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This resolution (updated) renews the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) that expires on 30 April, for a further 12 months.
It was drafted by the "Group of Friends of Western Sahara" (France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia and Spain) and adopted on April 24.
Find here the UN Secretary General's report on Western Sahara.
The
Security Council,
[pp1]
Recalling and reaffirming all
its previous resolutions onWestern Sahara,
[pp2]
Reaffirming its
strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his
Personal Envoy to implement resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007),
1813 (2008), 1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), and 1979 (2011),
[pp3]
Reaffirming its
commitment to assist the parties to achieve a just, lasting, and
mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the
self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of
arrangements consistent with the principles and purposes of the
Charter of the United Nations, and noting the
role and responsibilities of the parties in this respect,
[pp4]
Reiterating its
call upon the parties and States of the region to cooperate more
fully with the United Nations and with each other and to strengthen
their involvement to end the current impasse and to achieve progress
towards a political solution,
[pp5]
Welcoming the
efforts of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping operations,
including MINURSO, under close review and reiterating the need for
the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping
deployments,
[pp6]
Expressing concern about
the violations of existing agreements, and calling
on the
parties to respect their relevant obligations,
[pp7]
Taking note of
the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the
Secretary-General and welcoming serious
and credible Moroccan efforts to move the process forward towards
resolution; also taking
note of
the Polisario Front proposal presented 10 April 2007 to the
Secretary-General,
[pp8]
Encouraging in this
context, the parties to demonstrate further political will towards a
solution including by expanding upon their discussion of each
other’s proposals,
[pp9]
Taking note of
the four rounds of negotiations held under the auspices of the
Secretary-General and the continued rounds of informal
talks, and welcoming the
progress made by the parties to enter into direct negotiations,
[pp10]
Welcoming the
progress made by the parties in discussing innovative
negotiating approaches and discrete subjects, their
commitment to deepen the discussions on these and other issues, and
the 9 November 2011 meeting of the parties on natural
resources and progress made towards demining;
[pp11]
Welcoming the
positive conclusion of the 12-16 September 2011 UNHCR-sponsored
seminar on Hassaniya culture and the agreement by the parties to hold
two additional seminars in 2012, as well as the holding of a
UNHCR-facilitated high-level meeting on Confidence Building Measures
for Western Sahara on 24-25 January 2012,
[pp12]
Stressing the
importance of improving the human rights situation in Western
Sahara and the Tindouf camps, and encouraging the parties to work
with the international community to develop and implement independent
and credible measures to ensure full respect for human rights,
bearing in mind their relevant obligations under international law,
[pp13]
Welcoming the
opening of National Council on Human Rights Commissions operating in
Dakhla and Laayoune, and the steps taken by Morocco in order to
fulfill its commitment to ensure unqualified and unimpeded access to
all Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council,
[pp14]
Also welcoming the
implementation of the enhanced refugee protection program developed
by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in
coordination with the Polisario Front, which includes refugee and
human rights training and awareness initiatives,
[pp15]
Reiterating the request that UNHCR
maintain its consideration of a refugee registration in the Tindouf
refugee camps,
[pp16]Looking forward
to the implementation of the updated plan of action on confidence
building measures adopted in Geneva 24-25 January 2012, including the
inauguration of family visits by land, use of new information
technology to facilitate communication links between families, and
the continuation and expansion of the existing programme by air, and
encouraging the parties to cooperate with the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in implementing their
agreement,
[pp17]
Welcoming the
commitment of the parties to continue the process of negotiations
through the United Nations-sponsored talks,
[pp18]
Recognizing that
the consolidation of the status quo is not acceptable , and noting
further that
progress in the negotiations is essential in order to improve the
quality of life of the people of Western Sahara in all its aspects,
[pp19]
Affirming support
for the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara
Ambassador Christopher Ross and his work in facilitating negotiations
between the parties, welcoming his
ongoing consultations with the parties and neighboring states,
and looking
forward to
his regional visit in the near future, including to Western Sahara,
as per the communiqué of the Informal Meeting on Western Sahara
11-13 March 2012,
[pp20]
Affirming support
for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western
Sahara and Head of MINURSO Hany Abdel-aziz,
[pp21]
Having considered the
report of the Secretary-General of 11 April 2012 (S/2012/197),
1. Decides to
extend the mandate of MINURSO until 30 April 2013;
2.
Reaffirms the
need for full respect of the military agreements reached with the
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
with regard to the ceasefire and calls on
the parties to adhere fully to those agreements;
3. Calls
upon all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of
MINURSO, including its free interaction with all interlocutors, and
to take the necessary steps to ensure the security of as well as
unhindered movement and immediate access for the United Nations and
associated personnel in carrying out their mandate, in conformity
with existing agreements,
4. Welcomes the
parties’ commitment to continue the process of holding small,
informal talks in preparation for a fifth round of negotiations,
and recalls its endorsement of the recommendation in
the report of 14 April 2008 (S/2008/251) that realism and a
spirit of compromise by the parties are essential to achieve progress
in negotiations;
5. Calls upon
the parties to continue to show political will and work in an
atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to enter into a more
intensive and substantive phase of negotiations, thus ensuring
implementation of resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008),
1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), and 1979 (2011) and the success of
negotiations, inter alia, by continuing their discussion of the
ideas in paragraph 120 of the Secretary General’s report
(S/2011/249);
6. Affirms its
strong support for the commitment of the Secretary-General and his
Personal Envoy towards a solution to the question ofWestern Sahara in
this context and calls for an intensified pace of meetings and
strengthening of contacts;
7. Calls upon
the parties to continue negotiations under the auspices of the
Secretary-General without preconditions and in good faith, taking
into account the efforts made since 2006 and subsequent developments,
with a view to achieving a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable
political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of
the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements
consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the
United Nations, and noting the role and responsibilities of the
parties in this respect;
8. Invites Member
States to lend appropriate assistance to these talks;
9. Requests the
Secretary-General to brief the Security Council on a regular basis,
and at least twice a year, on the status and progress of
these negotiations under his auspices, on the implementation of
this resolution, challenges to MINURSO’s operations and steps taken
to address them, andexpresses its
intention to meet to receive and discuss his briefings and in this
regard, further requests the
Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation in Western
Sahara well before the end of the mandate period;
10. Welcomes the
commitment of the parties and the neighbouring states to hold
periodic meetings with the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees to review and, where possible, expand
confidence-building measures;
11. Urges Member
States to provide voluntary contributions to fund confidence-building
measures that allow for visits between separated family members, as
well as for other confidence-building measures agreed upon between
parties;
12. Requests the
Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to
ensure full compliance in MINURSO with the United Nations
zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep
the Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take
appropriate preventive action including pre-deployment awareness
training, and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of
such conduct involving their personnel;
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