Security Council resolution 2128 (2013) [on renewal of the measures imposed by Security Council resolutions on Liberia and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts appointed pursuant to para. 9 of resolution 1903 (2009) for a period of 12 months]
Symbol: S/RES/2128 (2013)
Date: 2013-12-10
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/68 [89] LIBERIA SITUATION
S/68 [90] UN MISSION IN LIBERIA
Subjects: UN. Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1903 (2009) > Terms of reference|UN Mission in Liberia|UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia|Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds (2002)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|ARMS EMBARGO|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|FROZEN ASSETS|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|LIBERIA|LIBERIA SITUATION|REGIONAL SECURITY|WEST AFRICA|COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: AZERBAIJAN
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GUATEMALA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: MOROCCO
vote: yes
country: PAKISTAN
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: TOGO
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2128 (2013)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               10 December 2013




               Resolution 2128 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7077th meeting, on
               10 December 2013

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and statements by its President on the
               situation in Liberia and West Africa,
                     Welcoming the sustained progress made by the Government of Liberia since
               January 2006, in rebuilding Liberia for the benefit of all Liberians, with the support
               of the international community,
                    Acknowledging the 26 September 2013 decision by the Special Court of Sierra
               Leone to uphold Charles Taylor’s conviction for war crimes and crimes against
               humanity and recognizing the United Kingdom’s willingness to house Mr. Taylor for
               the duration of his sentence,
                     Stressing the need for continued progress on security sector reform in Liberia
               to ensure that Liberia’s military, police, and border security forces are selfsufficient, capable, competent, and adequately prepared to protect the Liberian
               people as the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) draws down,
                    Underlining that the transparent and effective management of natural
               resources is critical for Liberia’s sustainable peace and security,
                     Recognizing that the Government of Liberia has taken important steps towards
               better management and protection of Liberia’s forests and other natural resources,
               stressing that further steps need to be taken to protect and properly manage Liberia’s
               natural resources transparently, effectively and in a manner that maximizes the
               social and economic benefits to the community and protects the rights of the
               Liberian people,
                     Encouraging the Government of Liberia to continue to make progress through
               effective implementation and enforcement of the National Forestry Reform Law and
               other new legislation related to revenue transparency (the Liberia Extractive
               Industries Transparency Initiative Act) and resolution of land and tenure rights
               (Community Rights Law with respect to Forest Lands and Lands Commission Act),
                    Acknowledging the contributions and continued importance of the United
               Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in improving security throughout Liberia and
               helping the Government establish its authority throughout the country, particularly

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               in population centres, border areas and Liberia’s diamond, gold, timber, and other
               natural resources producing regions,
                    Encouraging the Government of Liberia to collaborate with UNMIL to
               improve the institutional capacity of the Liberia National Police and customs
               authorities to effectively monitor the borders and ports of entry, and conduct
               investigations and, in this regard, stressing the importance of adopting and
               implementing the Police Act,
                    Taking note of the report of the United Nations Panel of Experts on Liberia
               (S/2013/683),
                     Welcoming the efforts made by the Secretariat to expand and improve the
               roster of experts for the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch, bearing in
               mind the guidance provided by the Note of the President S/2006/997,
                     Calling on all Liberian leaders to promote meaningful reconciliation and
               inclusive dialogue to consolidate peace and advance Liberia’s democratic
               development,
                     Underlining its determination to support the Government of Liberia in its
               efforts to meet the conditions of resolution 1521 (2003), welcoming the engagement
               of the Peacebuilding Commission, and encouraging all stakeholders, including
               donors, to support the Government of Liberia in its efforts,
                     Underlining the importance of close cooperation between the Government of
               Liberia and neighbouring countries with regard to effective monitoring and control
               of their borders,
                     Determining that, despite significant progress, the situation in Liberia remains
               fragile and 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.   Reaffirms that the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of resolution 1532
               (2004) remain in force;
                     2.    Decides for a period of 12 months from the date of adoption of this
               resolution:
                    (a) To renew the measures on travel imposed by paragraph 4 of resolution
               1521 (2003);
                     (b) To renew the measures on arms, previously imposed by paragraph 2 of
               resolution 1521 (2003) and modified by paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1683
               (2006), by paragraph 1 (b) of resolution 1731 (2006), by paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 of
               resolution 1903 (2009), and by paragraph 3 of resolution 1961 (2010), and to
               modify the associated notification requirements as follows:
                    (i) Notification for non-lethal materials and associated training is no longer
                    required;
                    (ii) The Liberian authorities shall have the primary responsibility to notify to
                    the Committee at least five days in advance of the shipment of any supplies of
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                training related to military or other security sector activities for the
                Government of Liberia referred to in paragraph 2 (b) above;
                (iii) Member States delivering assistance may, in the alternative, make this
                notification pursuant to paragraph 2 (b) in consultation with the Government
                of Liberia;
                (iv) Such notifications must contain all relevant information, including the
                purpose and end user, the technical specifications and quantity of the
                equipment to be shipped and, when applicable, the supplier, the proposed date
                of delivery, mode of transportation, and itinerary of shipments;
                 3.    Directs the Committee to review within 90 days all individuals and
           entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of resolution 1532 (2004)
           and paragraph 4 of resolution 1521 (2003) and remove on a case-by-case basis all
           those that no longer meet the listing criteria outlined by those measures, with due
           regard for the views of the Government of Liberia;
                 4.   Decides further to review six months from the adoption of this resolution
           all of the above measures with a view to modifying or lifting all or part of the
           measures of the sanctions regime dependent upon Liberia’s progress towards
           meeting the conditions set out in resolution 1521 (2003) for terminating those
           measures;
                 5.   Decides to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts appointed
           pursuant to paragraph 9 of resolution 1903 (2009) for a period of 12 months from
           the date of adoption of this resolution to undertake the following tasks in close
           collaboration with the Government of Liberia and the Côte d’Ivoire Group of
           Experts:
                 (a) To conduct two follow-up assessment missions to Liberia and
           neighbouring States, to investigate and compile a midterm and a final report on the
           implementation, and any violations, of the measures on arms as amended by
           resolution 1903 (2009), and including the various sources of financing for the illicit
           trade of arms, on progress in the security and legal sectors with respect to the
           Government of Liberia’s ability to effectively monitor and control arms and border
           issues, and on the Government of Liberia’s progress on meeting notification
           requirements;
                (b) To provide to the Council, after discussion with the Committee, a
           midterm report no later than 1 June 2014 and a final report no later than 1 December
           2014 on all the issues listed in this paragraph, and to provide informal updates to the
           Committee as appropriate before those dates;
                 (c) To cooperate actively with other relevant panels of experts, in particular
           that on Côte d’Ivoire re-established by paragraph 13 of resolution 1980 (2011);
                 6.   Requests the Secretary-General to reappoint the Panel of Experts, having
           due regard to the Panel’s reduced mandate, to consist of two members, and to make
           the necessary financial and security arrangements to support the work of the Panel;
                 7.   Calls upon all States and the Government of Liberia to cooperate fully
           with the Panel of Experts in all aspects of its mandate;
                8.    Recalls that responsibility for controlling the circulation of small arms
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               with the relevant governmental authorities in accordance with the Economic
               Community of West African States Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons
               of 2006;
                     9.   Requests the Government of Liberia to conduct a needs-based
               assessment, with the assistance of UNMIL and any other relevant actors, for any
               future weapons purchases, and ensure that weapons purchased are strictly necessary
               for the security operations of government agencies;
                    10. Encourages the Governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and
               Guinea, within the framework of the Mano River Union, to intensify coordination
               and exchange of information with regard to cross-border threats to peace and
               security as well as illicit arms trafficking at both the political and operational levels;
                    11. Urges the Government of Liberia to expedite the adoption and
               implementation of appropriate legislation and take any other steps to establish the
               necessary legal framework to combat the illicit trafficking of arms and ammunition;
                    12. Encourages the international community, including relevant United
               Nations entities, to support the Government of Liberia’s reform efforts aimed at
               ensuring that natural resources are contributing to peace, security and development;
                     13. Encourages the Government of Liberia to actively cooperate with the
               Kimberley Process, implement the minimum requirements of the Kimberley Process
               Certification Scheme and fulfil the recommendations identified during the 2013
               Kimberley Process peer review visit and further encourages the Governments of
               Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Sierra Leone to continue working within the
               Kimberley Process to create a regional approach to improving the control of
               diamonds in the Mano River Basin;
                     14. Reaffirms the need for UNMIL and the United Nations Operations in
               Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) to regularly coordinate their strategies and operations in
               areas near the Liberian-Côte d’Ivoire border, to contribute to subregional security;
                   15. Reaffirms the need for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and
               UNMIL to cooperate closely and share information with the relevant Security
               Council’s Sanctions Committees’ expert panels;
                    16. States the importance of UNMIL’s continuing assistance to the
               Government of Liberia, the Committee, and the Panel of Experts, within its
               capabilities and areas of deployment, and without prejudice to its mandate, continue
               to carry out its tasks set forth in previous resolutions, including resolution 1683
               (2006);
                    17.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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