Diplomats said that the Security Council would adopt this blue draft resolution today, 5 July 2012, at 3:00 pm.
"United
Nations
Security
Council
United
States of America: draft resolution
The
Security Council,
Recalling its
previous resolutions 1996 (2011) and 2046 (2012),Reaffirming its
strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan,
Welcoming the
establishment of government institutions and the National Legislative
Assembly by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, and
further welcoming the enactment of national legislation, including
the Political Parties Act,
Taking
note of the Financial Management Act, as well as President Salva
Kiir␣s legislative programme to combat corruption, and underscoring
the need for the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take
further steps to address corruption,
Deeply
committed to seeing South Sudan become an economically
prosperous state living side-by-side with Sudan in peace, security,
and stability,
Underscoring the
need for coherent UN activities in the Republic of South Sudan, which
requires clarity about roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
between UNMISS and the UN Country Team based on their comparative
advantage, and noting the need for cooperation with other
relevant actors in the region, including the African Union-United
Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the UN Interim Security
Force for Abyei (UNISFA), and the United Nations Organization
Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUSCO),
Underscoring the
need for forging stronger and well-defined partnerships among the
United Nations, development agencies, bilateral partners, and other
relevant actors, regional and subregional institutions and the
international financial institutions, to implement national
strategies aimed at effective institution building which are based on
national ownership, the achievement of results, and mutual
accountability,
Deploring the
persistence of conflict and violence and its effect on civilians,
including the killing and displacement of significant numbers of
civilians, and noting the importance of sustained
cooperation and dialogue with civil society in the context of
stabilizing the security situation and ensuring the protection of
civilians,
Recalling the
Presidential Statement of 11 February 2011 that affirmed that
national ownership and national responsibility are key to
establishing sustainable peace and the primary responsibility of
national authorities in identifying their priorities and strategies
for post-conflict peacebuilding,
Stressing the
need for a comprehensive, integrated and prioritized approach to
peace consolidation that strengthens coherence between political,
security, development, human rights, and rule of law activities, and
addresses the underlying causes of conflict, and underlining that
security and development are closely interlinked and mutually
reinforcing and key to attaining sustainable peace,
Expressing deep
concern at the humanitarian situation in South Sudan caused by
heightened insecurity along the Sudan/South Sudan border region and
the conflict in Sudan␣s Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States, as
well as inter-communal violence and widespread food insecurity, and
expressing concern at restrictions placed upon the movement of UNMISS
in certain areas,
Recalling previous
statements on post-conflict peacebuilding, stressing the
importance of institution-building as a critical component of
peacebuilding, and emphasizing a more effective and
coherent national and international response to enable countries
emerging from conflict to deliver core government functions,
including managing political disputes peacefully, and making use of
existing national capacities in order to ensure national ownership of
this process,
Emphasizing the
vital role of the United Nations to support national authorities, in
close consultation with international partners, to consolidate the
peace and prevent a return to violence and therefore to develop an
early strategy in support of national peacebuilding priorities,
including establishment of core government functions, provision of
basic services, establishment of the rule of law, respect for human
rights, management of natural resources, development of the security
sector, tackling youth unemployment, and revitalization of the
economy,
Recognizing the
importance of supporting peacebuilding efforts in order to lay the
foundation for sustainable development, and, in this context, noting
with grave concern the potential impact of the austerity budget
on such peacebuilding efforts, while also noting the measures taken
by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to balance revenues
and expenditures, and underscoring the important role oil revenue
could play in the economy of South Sudan,
Recognizing the
need to broaden and deepen the pool of available civilian experts,
especially women and experts from developing countries, to help
develop national capacity, and encouraging Member States,
the United Nations and other partners to strengthen cooperation and
coordination to ensure that relevant expertise is mobilized to
support the peacebuilding needs of the Government and people of the
Republic of South Sudan,
Recalling its
resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009) and 1998 (2011), and
Presidential Statements of 29 April 2009 (S/PRST/2009/9) and 16 June
2010 (S/PRST/2010/10) on children and armed conflict, and taking
note of the reports of the Secretary-General on Children and
Armed Conflict in Sudan dated 10 February 2009 (S/2009/84), 29 August
2007 (S/2007/520), and 5 July 2011 (S/2011/413), and the conclusions
endorsed by the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed
Conflict in the Sudan (S/AC.51/2009/5),
Reaffirming its
resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of
civilians in armed conflict, and 1502 (2003) on the protection of
humanitarian and United Nations personnel,
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 at all
stages of peace processes given their vital role in the prevention
and resolution of conflict and peacebuilding; reaffirming the
key role women can play in re-establishing the fabric of recovering
society and stressing the need for their involvement in the
development and implementation of post-conflict strategies in order
to take into account their perspectives and needs,
Acknowledging the
importance of drawing on best practices, past experience, and lessons
learned from other missions, especially by Troop and Police
Contributing Countries, in line with ongoing UN peacekeeping reform
initiatives, including the New Horizon Report, Global Field Support
Strategy, and the Review of Civilian Capacity,
Recalling the
commitments made by the Government of Sudan and the Government of
South Sudan in the 20 June 2011 Agreement between the Government of
Sudan and the Sudan People␣s Liberation Movement on Temporary
Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area,
the 29 June 2011 Agreement Between the Government of the Sudan and
the Government of Southern Sudan on Border Security and the Joint
Political and Security Mechanism, the 30 July 2011 Agreement on the
Border Monitoring Support Mission Between the Government of Sudan and
the Government of South Sudan, and the 10 February 2012 Memorandum of
Understanding on Non-Aggression,
Condemning the
repeated incidents of cross-border violence between Sudan and South
Sudan, and recognizing that the prevailing situation of
tension and instability in South Sudan␣s border area with Sudan and
outstanding issues from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement have
adversely affected the security situation, while also noting that
there has been a recent reduction in the violence in the border
region following the adoption of Resolution 2046,
Determining that
the situation faced by South Sudan continues to constitute a threat
to international peace and security in the region,
Acting under
Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1.
Decides to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS) as set out in paragraph 3 of Resolution 1996 (2011) through
15 July 2013;
2.
Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special
Representative, to continue to direct the operations of an integrated
UNMISS, coordinate all activities of the United Nations system in the
Republic of South Sudan, and support a coherent international
approach to a stable peace in the Republic of South Sudan;
3.
Notes the priority of UNMISS␣ mandated tasks in Resolution
1996 (2011) for the protection of civilians and for the achievement
of an improved security environment, urges UNMISS to deploy
its assets accordingly, and underscores the need for UNMISS
to focus adequate attention on capacity-building efforts in this
area, welcomes the development of a protection of civilians strategy
and early warning and early
response strategy, encourages UNMISS to implement them, and requests
the Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing these
strategies in his reports to the Council;
4.
Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take
greater responsibility for the protection of its civilians, and in
this respect encourages cooperation with UNMISS;
5.
Authorizes UNMISS to use all necessary means, within the limits
of its capacity and in the areas where its units are deployed, to
carry out its protection mandate as set out in Resolution 1996
(2011), paragraphs 3 (b) (iv), 3 (b) (v), and 3 (b) (vi);
6.
Pending the activation of the Joint Border Verification and
Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) and the Ad Hoc Committee of the Joint
Political and Security Mechanism as called for in Resolution
2046, requests UNMISS to observe and report on any flow of
personnel, arms, and related materiel across the border with Sudan;
7.
Demands that the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and
all relevant parties cooperate fully in the deployment, operations,
and monitoring, verification, and reporting functions of UNMISS, in
particular by guaranteeing the safety, security and unrestricted
freedom of movement of United Nations personnel, as well as of
associated personnel throughout the territory of the Republic of
South Sudan and in this regard strongly condemns any attack
on UNMISS troops and staff and demands that there be no
recurrence of such attacks;
8.
Calls upon all Member States to ensure the free, unhindered and
expeditious movement to and from the Republic of South Sudan of all
personnel, as well as equipment, provisions, supplies and other
goods, including vehicles and spare parts, which are for the
exclusive and official use of UNMISS;
9.
Calls upon all parties to allow, in accordance with relevant
provisions of international law, the full, safe and unhindered access
of relief personnel to all those in need and delivery of humanitarian
assistance, in particular to internally displaced persons and
refugees;
10. Demands that
all parties immediately cease all forms of violence and human rights
abuses against the civilian population in South Sudan, in particular
gender-based violence, including rape and other forms of sexual
violence as well as all violations and abuses against children in
violation of applicable international law such as their recruitment
and use, intentional killing and maiming, abduction and attacks
against schools and hospitals and calls for specific and time-bound
commitments to combat sexual violence in accordance with Resolution
1960;
11. Welcomes the
UNMISS initiative to launch an outreach campaign throughout the
country, and encourages the Mission within existing
resources to further develop its communication with local communities
to improve understanding of the Mission␣s mandate;
12.
Welcomes the signing of a new action plan to end child
recruitment by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan on 12
March 2012 reaffirming the commitment to release all children from
the SPLA, acknowledges the measures taken by the Government of the
Republic of South Sudan to implement the new action plan, calls
for the further implementation of this action
plan, requests UNMISS to
advise and assist the Government of the Republic of South Sudan in
this regard; further requests the Secretary-General to
strengthen child protection in UN system activities in the Republic
of South Sudan and ensure continued monitoring and reporting of the
situation of children, and welcomes the establishment in
September 2011 of the UN country task force on the monitoring and
reporting mechanism;
13.
Encourages the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to
ratify and implement key international human rights treaties and
conventions, including those related to women and children, refugees,
and statelessness, and requests UNMISS, with other UN
actors, to advise and assist the Government of the Republic of South
Sudan in this regard;
14.
Expresses deep concern at the inter-communal violence in Jonglei
State, that took place on 18 August 2011 and between 23 December 2011
and 4 February 2012, and the resulting loss of hundreds of lives,
incidents of abduction of women and children, and large-scale
displacements of civilians, acknowledges the efforts of the
Government of the Republic of South Sudan to respond to these
incidents and protect its civilians, and in this
regard underlines the need to address the recommendations
of the All-Jonglei Peace Conference and of the UNMISS human rights
report on these attacks, particularly the commencement of the
Investigation Committee in an independent and impartial manner;
15. Calls
upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take
measures to improve women␣s participation in the outstanding issues
of the CPA and post-independence arrangements and to enhance the
engagement of South Sudanese women in public decision-making at all
levels including by promoting women␣s leadership, ensuring
appropriate representation of women in the revision of South Sudan␣s
Constitution, supporting women␣s organizations, and countering
negative societal attitudes about women␣s capacity to participate
equally;
16. Calls
upon the authorities of the Republic of South Sudan to combat
impunity and hold accountable all perpetrators of human rights and
international humanitarian law violations, including those committed
by illegal armed groups or elements of the Republic of South Sudan
Security Forces;
17. Calls
upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to end
prolonged, arbitrary detention, and establish a safe, secure and
humane prison system, drawing on advice and technical assistance from
and in cooperation with international partners, and requests UNMISS,
with other UN actors, to advise and assist the Government of the
Republic of South Sudan in this regard;
18. Calls
upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to fully
implement the national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
(DDR) strategy, to expedite the ongoing DDR program in a coherent
manner, and requests UNMISS to work closely with the Government of
South Sudan and in coordination with all relevant United Nations
actors and other international partners in support of the DDR
process;
19.
Calls upon UNMISS to coordinate with the Government of the
Republic of South Sudan and participate in regional coordination and
information mechanisms to improve protection of civilians and support
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration efforts in light of the
attacks by the Lord␣s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Republic of
South Sudan and requests the Secretary- General
to include in his UNMISS trimesterly reports a summary of cooperation
and information sharing between UNMISS, the African Union/United
Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations
Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (MONUSCO), and regional and international partners in
addressing the LRA threats;
20.
Authorizes the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps in
order to ensure inter-mission cooperation, and authorizes,
within the overall troop ceiling set out at paragraph 1 of resolution
1996 (2011), appropriate transfers of troops force enablers and
multipliers from other missions, subject to the agreement of the
troop- contributing countries and without prejudice to the
performance of the mandates of these United Nations missions;
21. Underlines the
importance of implementing the UNMISS mandate␣s peacebuilding
tasks, and reiterates its request that UNMISS report back to the
Council on a plan for UN system support in this regard and update the
Council through the Secretary-General␣s regular reports on progress
of UN system support to specific peacebuilding tasks, especially
security sector reform, police institutional development, rule of law
and justice sector support, human rights capacity-building, early
recovery, formulation of national policies related to key issues of
state building and development, and establishing the conditions for
development, consistent with national priorities and with a view to
contributing to the development of a common framework for monitoring
progress in these areas; and stresses the benefits of close and full
cooperation between the mission and the GRSS, UNCT and donor
community in order to avoid duplication of effort;
22.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the
Council on the expected timeline of the deployment of all mission
elements, including the status of consultations with Troop and
Police-Contributing Countries and of the deployment of key enablers,
and, stressing the importance of timely recruitment of appropriate
specialists to fill vacancies in the civilian component, further
requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the
expected timeline of the fulfilment of civilian staffing;
23. Notes the
benchmarks outlined by the Secretary-General in his report
(S/2012/486) following consultations with the Government of the
Republic of South Sudan, and requests that he keep the
Council regularly informed of progress during his periodic reports;
24. Notes with
concern the critical need for military helicopters for UNMISS, calls
on Member States to redouble their efforts to provide aviation
units to the mission, and requests the Secretary-General to
include information on force generation efforts in his regular
reports;
25. Stresses the
need for the United Nations, international financial institutions,
and bilateral and multilateral partners, to work closely with the
Government of the Republic of South Sudan to ensure that
international assistance is consistent with national priorities,
including the South Sudan Development Plan, and can deliver
prioritized support that reflects the specific peacebuilding needs
and priorities of the Republic of South Sudan; underscores the
benefits of close and full cooperation between the parties in order
to avoid duplication of effort and to ensure that those that hold a
comparative advantage are tasked according to that
advantage; and requests the
Secretary-General␣s Special Representative to continue to represent
the UN system in relevant international assistance mechanisms and
processes;
26.
Encourages the Secretary-General to explore ideas from the
independent report of the Senior Advisory Group on Civilian Capacity
in the Aftermath of Conflict that could be implemented in the
Republic of South Sudan;
27. Requests the
Secretary-General, in particular, to utilize to the greatest extent
possible opportunities for co-location of appropriate mission
components with the Republic of South Sudan counterparts in the
interest of building national capacity; and to seek opportunities to
deliver early peace dividends by utilizing local procurement and
otherwise enhancing, to the extent possible, UNMISS␣s contribution
to the economy;
28. Requests the
Secretary-General to continue the necessary measures to ensure full
compliance by UNMISS with the United Nations zero tolerance policy on
sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council fully informed,
and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate
preventive action including predeployment awareness training, and
other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct
involving their personnel;
29.
Reaffirms the importance of appropriate gender expertise and
training in missions mandated by the Security Council in accordance
with resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), recalls the
need to address violence against women and girls as a tool of
warfare, looks forward to the appointment of women
protection advisors in accordance with resolutions 1888 (2009), 1889
(2009) and 1960 (2010), requests the Secretary-General to
establish monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on
conflict-related sexual violence, including rape in situations of
armed conflict and post-conflict and other situations relevant to the
implementation of resolution 1888 (2009), as appropriate,
and encourages UNMISS as well as the Government of the
Republic of South Sudan to actively address these issues;
30.
Requests the Secretary-General to consider HIV-related needs of
people living with, affected by, and vulnerable to HIV, including
women and girls, when fulfilling mandated tasks, and in this context,
encourages the incorporation, as appropriate, of HIV prevention,
treatment, care, and support, including voluntary and confidential
counselling and testing programs in the mission;
31. Welcomes the
conclusion of the Status of Forces Agreement with the Government of
the Republic of South Sudan, and calls upon the host
government to comply with its obligations in this regard;
32.
Decides to remain actively seized of the matter."
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