Security Council resolution 2167 (2014) [on cooperation with regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of peace and security]
Symbol: S/RES/2167 (2014)
Date: 2014-07-28
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/69 [9] REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS--UN
S/69 [18] PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Subjects: UN|African Union|UN. Security Council|African Union. Peace and Security Council|UN. Office to the African Union|UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations. African Union Peacekeeping Support Team|Peace Facility for Africa|Charter of the United Nations (1945)|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PARTNERSHIP|REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS|INTERNATIONAL SECURITY|INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION|COOPERATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS|DISPUTE SETTLEMENT|REGIONAL SECURITY|AFRICA|CONSULTATIONS|GOOD OFFICES|MEDIATION|WOMEN|WAR PREVENTION|INFORMATION EXCHANGE|FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2167 (2014)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 28 July 2014




               Resolution 2167 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7228th meeting, on
               28 July 2014

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 2033
               (2012) on the cooperation with regional and subregional organizations in matters
               relating to the maintenance of peace and security, and state ments by its President
               underscoring the importance of developing effective partnerships between the
               United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union (AU), in
               accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant statu tes of
               regional and subregional organizations,
                     Recalling its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
               and security, and recognizing that cooperation with regional and subregional
               organizations in matters relating to the maintenance of peace and security, and
               consistent with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, can improve
               collective security,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to uphold the purposes and principles of the
               Charter of the United Nations, including its commitme nt and respect to the
               principles of political independence, sovereign equality and territorial integrity of
               all States in conducting all peacekeeping activities and the need for States to comply
               with their obligations under international law,
                    Resolving to strengthen the central role of the United Nations in peacekeeping
               and to ensure the effective functioning of the collective security system established
               by the Charter of the United Nations, and welcoming the 11 June 2014
               announcement of the Secretary-General of a comprehensive review of United
               Nations peacekeeping activities,
                    Reaffirming that respect for the basic principles of peacekeeping, including
               consent of the parties, impartiality, and non-use of force, except in self-defence and
               defence of the mandate, is essential to the success of peacekeeping operations,
                     Recognizing that regional organizations are well positioned to understand the
               root causes of armed conflicts owing to their knowledge of the region, which can be
               a benefit for their efforts to influence the prevention or resolution of these conflicts,


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               and acknowledging the efforts made by the African Union to review the scope of the
               African Standby Force (ASF), consistent with the recommendations of the 2013
               independent Panel of Experts,
                     Recognizing the role that regional and subregional organizations can play in
               the protection of civilians, and in particular women and children affected by armed
               conflict, as well as in the prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based
               violence in armed conflicts and post-conflict situations and supports the critical role
               that women play in all peace and security efforts, including those to prevent and
               resolve conflict and mitigate its impact,
                     Recognizing the valuable contribution of relevant regional and subregional
               organizations and arrangements for the protection of children affected by armed
               conflict and commending the declaration signed on 17 September 2013 between the
               Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and
               Armed Conflict and the Peace and Security Department of the African Union
               Commission, in order to mainstream protection mechanisms in all peace and
               security activities of the African Union, in close partnership with UNICEF, as well
               as the European Union (EU) Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict, including
               its Checklist for the integration of the protection of children affected by armed
               conflict into EU Common Security and Defence Policy operations,
                     Recognizing the role that regional and subregional organizations can play in
               post-conflict peacebuilding including security sector reform (SSR) and
               disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), rule of law, recovery,
               reconstruction and development processes, and reaffirming the importance of
               interaction and cooperation between the Peacebuilding Commission and regional
               and subregional organizations and arrangements,
                     Stressing the utility of developing effective partnerships between the United
               Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in order to enable early
               responses to disputes and emerging crises and to strengthen the role of the United
               Nations in the prevention of conflict, and stressing that the coordination of efforts at
               the regional level may be necessary for the development of a compre hensive
               strategy to ensure effective peacekeeping activities to address threats, to
               international peace and security,
                    Underlining the usefulness of sharing the experience of countries which have
               gone through conflict and post-conflict situations and comparable transitions, and
               emphasizes the importance of effective regional, South-South and triangular
               cooperation,
                     Welcoming the continuing efforts and enhanced peacekeeping role of regional
               and subregional organizations, consistent with the Charter of the U nited Nations and
               Security Council resolutions and decisions, including in preparing the ground for
               United Nations peacekeeping operations and calling upon regional and subregional
               organizations to promote coherence and coordination of their peacekeeping e fforts
               with those of the peacekeeping operations and special political missions, as well as
               with the wider United Nations presence on the ground,
                     Welcoming the initiatives already taken by regional or subregional
               organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security including the
               African Union, the European Union, the Economic Community of Central African
               States (ECCAS), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),


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           the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East ern African
           Community (EAC), the Organization of American States (OAS), the Union of South
           American Nations (UNASUR), the Community of Latin America and Caribbean
           States (CELAC), the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), the
           Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the League of Arab States (LAS),
           the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Arab Maghreb Union
           (UMA),
                 Welcoming the United Nations partnership with the African Union in the field
           of peacekeeping, including by supporting the African Union’s efforts to develop
           policy, guidance and training in particular in the areas of security sector reform,
           post-conflict reconstruction, women, peace and security and the protection of
           civilians including child protection and the prevention of and response to sexual and
           gender-based violence in armed conflicts and post-conflict situations, thereby
           welcoming the Framework of Cooperation between the Special Representative on
           Sexual Violence in Conflict and the African Union signed on 31 January 2014 and
           calling for its implementation,
                 Recalling in this regard its commitment to regularly assess, in consultation
           with relevant stakeholders, the strength, mandate, and composition of peacekeeping
           operations with a view to making the necessary adjustments where appropriate,
           according to progress achieved or changing circumstances on the ground including
           in security, thereby allowing, on a case-by-case basis, reconfiguration, transition or
           withdrawal,
                 Emphasizing that United Nations peacekeeping activities should be conducted
           in a manner so as to facilitate post-conflict peacebuilding, prevention of relapse into
           armed conflict and progress towards sustainable peace and development, and
           recognizing that the mandate of each peacekeeping mission is specific to the needs
           and situation of the country concerned,
                 Recognizing that one major constraint facing some regional organizations, in
           particular the African Union, in effectively carrying out the mandate of maintaining
           regional peace and security is securing predictable, sustainable and flexible
           resources,
                 Recalling its resolution 1809 (2008), which welcomed the Secretary-General’s
           proposal to establish a joint African Union-United Nations panel to consider options
           for supporting regional organizations when they undertake peacekeeping operations
           pursuant to a Security Council mandate; and welcoming the steps taken by the
           Chairperson of the African Union Commission to generate resources from wit hin
           African Union Member States in support of peace support operations,

           Political
                 1.   Underlines the importance of partnership and cooperation with relevant
           regional and subregional organizations and arrangements, in accordance with
           Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, in supporting peacekeeping
           operations, including on issues relating to the protection of civilians, taking into
           account the respective mandates of peacekeeping operations, and peacebuilding
           activities as well as forging greater regional and national ownership, and
           furthermore, reiterates that the growing contribution made by regional and
           subregional organizations can usefully complement the work of the United Nations



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               in maintaining international peace and security, and stress es in this regard that such
               contribution must be made in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the
               United Nations, including the need for regional and subregional organizations at all
               times to keep the Security Council fully informed of activities undertaken or in
               contemplation for the maintenance of international peace and security;
                     2.    Expresses its determination to take effective steps to further enhance the
               relationship between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations,
               in particular the African Union, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of
               the United Nations;
                    3.    Encourages the continuing involvement of regional and subregional
               organizations in the peaceful settlement of disputes, including through conflict
               prevention, confidence-building and mediation efforts;
                     4.   Welcomes and further encourages the ongoing efforts of the African
               Union and the subregional organizations to strengthen their peacekeeping capacity
               and to undertake peacekeeping operations on the continent, in accordance with
               Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, and to coordinate, with the
               United Nations, through the Peace and Security Council, as well as ongoing efforts
               to develop a continental early warning system, response capacity su ch as the African
               Standby Force (ASF) and enhanced mediation capacity, including through the Panel
               of the Wise;
                    5.   Welcomes in that regard the recent steps taken by the EAC to activate its
               standby arrangements and generate the required contribution in th e context of
               the ASF;
                     6.    Underscores the need to strengthen the role of both United Nations and
               regional organizations’ headquarters in providing strategic guidance and support to
               the missions’ command and control structures to ensure that operations are managed
               effectively;
                     7.    Welcomes recent developments regarding cooperation between the United
               Nations, the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), including the
               contribution of the European Union to the enhancement of African Union capacities;
               and further encourages regional and subregional organizations to strengthen and
               increase cooperation among them including efforts to enhance their respective
               capacities, in the maintenance of international peace and security;
                     8.   Recognizes the need to further strengthen cooperation and consultations
               with troop- and police-contributing countries, including through triangular
               cooperation between the Security Council, the troop- and police-contributing
               countries and the Secretariat, and encourages active participation of all stakeholders
               in open and more frequent consultation processes with a view to enhance the
               efficiency of the implementation of the mandates;
                    9.    Encourages the Peacebuilding Commission to continue to work in close
               consultation with regional and subregional organizations and arrangements, with a
               view to ensuring more consistent and integrated strategies for post -conflict
               peacebuilding and recovery;
                     10. Encourages pertinent regional and subregional organizations and
               arrangements to help address the widespread impact of armed conflict on children,
               invites them to continue the mainstreaming of child protection into their advocacy,


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           policies, programmes and mission planning, the development and expansion of
           guidelines to protect children affected by armed conflict as well as the training of
           personnel and the inclusion of child protection staff in their peacekeeping and field
           operations, and reiterates its call for the establishment of child protection
           mechanisms within their secretariats, including through the appointment of child
           protection focal points;

           Operational
                 11. Reaffirms its intention to consider further steps to promote closer and
           more operational cooperation between the United Nations and regional and
           subregional organizations in the fields of early warning, conflict prevention,
           peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and of ensuring coherence, synergy and collective
           effectiveness of their efforts; and in this regard, welcomes the already existing
           strong cooperation initiatives between the United Nations, the African Union and
           the European Union;
                12. Stresses the importance for the United Nations of developing regional
           and subregional organizations’ ability to deploy peacekeeping forces rapidly in
           support of United Nations peacekeeping operations or other Security Councilmandated operations, and welcomes relevant initiatives taken in this regard;
                13. Requests in that context the Secretary-General to initiate in full and close
           cooperation with the African Union a lessons learned exercise on the transitions
           from the African Union peace operations to United Nations peacekeeping operations
           in Mali and the Central African Republic and to produce specific recommendations
           that could be used for possible future transitional arrangements not later than
           31 December 2014;
                 14. Encourages the United Nations and regional organizations, especially the
           African Union to take concrete steps to strengthen their relationships and develop a
           more effective partnership when addressing issues of mutual interest and
           underscores the need to enhance the United Nations and regional organizations’
           predeployment joint planning and joint mission assessment processes to increase
           effectiveness of peacekeeping mission;
                 15. Stresses the need for the United Nations and the African Union to work
           to ensure that women and gender perspectives are fully integrated into all peace and
           security efforts undertaken by the two organizations, including by building the
           necessary capacity, encourages regional and subregional organizatio ns to include
           gender expertise in peacekeeping and field operations, as appropriate, and increase
           female leadership in regional and subregional peacekeeping efforts;
                 16. Encourages the Secretary-General and regional and subregional
           organizations and arrangements to enhance information-sharing on their respective
           capabilities and lessons learned in maintaining international peace and security and
           to continue to compile best practices, in particular in the field of mediation, good
           offices and peacekeeping and also encourages strengthening of cooperation and
           dialogue among regional and subregional organizations in this regard;
                 17. Recognizes the inclusive consultative processes undertaken by the Police
           Division in the development of the Strategic Guidance Framework for International
           Police Peacekeeping, and encourages closer coordination and cooperation on
           policing issues between the United Nations Secretariat and international, regional


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               and subregional organizations, including through training, the sharing and exchange
               of knowledge, thematic expertise and operational support as appropriate;
                     18. Encourages the increased engagement of the African Union
               Peacekeeping Support Team within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and
               the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) as coordinating
               structures, aimed at providing necessary expertise and transfer of technical
               knowledge to enhance the capacity of the African Union’s Peace Support Operations
               Division including in mission planning and management, as well as the deployment
               of the Department of Political Affairs’ staff to work with the African Union on the
               effective operationalization of the Panel of the Wise and other mediation
               programmes;
                     19. Calls on the Secretary-General to coordinate with and support the
               African Union Commission in its development of a list of needed capacities and
               recommendations on ways the African Union can further develop its military, police,
               technical, logistic and administrative capabilities, welcomes the practice of sta ff
               exchanges, especially between the UN and AU and encourages its continuity
               particularly the staff in the financial and logistical areas, and further encourages the
               African Union to identify its priorities in personnel training, particularly in those
               areas dealing with financial, logistic and administrative matters;
                     20. Invites regional and subregional organizations to accelerate the
               establishment of Standby Arrangements System for conflict prevention and
               peacekeeping, welcomes in that regard the commitment made by the African leaders
               at the Malabo Summit of 26-27 June 2014 and steps taken by the African Union
               Commission to operationalize the African Capacity for Immediate Response to
               Crisis (ACIRC), and encourages the AU Member States to generate substant ive
               pledges to this initiative, and further encourages the African Union Commission to
               harmonize this concept with the ASF;

               Financial
                    21. Reaffirms its previous resolutions and statements by its President
               regarding the Prodi Report, including S/PRST/2010/21, S/PRST/2009/26, and
               S/PRST/2013/12 as well as resolutions 1809 (2008), 2033 (2012) and 2086 (2013);
                    22. Reiterates that regional organizations have the responsibility to secure
               human, financial logistical and other resources for their organizations, including
               through contributions by their members and support from partners and welcomes the
               valuable financial support provided from partners in this regard;
                     23. Stresses the need to enhance the predictability, sustainability and
               flexibility of financing regional organizations when they undertake peacekeeping
               under a Security Council mandate, and recognizes the benefit of joint planning
               missions and assessment visits in determining the needs of regional peace support
               operations;
                    24. Reiterates its resolve to give peacekeeping operations clear, credible and
               achievable mandates matched by appropriate resources;
                     25. Urges Member States and relevant international organizations to
               contribute to strengthening the capacity of regional and subregional organizations,
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           prevention and crisis management, and in post-conflict stabilization, including
           through the provision of human, technical and financial assistance;
                26. Welcomes in this regard the support provided by the European Union
           through the African Peace Facility, in particular the support provided to AMISOM
           and MISCA;
                27. Further welcomes the extensive support by bilateral partners of the
           African Union for the deployment of African-led operations and encourages them to
           pursue these efforts;
                28. Requests the Secretary-General, in close consultation with the AU
           Commission and EU to produce, not later than 31 March 2015, an ass essment report
           and recommendations on the progress of the partnerships between the UN and
           relevant regional organizations in peacekeeping operations;
                29.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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