports; one focusing on Somalia, the other on Eritrea,
           covering all the tasks set out above, no later than thirty days prior to the termination
           of the Monitoring Group’s mandate;
                14. Further requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary financial
           arrangements to support the work of the Monitoring Group;
                15. Requests the Committee, in accordance with its mandate and in
           consultation with the Monitoring Group and other relevant United Nations entities
           to consider the recommendations in the reports of the Monitoring Group and
           recommend to the Council ways to improve the implementation of and compliance
           with the Somalia and Eritrea arms embargoes, the measures regarding the import
           and export of charcoal from Somalia, as well as implementation of the targeted
           measures imposed by paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of resolution 1844 (2008) and
           paragraphs 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13 of resolution 1907 (2009) taking into account
           paragraph 1 above, in response to continuing violations;
                 16. Urges all parties and all States, including Eritrea, other States in the region,
           and the Transitional Federal Government, and its post-transition successor, as well as
           international, regional and subregional organizations, to ensure cooperation with the
           Monitoring Group, and ensure the safety of the members of the Monitoring Group,
           and unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and sites the Monitoring
           Group deems relevant to the execution of its mandate;
                17.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2061 (2012)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                25 July 2012

               Resolution 2061 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6815th meeting, on
               25 July 2012

                       The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions on Iraq, in particular 1500 (2003),
               1546 (2004), 1557 (2004), 1619 (2005), 1700 (2006), 1770 (2007), 1830 (2008), 1883
               (2009), 1936 (2010), and 2001 (2011),
                       Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of
               Iraq,
                     Emphasizing the importance of the stability and security of Iraq for the people
               of Iraq, the region, and the international community,
                     Encouraging the Government of Iraq to continue strengthening democracy and
               the rule of law, improving security and public order and combating terrorism and
               sectarian violence across the country, and reiterating its support to the people and
               the Government of Iraq in their efforts to build a secure, stable, federal, united and
               democratic nation, based on the rule of law and respect for human rights,
                     Welcoming improvements in the security situation in Iraq achieved through
               concerted political and security efforts and stressing that challenges to security in
               Iraq still exist and that improvements need to be sustained through meaningful
               political dialogue and national unity,
                     Underscoring the need for all communities in Iraq to participate in the
               political process and an inclusive political dialogue, to refrain from making
               statements and actions which could aggravate tensions, to reach a comprehensive
               solution on the distribution of resources, and to ensure stability and develop a just
               and fair solution for the nation’s disputed internal boundaries and work towards
               national unity,
                     Reaffirming the importance of the United Nations, in particular the United
               Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in advising, supporting and assisting
               the Iraqi people, including civil society, and Government to strengthen democratic
               institutions, advance inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation according
               to the Constitution, facilitate regional dialogue, develop processes acceptable to the
               Government of Iraq to resolve disputed internal boundaries, aid youth and vulnerable
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               of human rights, gender equality, youth, and vulnerable groups, and promote judicial
               and legal reform, and emphasizing the importance of the United Nations, in particular
               UNAMI, prioritizing advice, support, and assistance to the Iraqi people, including
               civil society, and Government to achieve these goals,
                    Urging the Government of Iraq to continue to promote and protect human rights
               and also to consider additional steps to support the Independent High Commission for
               Human Rights in carrying out its mandate,
                     Recognizing the efforts of the Government of Iraq in the promotion and
               protection of the human rights of women and reaffirming its resolutions 1325
               (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on women, peace,
               and security and reiterating the need for the full, equal, and effective participation
               of women; reaffirming the key role women can play in re-establishing the fabric of
               society and stressing the need for their full political participation, including in the
               development of national strategies in order to take into account their perspectives,
                     Expressing the importance of addressing humanitarian issues confronting the
               Iraqi people and stressing the need to continue to form a coordinated response and
               to provide adequate resources to address these issues,
                     Underscoring the sovereignty of the Government of Iraq, reaffirming that all
               parties should continue to take all feasible steps and to develop modalities to ensure
               the protection of affected civilians, including children, women and members of
               religious and ethnic minority groups, and should create conditions conducive to the
               voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced
               persons or local integration of internally displaced persons, welcoming commitments
               and encouraging continued efforts of the Government of Iraq for the relief of
               internally displaced persons, refugees and returnees, and noting the important role of
               the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, based on its
               mandate, in providing continued advice and support to the Government of Iraq, in
               coordination with UNAMI on these issues,
                     Urging all those concerned, as set forth in international humanitarian law,
               including the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Regulations, to allow full
               unimpeded access by humanitarian personnel to all people in need of assistance, and
               to make available, as far as possible, all necessary facilities for their operations, and
               to promote the safety, security, and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel
               and United Nations and its associated personnel and their assets,
                      Welcoming the important progress Iraq has made towards regaining the
               international standing it held prior to the adoption of resolution 661 (1990), calling
               on the Government of Iraq to continue ongoing cooperation with the Government of
               Kuwait to address outstanding issues and to meet its outstanding obligations under
               the relevant Chapter VII Security Council resolutions pertaining to the situation
               between Iraq and Kuwait and underscoring the importance of finalizing the
               ratification of the Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement,
                     Recognizing the recent positive developments in Iraqi-Kuwait bilateral
               relations, particularly in light of Prime Minister Nuri al-Mailiki’s visit to Kuwait
               and Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad’s visit to Baghdad for the League of Arab States
               summit, as well as the positive outcome of the second session of the Joint Kuwait-Iraq
               Ministerial Committee, calling on both States to continue to act in a spirit that builds

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           further confidence and cooperation, which should contribute to the strengthening of
           their good-neighbourly relations and enhancing regional stability,
                Expressing deep gratitude to all the United Nations staff in Iraq for their
           courageous and tireless efforts, and commending the leadership of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Martin Kobler,
                 1.   Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission
           for Iraq (UNAMI) for a period of twelve months;
                 2.   Decides further that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
           and UNAMI, at the request of the Government of Iraq, and taking into account the
           letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq to the Secretary-General
           (S/2012/520, annex), shall continue to pursue their mandate as stipulated in
           resolution 2001 (2011);
                3.   Recognizes that security of United Nations personnel is essential for
           UNAMI to carry out its work for the benefit of the people of Iraq and calls upon the
           Government of Iraq to continue to provide security and logistical support to the
           United Nations presence in Iraq;
                 4.    Welcomes the contributions of Member States in providing UNAMI with
           the financial, logistical, and security resources and support that it needs to fulfil its
           mission and calls upon Member States to continue to provide UNAMI with
           sufficient resources and support;
               5.    Expresses its intention to review the mandate of UNAMI in twelve
           months or sooner, if requested by the Government of Iraq;
                 6.   Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every four months
           on the progress made towards the fulfilment of all UNAMI’s responsibilities;
                7.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2062 (2012)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                26 July 2012

               Resolution 2062 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6817th meeting, on
               26 July 2012

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1933 (2010), 1942
               (2010), 1951 (2010), 1962 (2010), 1967 (2011), 1968 (2011), 1975 (2011), 1980
               (2011), 1981 (2011), 1992 (2011) and 2000 (2011) and the statements of its
               President relating to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, and resolution 2008 (2011) and
               2025 (2011) on the situation in Liberia,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Côte d’Ivoire, and recalling the importance of the principles of
               good-neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
                    Welcoming the final report of the Secretary-General of 29 June 2012
               (S/2012/506) and the special report of the Secretary-General of 29 March 2012
               (S/2012/186), including the recommendations of the assessment mission that
               deployed to Côte d’Ivoire from 6 to 17 February 2012,
                     Welcoming the overall progress towards restoring security, peace and stability
               in Côte d’Ivoire, notably in Abidjan, commending President Alassane Ouattara’s
               initiatives to promote stability, reconciliation and economic recovery in Côte
               d’Ivoire and calling upon all the national stakeholders to work together in their
               efforts for the stabilization and reconstruction of the country,
                     Welcoming the holding of the legislative elections and the inauguration of the
               elected National Assembly on 25 April 2012, emphasizing that this step is important
               for the full restoration of constitutional order and the process of democratization of
               Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Reiterating its concern with the unresolved key challenges of disarmament,
               demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR), as well as
               the continued circulation of weapons, which continue to be significant risks to the
               security of the country, particularly in western Côte d’Ivoire and taking note with
               interest of the establishment of the inter-ministerial working group on DDR and
               SSR,
                     Welcoming the return of the majority of persons displaced by the post-electoral
               crisis to their places of origin in Côte d’Ivoire, as well as President Alassane

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               Ouattara’s calls on refugees to return to the country, strongly condemning all
               intimidation, threats and attacks committed against refugees and internally displaced
               persons (IDP) in Côte d’Ivoire, including the 20 July 2012 attack against an IDP
               camp in Duekoue,
                     Expressing its concern about the continued reports of human rights abuses and
               violations of international humanitarian law, including against women and children,
               including reports of increased incidents of sexual violence in particular those
               attributed to armed men, stressing the importance to investigate such alleged
               violations and abuses committed by all parties, irrespective of their status or
               political affiliation, including those that occurred throughout the post-election crisis,
               including extrajudicial killing, maiming, arbitrary arrest and abduction of civilians,
               enforced disappearances, acts of revenge, sexual and gender based violence,
               including against children, and the alleged recruitment and use of children in the
               conflict throughout the country and particularly in Abidjan and western Côte
               d’Ivoire, reaffirming that those responsible for such violations must be held
               accountable and noting President Alassane Ouattara’s commitments in this regard,
                     Expressing its concern about the continuing precarious security situation,
               particularly in western Côte d’Ivoire and along the borders, especially with Liberia,
               and recalling that the Ivorian Government bears primary responsibility for ensuring
               peace, stability and the protection of the civilian population in Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Reiterating its strong condemnation of the attack by armed elements on a
               patrol of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) in the south west
               of Côte d’Ivoire on 8 June 2012, in which seven peacekeepers and a number of other
               persons were killed, stressing that intentionally directing such attacks on United
               Nations peacekeepers can constitute a war crime under international law and further
               calling on the Ivorian Government to work with all relevant parties to identify and
               bring the perpetrators to justice, welcoming the immediate steps taken by the Ivorian
               Government in coordination with the Government of Liberia to investigate those
               attacks,
                    Commending the contribution of troop- and police-contributing countries and
               donors to UNOCI, underlining the importance of providing police officers qualified
               with appropriate specialist and linguistic skills, commending the work of UNOCI,
               under the leadership of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for its
               continuing contribution to maintaining peace and stability in Côte d’Ivoire, and
               noting with satisfaction the increasing cooperation between the United Nations
               Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and UNOCI, as well as between the Governments of
               Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia and other countries in the subregion, in coordinating
               security activities in the border areas in the subregion,
                     Commending the African Union and the Economic Community of West African
               States (ECOWAS) for their efforts to consolidate peace and stability in Côte
               d’Ivoire and encouraging them to continue to support the authorities in addressing
               key challenges, especially the underlying causes of the conflict, security challenges
               in the border area, including movements of armed elements and weapons, and
               promoting justice and national reconciliation,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),
               and 1960 (2010) on women, peace and security, its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882
               (2009), and 1998 (2011) on children and armed conflict, and its resolutions 1674

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           (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, and
           reiterating the vital role of women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, the
           importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the
           maintenance and promotion of peace and security and their key role in
           re-establishing the fabric of societies recovering from conflict, and further
           reaffirming the importance of implementing the National Action Plan on resolution
           1325 (2000),
                Taking note that, on the basis of the declaration lodged by Côte d’Ivoire
           accepting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, the Pre-Trial Chamber
           authorized the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open an
           investigation into crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction committed in Côte d’Ivoire
           since 28 November 2010, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, and
           the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court later decided to expand the Prosecutors’
           investigation to crimes committed in Côte d’Ivoire since 19 September 2002,
                 Determining that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire continues to pose a threat to
           international peace and security in the region,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                 1.   Decides to extend until 31 July 2013 the mandate of UNOCI as set out in
           resolution 2000 (2011), paragraph 7, (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k)
           and (m);
                 2.   Decides that protection of civilians shall remain the priority for UNOCI,
           further decides that UNOCI shall put added focus on supporting the Government on
           DDR and SSR, in accordance with paragraph 7 (e) and (f) of Resolution 2000
           (2011);
                3.    Endorses the Secretary-General’s recommendation for a reduction of the
           equivalent of one battalion as part of UNOCI’s military component, to be
           implemented as soon as practical, decides therefore that the authorized strength of
           the military component shall be adjusted to 8,837 personnel, comprising of 8,645
           troops and staff officers and 192 military observers;
                4.    Decides that the authorized strength of UNOCI’s police component shall
           remain at 1,555 personnel, and decides further to maintain the 8 customs officers
           previously authorized;
                5.    Reiterates its continuing authorization to UNOCI to use all necessary
           means to carry out its mandate, within its capabilities and its areas of deployment,
           pursuant to resolutions 1933 (2010), 1962 (2010) and 2000 (2011);
                 6.   Encourages UNOCI and the United Nations country team to reconfigure
           within their existing capacities and reinforce their field presence, in order to
           enhance their coordinated support to the local authorities throughout Côte d’Ivoire,
           in areas where civilians are at greater risk, particularly but not only in Western Côte
           d’Ivoire;
                 7.   Urges the Ivorian Government to develop and implement expeditiously a
           national DDR programme, with clear and strict eligibility criteria, new secure and
           transparent database, the creation of a central authority to oversee all DDR aspects,
           and find solutions for sustained social and economic integration of former
           combatants, further encourages the United Nations Country Team to facilitate the

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               planning and the implementation of programmes which support this process, in
               consultation with the Ivorian Government and close collaboration with all
               international partners;
                     8.   Notes President Alassane Ouattara’s initiative to directly oversee the
               SSR, urges the Ivorian Government to accelerate the development and
               implementation of a comprehensive SSR strategy, with a view to setting up
               inclusive and accountable security forces, with the support of UNOCI consistent
               with its mandate in paragraph 7 (f) of resolution 2000 (2011), and other interested
               international partners, to take further steps to increase confidence within the
               respective security and law enforcement agencies and between them, and to restore
               State authority throughout the country;
                     9.    Reiterates its call to the Ivorian Government and all international
               partners, including private companies, involved in assisting the Ivorian Government
               in the SSR process, to comply with the provisions of resolution 2045 (2012) and to
               coordinate their efforts with a view to promoting transparency and a clear division
               of labour amongst all international partners;
                     10. Emphasizes the urgent need for concrete measures to promote justice and
               reconciliation at all levels and on all sides, including through the active involvement
               of civil society groups, with the aim of addressing the underlying causes of the Côte
               d’Ivoire crises, encourages support for transitional justice mechanisms, including
               the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to adopt a broad-based and
               comprehensive programme and to increase its activities at the local level throughout
               the country, further emphasizes the importance of accountability and impartial
               justice, including through the work of the National Commission of Inquiry, to
               lasting reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire, welcomes the adoption of a national justice
               sector strategy by the Ivorian Government and urges the Ivorian Government to take
               concrete steps to prevent and respond to inter-communal violence by seeking a
               broad national consensus on how to address identity and land tenure issues;
                     11. Welcomes the initiative taken by the Government to enhance political
               dialogue with the political opposition, including extra-parliamentary political
               parties, calls upon the Ivorian Government to continue to step up concrete measures
               in this regard and ensure political space for the opposition, further calls upon all
               opposition parties to play a constructive role and contribute towards reconciliation
               and requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to continue to use
               his good offices role to facilitate dialogue between all political stakeholders;
                     12. Urges the Ivorian Government to ensure in the shortest possible
               timeframe that, irrespective of their status or political affiliation, all those
               responsible for serious abuses of human rights and violations of international
               humanitarian law, notably those committed during the post-electoral crisis in Côte
               d’Ivoire, are brought to justice in accordance with its international obligations and
               that all detainees receive clarity about their status in a transparent manner, further
               encourages the Ivorian Government to continue its cooperation with the
               International Criminal Court;
                     13. Calls upon UNOCI, where consistent with its authorities and
               responsibilities, to continue to support national and international efforts to bring to
               justice perpetrators of grave abuses of human rights and violations of international
               humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire, irrespective of their status or political affiliation;

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                 14. Decides to extend until 31 July 2013 the authorization that the Security
           Council provided to the French Forces in order to support UNOCI, within the limits
           of their deployment and their capabilities;
                 15. Urges all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of UNOCI and of
           the French Forces, which support it, in particular by ensuring their safety, security
           and freedom of movement with unhindered and immediate access throughout the
           territory of Côte d’Ivoire to enable them to fully carry out their mandates;
                 16. Calls upon the Ivorian Government and all political stakeholders to
           ensure that the upcoming local elections are conducted in an open, free, fair,
           peaceful and transparent manner and contribute to fostering political inclusiveness
           and reconciliation, considering proper timing, security conditions and relevant
           electoral reform, stresses that the Ivorian Government bears the primary
           responsibility of the organization of such local elections and, in this context, notes
           the request addressed by the Ivorian Government to the United Nations and
           authorizes UNOCI to assist, as appropriate, the Ivorian Government in the holding
           of such elections, upon request, within its existing resources, capacities and areas of
           deployment and without prejudice to the core-priorities of the mandate as set out in
           paragraph 2 above;
                 17. Welcomes continued cooperation between and the conduct of joint
           activities by UNOCI and the Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) and
           calls for strict adherence by the FRCI to international humanitarian, human rights
           and refugee laws; and, in this context, recalls the importance of training in Human
           Rights, child protection and sexual and gender-based violence to security and law
           enforcement agencies;
                 18. Calls upon the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia to continue to
           enhance their cooperation, particularly with respect to the border area, including
           through increasing monitoring, information sharing and conducting coordinated
           actions, and in developing and implementing a shared border strategy to inter alia
           support the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed elements on both sides of
           the border and the repatriation of refugees;
                19. Calls upon all United Nations bodies in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia,
           including all components of UNOCI and UNMIL, within their respective mandates,
           capabilities and areas of deployment, to enhance their support for the stabilization
           of the border area, including through their increased cooperation and the
           development of a shared, strategic vision and plan, in support of the Ivorian and
           Liberian authorities;
                20. Encourages ECOWAS and the Mano River Union to continue to develop,
           with the support of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), a
           subregional strategy to address the threat of the cross-border movements of armed
           groups and weapons as well as illicit trafficking, with the assistance of UNOCI and
           UNMIL, as appropriate, and provide regular updates on progress towards the
           development of such a subregional strategy in the upcoming relevant reports of the
           Secretary-General;
               21. Endorses, with immediate effect, the recommendation of the Secretary-General to transfer the three armed helicopters, currently deployed in UNMIL, to
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                     22. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake an assessment of the
               situation in Côte d’Ivoire with a view to submitting to the Security Council, no later
               than 31 March 2013, a special report containing: (i) benchmarks to measure and
               track progress towards the achievement of long-term stability in Côte d’Ivoire and
               to prepare the transition planning; (ii) recommendations on possible adjustments in
               UNOCI’s structure and strength, in particular its military and police components,
               based on the prevailing situation on the ground and threats to Côte d’Ivoire’s
               sustainable peace and stability and the capacity of Ivorian institutions to effectively
               meet such challenges; (iii) options to reinforce inter-mission cooperation
               arrangements between UNOCI and UNMIL, including for the conduct of
               coordinated and joint operations along and across the border, to be determined in
               close consultations with relevant stakeholders, including the Governments of Côte
               d’Ivoire and Liberia, UNMIL and troop and police contributing countries; and
               (iv) report on the implementation of UNOCI’s protection of civilian strategy;
                     23. Requests the Secretary-General to provide to it a midterm report no later
               than 31 December 2012 and a final report no later than 30 June 2013 on the
               situation on the ground and the implementation of this resolution;
                    24.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2063 (2012)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                31 July 2012

               Resolution 2063 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6819th meeting, on
               31 July 2012

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

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                     Welcoming the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) as an important
               step forward in the African Union (AU)-United Nations Darfur peace process;
               expressing its strong commitment and determination to support the peace process,
               welcoming initial progress but deploring the serious delays in the implementation of
               the DDPD, urging the Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement
               to accelerate the implementation of the DDPD in order to deliver real benefits for the
               Darfuri people, and encouraging the international community to assist the signatories
               in this regard, deploring also the fact that some armed groups have refused to join the
               process and are impeding implementation of the DDPD and strongly urging them to
               support the process, condemning any actions by any armed group aimed at forced
               overthrow of the Government of Sudan, and strongly urging the Government of Sudan
               and all the armed groups, including the Sudan Liberation Army, Abdul Wahid faction
               (SLA/AW), the Sudan Liberation Army, Minni Minawi faction (SLA/MM), and the
               Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), to make every effort to reach a comprehensive
               peace settlement on the basis of the DDPD, and to agree upon a permanent ceasefire
               without further delay or preconditions,
                    Underlining, without prejudice to the Security Council’s primary responsibility
               for the maintenance of international peace and security, the importance of the
               partnership between the United Nations and the AU, consistent with Chapter VIII of
               the United Nations Charter, with regard to the maintenance of peace and security in
               Africa, particularly in Sudan, and welcoming, in particular, the efforts of the AU
               High-level Implementation Panel for Sudan under the leadership of President Mbeki
               working in cooperation with UNAMID, to address in a comprehensive and inclusive
               manner the challenges of peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur,
                  Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 16 July (S/2012/548) on
               UNAMID,
                     Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to
               peacekeeping deployments, with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of
               peacekeeping missions; encouraging the full implementation by UNAMID of its
               Chapter VII mandate; underlining, in this regard, the importance of UNAMID
               deterring any threats to the implementation of its mandate, and the safety and
               security of its peacekeeping personnel in accordance with the Charter of the United
               Nations; and noting the need to raise the operational and self-sustainment
               capabilities of military and police contingents to the agreed levels,
                     Expressing deep concern at the increased violence and insecurity in some parts
               of Darfur in recent months, and at confrontations between the Government of Sudan
               and the armed groups, expressing deep concern that such clashes, including attacks by
               rebel groups and aerial bombardment by the Government of Sudan, inter-tribal
               fighting, banditry and criminality continue to threaten civilians, and that attacks on
               humanitarian personnel and peacekeepers continue to restrict humanitarian access to
               conflict areas where vulnerable civilian populations reside, while noting the
               Secretary-General’s observation that the security situation in Darfur has improved
               since the deployment of UNAMID, calling on all parties to cease hostilities, including
               all acts of violence committed against civilians, and urgently facilitate unhindered
               humanitarian access in accordance with international law, including applicable
               international humanitarian law and the guiding principles of humanitarian assistance,
                    Recalling the commitments made by the Government of Sudan and the
               Liberation and Justice Movement in the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD)

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           to ensure the unimpeded access of humanitarian assistance to the population in need
           and the protection of humanitarian workers and their operations in areas under their
           control, as well as to guarantee UNAMID unimpeded freedom of movement in all
           areas and at all times in Darfur in the exercise of its mandate,
                 Welcoming the potentially encouraging trend of voluntary returns of IDPs and
           refugees to their villages and places of origin, which were, according to the figures
           available to the Secretary-General, greater than new displacements in recent months,
           but expressing deep concern that new displacements continue to occur and at the fact
           that approximately two million IDPs and refugees remain displaced, recognizing that
           some displaced will settle permanently in urban areas, but underlining the need to
           ensure security in areas of return,
                Expressing its concern at the hostilities between the Government of Sudan and
           the Sudan Liberation Army, Abdul Wahid faction (SLA/AW), the Sudan Liberation
           Army, Minni Minawi faction (SLA/MM), and the Justice and Equality Movement
           (JEM), and reiterating that there can be no military solution to the conflict in Darfur,
           and that an inclusive political settlement is essential to re-establishing peace,
                 Expressing concern about reported links between non-signatory armed groups
           in Darfur and groups outside Darfur, and demanding that any form of direct or
           indirect external support for such groups ceases,
                Reiterating its condemnation of all violations of international human rights
           and humanitarian law in Darfur and in relation to Darfur, calling on all parties to
           comply with their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian
           law, emphasizing the need to bring to justice the perpetrators of such crimes, and
           urging the Government of Sudan to comply with its obligations in this respect,
                 Reaffirming its concern over the negative effect of ongoing violence in Darfur
           on the stability of Sudan as a whole as well as the region, welcoming improved
           relations between Sudan and Chad, as well as the deployment of a joint force,
           including forces from the Central African Republic (CAR) under a joint command
           along the border, and encouraging Sudan, Chad and CAR to continue to cooperate in
           order to achieve peace and stability in Darfur and the wider region,
                Determining that the situation in Sudan constitutes a threat to international
           peace and security,
                1.    Decides to extend the mandate of UNAMID as set out in resolution 1769
           (2007) for a further 12 months to 31 July 2013;
                 2.    Takes note of the conclusion of the Secretary-General’s review, conducted
           in consultation with the African Union, that UNAMID’s uniformed personnel be
           reconfigured to focus on the areas in Darfur with the highest security threats, calls on
           the Secretary-General to implement the results of the review, as set out in paragraphs 69
           to 81 of his report of 17 April (S/2012/231), and paragraph 80 of his report of 16 July
           (S/2012/548), therefore decides that over a period of 12 to 18 months, UNAMID’s
           uniformed personnel will be reconfigured so that UNAMID shall consist of up to
           16,200 military personnel, 2,310 police personnel and 17 formed police units of up to
           140 personnel each;
                3.     Underlines the need for UNAMID to make full use of its mandate and
           capabilities, giving priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and
           resources to: (a) the protection of civilians across Darfur, including through the

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               implementation of a mission-wide early warning strategy; proactive military
               deployment and increased patrols in areas at high risk of conflict; securing, through
               increased police patrols, IDP camps, adjacent areas and areas of return; and
               supporting the development and training of community policing for IDP camps and
               areas of return; and (b) ensuring safe, timely and unhindered humanitarian access,
               and the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and humanitarian activities, so
               as to facilitate the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout Darfur;
               and requests UNAMID to maximize the use of its capabilities, in cooperation with the
               United Nations country team and other international and non-governmental actors, in
               the implementation of its mission-wide comprehensive strategy for the achievement
               of these objectives;
                    4.    Emphasizes UNAMID’s Chapter VII mandate, as defined in resolution 1769,
               to deliver its core tasks to protect civilians without prejudice to the primary
               responsibility of the Government of Sudan and to ensure the freedom of movement
               and security of UNAMID’s own personnel and humanitarian workers; urges
               UNAMID to deter any threats against itself and its mandate; notes the observation in
               the Secretary-General’s report that it is important to ensure that contingents are
               properly prepared and effectively equipped to be able to carry out UNAMID’s
               mandate;
                     5.  Welcomes the Framework for AU and United Nations Facilitation of the
               Darfur Peace Process, and the priority given to UNAMID’s efforts, in coordination
               with the United Nations country team, to support this framework in accordance with
               paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 below, and welcomes the efforts of the AU High-level
               Implementation Panel for Sudan in this regard;
                     6.    Urges the Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice
               Movement (LJM) to implement the DDPD in full, including by ensuring that the
               Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), National Human Rights Commission and Office
               for the Special Prosecutor for Darfur, whose establishment by the signatory parties in
               accordance with the DDPD is welcome, are resourced and empowered to carry out
               their mandates, demands that the non-signatory armed groups refrain from impeding
               the implementation of the DDPD; and requests UNAMID to support the
               implementation of the DDPD, by working closely with the United Nations country
               team on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration and building the capacity
               of the police, justice and corrections sectors; and requests UNAMID and the United
               Nations country team to develop an Integrated Strategic Framework for United
               Nations system-wide support to the DDPD based on a clear division of labour and
               taking into account the Darfur Joint Assessment Mission, and requests the Secretary-General to present this Framework to the Council in his next 90-day report;
                     7.   Demands that all parties to the conflict, including in particular all the
               non-signatory armed groups engage immediately and without preconditions to make
               every effort to reach a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace settlement on
               the basis of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), in order to bring a
               stable and durable peace to the region;
                    8.     Reaffirms its support for: a Darfur-based internal dialogue that takes
               place in an environment of respect for the civil and political rights of participants,
               including women, such that they can exercise their views without fear of retribution;
               freedom of speech and assembly to permit open consultations; freedom of movement
               of participants and UNAMID; proportional participation among Darfurians; freedom

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           from harassment, arbitrary arrest and intimidation; and freedom from interference
           by the Government or the armed groups; calls on the Government of Sudan and the
           armed groups to ensure the necessary enabling environment for such a dialogue;
           requests UNAMID to support and monitor the development of such a dialogue, and
           requests the Secretary-General in his regular reports, referred to in paragraph 12
           below, to report any security incidents, threats, violations of the participants’ freedoms
           or instances of interference. Calls on the signatories of the DDPD to heed the results of
           the internal dialogue process, and to respond in the context of DDPD implementation to
           the wants and needs of the people expressed through such a process;
                 9.    Commends UNAMID troop- and police-contributing countries; strongly
           condemns all attacks on UNAMID; underlines that any attack or threat of attack on
           UNAMID is unacceptable; demands that there be no recurrence of such attacks,
           stresses the need to enhance the safety and security of UNAMID personnel, as well
           as the need to bring an end to impunity for those who attack peacekeepers, and in
           this regard urges the Government of Sudan to do its utmost to bring the perpetrators
           of any such crimes to justice;
                 10. Commends the credible work of the Tripartite Mechanism but expresses
           deep concern at increased restrictions and bureaucratic impediments placed by the
           Government of Sudan upon UNAMID movement and operations, particularly to
           areas of recent conflict; calls on all parties in Darfur to remove all obstacles to
           UNAMID’s full and proper discharge of its mandate, including by ensuring its
           security and freedom of movement; and in this regard, demands that the Government
           of Sudan comply with the Status of Forces Agreement fully and without delay,
           particularly regarding the movement of patrols, flight and equipment clearances, the
           removal of all obstacles to the use of UNAMID aerial assets, and the timely
           provision of visas for UNAMID personnel; deplores the continued delays in the
           provision of such visas, which threaten seriously to undermine the ability of the
           mission to implement its mandate; demands that the Government of Sudan respect
           the rights of UNAMID personnel under the SOFA;
                11. Reiterates its demand that UNAMID be given a licence for its own radio
           transmitter in line with the provisions of the Status of Forces Agreement, so that it
           can communicate freely with all Darfuri stakeholders;
                 12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue reporting to the Council
           every 90 days on progress in the implementation of UNAMID’s mandate, including
           the operational and self-sustainment capabilities of troop and police contingents, as
           well as on progress on the political track, the security and humanitarian situation,
           including in the IDP sites and refugee camps, the actions of all parties with respect to
           the provisions of this resolution, human rights, violations of international
           humanitarian and human rights law, early recovery and on all restrictions and
           bureaucratic impediments to UNAMID’s freedom of movement; requests the
           Secretary-General, after consultation with the African Union, to submit in his next
           90-day report updated benchmarks and indicators for UNAMID and to include in his
           regular reports to the Council every 90 days thereafter an assessment of progress
           towards and obstacles to the achievement of these benchmarks, so that the Council
           may assess progress made by UNAMID in implementing its mandate, as well as the
           cooperation of the Government of Sudan and the armed groups with UNAMID, as
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                     13. Demands that all parties to the conflict in Darfur immediately end
               violence, attacks on civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel, and
               comply with their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian
               law; affirms, in this context, the Council’s condemnation of serious violations of
               international humanitarian law and human rights law; calls for an immediate
               cessation of hostilities and for all parties to commit themselves to a sustained and
               permanent ceasefire and underlines the need for UNAMID to report on major
               instances of violence which undermine the parties’ full and constructive efforts
               towards peace;
                     14. While noting that the overall humanitarian situation in Darfur has not
               deteriorated, expresses its serious concern at the fact that it has not improved, and at
               the threats to humanitarian organizations that persist, and the increased restrictions on
               humanitarian access in Darfur resulting from increased insecurity, attacks against
               humanitarian workers, denial of access by the parties to the conflict and bureaucratic
               impediments imposed by the Government of Sudan, calls for the full implementation
               of the Communiqué between the Government of Sudan and the United Nations on
               Facilitation of Humanitarian Activities in Darfur, including regarding the timely
               issuance of visas and travel permits for humanitarian organizations; and demands
               that the Government of Sudan, all militias, armed groups and all other stakeholders
               ensure the full, safe and unhindered access of humanitarian organizations and relief
               personnel, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance to populations in need and
               underscores the importance of upholding the principles of humanity, neutrality,
               impartiality and independence in the provision of humanitarian assistance;
                      15. Condemns human rights violations and abuses in, and relating to, Darfur,
               including arbitrary arrests and detentions, expresses deep concern about the situation
               of all those so detained, including civil society members and IDPs, and emphasizes the
               importance of ensuring UNAMID’s, within its current mandate, and other relevant
               organizations’ ability to monitor such cases; calls on the Government of Sudan fully
               to respect its obligations, including by fulfilling its commitment to lift the state of
               emergency in Darfur, releasing all political prisoners, allowing free expression and
               undertaking effective efforts to ensure accountability for serious violations of
               international human rights and humanitarian law, by whomsoever perpetrated, and
               emphasizes the importance of UNAMID acting to promote human rights, bringing
               abuses and violations to the attention of the authorities and requests the Secretary-General to provide reporting on all the human rights issues identified in this resolution
               in his regular reports to the Security Council, and to report promptly gross violations
               and abuses to the Security Council;
                    16. Notes that conflict in one area of Sudan affects other areas of Sudan and
               the wider region; and urges close coordination among United Nations missions in the
               region, including UNAMID, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
               (UNISFA) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and requests
               the Secretary-General to ensure effective inter-mission cooperation;
                     17. Notes the request contained in paragraph 19 of resolution 2057 (2012)
               related to the regional threat of the Lord’s Resistance Army, and encourages
               UNAMID, within existing capacities and consistent with its mandate, to cooperate
               and share information in this regard;
                    18. Stresses the importance of achieving dignified and durable solutions for
               refugees and internally displaced persons, and of ensuring their full participation in

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           the planning and management of these solutions, demands that all parties to the
           conflict in Darfur create the conditions conducive to allowing the voluntary, informed,
           safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced persons, or
           their local integration; welcomes the potentially encouraging trend of voluntary
           returns of IDPs and refugees to their villages and places of origin, which were,
           according to the figures available to the Secretary-General, greater than new
           displacements in recent months, but expresses deep concern that new displacements
           continue to occur and at the fact that approximately two million IDPs and refugees
           remain displaced, stresses the importance of the Joint Verification Mechanism in
           verifying the extent to which these returns are voluntary and informed in nature and
           expresses deep concern over some bureaucratic obstacles that undermine its
           effectiveness and independence;
                 19. Notes that security and freedom of movement will greatly facilitate
           recovery initiatives and a return to normalcy in Darfur; stresses the importance of
           early recovery efforts in Darfur when such interventions are suitable, and in this
           respect encourages UNAMID, within its current mandate, to facilitate the work of the
           United Nations country team and expert agencies on recovery and reconstruction in
           Darfur, inter alia through the provision of area security; calls on all parties to provide
           unhindered access and on the Government of Sudan to lift all access restrictions,
           work to resolve the root causes of the Darfur crisis and to increase investment in
           early recovery activity;
                 20. Expresses deep concern over the persistent localized conflicts, increased
           criminality and violence and their effect on civilians, but, in this context, notes a
           reduction in inter tribal clashes and calls on all parties to put an end to such clashes
           and to pursue reconciliation; expresses deep concern over the proliferation of arms, in
           particular small arms and light weapons, and, in this regard, requests UNAMID to
           continue to support local conflict resolution mechanisms, and authorizes the Joint
           Chief Mediator to conduct local mediation and reconciliation efforts between
           communities and armed groups in Darfur; further requests UNAMID to monitor
           whether any arms or related material are present in Darfur in accordance with its
           mandate as set out in paragraph 9 of resolution 1769, and in this context, to continue
           to cooperate with the Panel of Experts established by resolution 1591 (2005) in
           order to facilitate their work;
                21. Demands that the parties to the conflict immediately take appropriate
           measures to protect civilians, including women and children, from all forms of sexual
           violence, in line with resolution 1820 (2008); and requests UNAMID to report on
           sexual and gender-based violence, as well as to assess progress towards the
           elimination of sexual and gender-based violence, and further emphasizes the need to
           include protection to women and children from sexual violence and gender-based
           violence, as part of the mission-wide Protection of Civilians strategy identified in
           paragraph 3 above, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the relevant
           provisions of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and
           1960 (2010) are implemented by UNAMID, including supporting the participation of
           women through the appointment of women protection advisers, and to include
           information on this in his reporting to the Council;
                 22. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure (a) continued monitoring and
           reporting, as part of the reports referred to in paragraph 12 above, of the situation of
           children including close cooperation with child protection actors and (b) continued

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               dialogue with the parties to the conflict towards the development and implementation
               of time bound action plans to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers and other
               violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law against children;
                     23. Requests the Secretary-General periodically to review and update the
               concept of operations and rules of engagement of UNAMID in line with the mission’s
               mandate under relevant Security Council resolutions and to report, as part of the
               reports referred to in paragraph 12 above, on this to the Security Council and troopcontributing countries;
                    24.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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