Security Council resolution 2003 (2011) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 July 2012]
Symbol: S/RES/2003(2011)
Date: 2011-07-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/66 [204] AU/UN HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR
S/66 [160] SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur|African Union|African Union. High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan|UN Country Team (Sudan)|UN Interim Security Force for Abyei|UN Mission in South Sudan|Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (2011)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|INTERNAL SECURITY|DARFUR (SUDAN)|SOUTH SUDAN|ABYEI (SUDAN)|SUDAN|STAFF SECURITY|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|RELIEF PERSONNEL|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW|NEGOTIATION|DISPLACED PERSONS|REFUGEES|GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE|WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|CHILD SOLDIERS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COLOMBIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: LEBANON
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: PORTUGAL
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General

                                                                                29 July 2011




               Resolution 2003 (2011)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6597th meeting,
               on 29 July 2011

                    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 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,
                    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 of internally displaced persons in
               Africa,
                    Recalling the report on Children and Armed Conflict in Sudan dated
               10 February 2009 (S/2009/84), including its recommendations, and recalling the
               conclusions endorsed by the Security Council Working Group on Children and
               Armed Conflict in Sudan (S/AC.51/2009/5), and recalling the report of the
               Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Sudan dated 5 July 2011
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                     Expressing its strong commitment and determination to support the African
               Union (AU)-UN Darfur peace process hosted by the State of Qatar, and deploring
               the fact that some groups continue to refuse to join this process and strongly urging
               them to do so without further delay or preconditions,
                    Welcoming the outcome of the 31 May 2011 All Darfur Stakeholders
               Conference (ADSC), and the signature on 14 July of the Agreement between the
               Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) on the
               adoption of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) as a important step
               forward in the peace process, and as a basis for consultations on an impartial DPP
               held in the necessary enabling environment, and calling on the Government of
               Sudan and all the armed movements to make every effort to reach a comprehensive
               peace settlement on the basis of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, and to
               agree a permanent ceasefire without delay,
                    Welcoming the establishment of the Implementation Follow-up Committee
               (IFC), chaired by the State of Qatar, and Qatar’s continued engagement with the AU
               and the UN to support an internationally facilitated Darfur peace process, including
               the Government of Sudan and all the armed movements; encouraging the AU and
               the UN actively to pursue their efforts,
                     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 UN and the AU, consistent with Chapter VIII of the UN
               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 08 July (S/2011/422) 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; welcoming and further encouraging the increasingly full
               implementation by UNAMID of its Chapter VII mandate, and underlining, in this
               regard, the importance of addressing the requirement for UNAMID to be able to
               deter 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,
                     Expressing deep concern at the deteriorating security situation in some parts of
               Darfur, including ceasefire violations, attacks by rebel groups, aerial bombardment
               by the Government of Sudan, inter-tribal fighting, attacks on humanitarian
               personnel and peacekeepers, which have restricted humanitarian access to conflict
               areas where vulnerable civilian populations reside, as contained in the report in the
               Secretary-General, and the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians, and
               calling on all parties to cease hostilities, including all acts of violence committed
               against civilians, and urgently facilitate unhindered humanitarian access,
                    Expressing its concern at the return to hostilities between the Government of
               Sudan and the Sudan Liberation Army, Minni Minawi faction (SLA/MM), and the
               ongoing hostilities between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Liberation
               Army, Abdul Wahid faction (SLA/AW), and the Justice and Equality Movement


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           (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,
                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 the 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,
                Expressing concern about alleged links between armed movements in Darfur
           and groups outside Darfur,
                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 2012;
                 2.   Welcomes the Secretary-General’s intention to review, in consultation
           with the African Union, the uniformed personnel required for UNAMID to ensure
           the most efficient and effective implementation of the mission’s mandate, and
           requests the Secretary-General to report on this issue within the framework set out
           in paragraph 13 and no later than 180 days from the adoption of this resolution;
                 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
           proactive deployment and patrols in areas at high risk of conflict, securing IDP
           camps and adjacent areas, and implementation of a mission-wide early warning
           strategy and capacity 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 maximise the use of its capabilities, in
           cooperation with the UN 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.   Reaffirms the importance of promoting the AU-UN led peace and
           political process for Darfur, and welcomes the priority given to UNAMID’s
           continuing efforts to support and complement this work in accordance with
           paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 below, and welcomes the efforts of the AU High Level Panel
           for Sudan in this regard;
                5.    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;


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                     6.    Demands that all parties to the conflict, including all armed movements
               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;
                     7.    Recognizes, in this context, the potential complementary role of a Darfurbased Political Process (DPP) led by the AU and the UN; calls on the Government
               of Sudan and the armed movements to contribute to the creation of the necessary
               enabling environment for a DPP that allows the systematic and sustained
               engagement of all Darfurian stakeholders in constructive and open dialogue; notes
               that, despite some positive developments in the peace process, important elements
               of the necessary enabling environment for a DPP, including but not limited to
               respect for the civil and political rights of participants, 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 from harassment, arbitrary
               arrest, and intimidation, and freedom from interference by the Government or the
               armed movements, are not yet in place;
                     8.   Requests the Secretary-General to include in his regular reports referred
               to in paragraph 13 below, assessments of the elements set out in paragraph 7 above
               to enable the Council, taking into account the views of the AU, to determine
               UNAMID’s further engagement in support of the DPP;
                    9.   Welcomes the Secretary-General’s intention to develop a roadmap for the
               Darfur peace process, and requests the Secretary-General, in this regard, to work in
               close consultation with the AU, also consulting, as appropriate, all Sudanese
               stakeholders and the Implementation Follow-up Committee (IFC), and taking into
               account paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 above, and requests the Secretary-General to report to
               the Council on the roadmap in his next 90-day report;
                     10. Commends the contribution of troop and police contributing countries
               and donors to UNAMID; 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;
                     11. Commends the credible work of the Tripartite Mechanism but expresses
               deep concern at continuing restrictions placed 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 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 and urges the Government of Sudan to deliver on
               its welcome commitment to clear the backlog of visa applications; and expresses
               deep concern that UNAMID national staff members were detained by the


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           Government of Sudan in violation of the Status of Forces Agreement, and demands
           that the Government of Sudan respect the rights of UNAMID personnel under the
           SOFA;
                 12. Demands 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;
                 13. Requests the Secretary-General to continue reporting to the Council
           every 90 days on progress made towards implementing UNAMID’s mandate across
           Darfur, including on progress towards and obstacles to the implementation of the
           strategy referred to in paragraph 3 above, also including an assessment of progress
           against the benchmarks and indicators set out in Annex II of the report of the
           Secretary-General of 16 November 2009 as well, the security and humanitarian
           situation, including in the IDP sites and refugee camps, human rights, violations of
           international humanitarian and human rights law, and early recovery and all parties
           compliance with their international obligations;
                 14. 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; requests the Secretary-General to consult with relevant parties
           with a view to developing a more effective ceasefire monitoring mechanism; and
           underlines the need for UNAMID to report on major instances of violence which
           undermines the parties’ full and constructive efforts towards peace;
                 15. Expresses its serious concern at the deterioration of the humanitarian
           situation in some parts of Darfur, the continued threats to humanitarian
           organisations, and the restricted humanitarian access in Darfur resulting from
           increased insecurity, attacks against humanitarian workers, denial of access by the
           parties to the conflict, 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 organisations; 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 neutrality, impartiality and independence
           in the provision of humanitarian assistance;
                 16. Condemns human rights violations 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, within its current mandate, and other relevant
           organisations’ 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, bring


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               abuses to the attention of the authorities, and to report gross violations to the
               Security Council;
                    17. Notes that conflict in one area of Sudan affects other areas of Sudan and
               the wider region; and urges close co-ordination among UN 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;
                     18. Stresses the importance of achieving dignified and durable solutions for
               refugees and internally displaced persons, and of ensuring their full participation in
               the planning and management of these solutions, demands that all parties to the
               conflict in Darfur create the conditions conducive to allowing the voluntary, safe,
               dignified and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced persons or their
               local integration; notes potentially encouraging reports of some voluntary returns of
               IDPs to their villages and places of origin, as indicated in the report of the
               Secretary-General, stresses the importance of the Joint Verification Mechanism in
               verifying the voluntariness of returns 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 early
               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 UN Country Team and expert agencies on early 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. Commends the outcome of the Darfur International Conference on water
               held in Khartoum on 27 and 28 June 2011 as a step towards sustainable peace, and
               calls on UNAMID, where consistent with its mandate, and all other UN agencies in
               particular UNICEF, UNDP, UNEP, as well as international actors and donors to meet
               their commitments made in that conference;
                     21. Expresses deep concern over the persistent localized conflicts 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, 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;
                    22. 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
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           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 the participation
           of women through the appointment of women protection advisors, and to include
           information on this in his reporting to the Council;
                 23. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure (a) continued monitoring and
           reporting, as part of the reports referred to in paragraph 13 above, of the situation of
           children and (b) continued dialogue with the parties to the conflict towards the
           preparation 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;
                 24. 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 13 above, on this to the Security Council and
           troop-contributing countries;
                25.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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