Security Council resolution 1867 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)]
Symbol: S/RES/1867(2009)
Date: 2009-02-26
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/64 [179] UN INTEGRATED MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE
S/64 [180] TIMOR-LESTE SITUATION
Subjects: UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste|Policía Nacional Timor-Leste|FALINTIL-FDTL|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste|UN System|Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PEACEBUILDING|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|INTERNAL SECURITY|SECURITY SECTOR REFORM|TIMOR-LESTE|EAST TIMOR SITUATION|ELECTIONS|ELECTION VERIFICATION|TECHNICAL COOPERATION|POLICE|TRAINING PROGRAMMES|JUDICIAL SYSTEM|LAW REFORM|CAPACITY BUILDING|INSTITUTION BUILDING|GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE|SOCIAL INTEGRATION|GENDER MAINSTREAMING|CAPACITY BUILDING|SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT|SEX CRIMES|CODES OF CONDUCT
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BURKINA FASO
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COSTA RICA
vote: yes
country: CROATIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: TURKEY
vote: yes
country: UGANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VIET NAM
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/1867 (2009)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               26 February 2009




               Resolution 1867 (2009)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6086th meeting,
               on 26 February 2009

                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming all its previous resolutions and statements on the situation in
               Timor-Leste, in particular its resolutions 1599 (2005) of 28 April 2005, 1677 (2006)
               of 12 May 2006, 1690 (2006) of 20 June 2006, 1703 (2006) of 18 August 2006,
               1704 (2006) of 25 August 2006, 1745 (2007) of 22 February 2007 and 1802 (2008)
               of 25 February 2008,
                    Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 4 February 2009
               (S/2009/72),
                     Reaffirming its full commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and national unity of Timor-Leste and the promotion of long-term stability
               in the country,
                    Welcoming the improvements in the political and security situation in Timor-Leste, which has recovered from the 2006 crisis and the events of 11 February 2008,
               and noting that the current political and security situation, although generally calm,
               remains fragile,
                     Welcoming the Government sponsored six-week nationwide weapons
               collection campaign which ended on 31 August 2008 with the support of the United
               Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) and the international security
               forces and the destruction of the collected weapons on the United Nations Day of
               that year,
                     Commending the political leadership and state institutions of Timor-Leste for
               restoring and securing stability, and welcoming the return of a significant number of
               internally displaced persons and the disbandment of the “petitioners” group, while
               recognizing the importance of additional measures to achieve meaningful
               reconciliation and their reintegration into their respective communities,
                     Reiterating its call on the leadership and other stakeholders in Timor-Leste to
               continue to pursue peaceful dialogue and to avoid violent means to resolve
               differences,




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                     Welcoming the efforts of the political leadership of Timor-Leste to create
               opportunities for all the political parties to make contributions to issues of national
               interest,
                    Reaffirming the need for respect for the independence of the judiciary and its
               responsibility, welcoming the conviction of the leaders of Timor-Leste on the need
               for justice and their determination to act against impunity, and in this regard
               acknowledging the serious resource constraints of the judicial system and
               encouraging the leadership of Timor-Leste to continue efforts to establish
               accountability for serious criminal offences committed during the 2006 crisis as
               recommended by the Independent Special Commission of Inquiry,
                    Recalling its previous statements on the need to implement fully the
               “Arrangement on the Restoration and Maintenance of Public Security in Timor-Leste and Assistance to the Reform, Restructuring and Rebuilding of the Polícia
               Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) and the Ministry of Interior”, concluded between
               the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT on 1 December 2006, and in this
               regard, stressing the need for constructive engagement between UNMIT police and
               the PNTL with a view to developing the capacity and capability of the national
               police,
                     Expressing its full support for the role of the international security forces in
               assisting the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT, in the restoration and
               maintenance of law and stability, in response to the requests of the Government of
               Timor-Leste,
                    Expressing concern with the increase in poverty among the Timorese
               population, as indicated in the report of the Secretary-General, and underlining the
               importance of continued support for socio-economic development of Timor-Leste,
                     Recalling that while the manifestations of the current challenges in Timor-Leste are political and institutional in nature, poverty and its associated deprivations
               also contribute to these challenges, paying tribute to Timor-Leste’s bilateral and
               multilateral partners for their invaluable assistance, particularly with regard to
               institutional capacity-building and social and economic development, and
               recognizing the progress being made in the development of many aspects of
               governance in Timor-Leste,
                    Reaffirming its resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and
               security, and 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations
               personnel, and welcoming the cooperation of UNMIT with other United Nations
               partners to support the Government’s effort to develop a national gender equality
               policy and strategy,
                     Recognizing the important role that UNMIT continues to play in promoting
               peace, stability and development in Timor-Leste, and expressing its appreciation for
               the efforts of UNMIT and the United Nations Country Team, under the leadership of
               the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG),
                    1.    Decides to extend the mandate of UNMIT until 26 February 2010 at the
               current authorized levels;
                    2.    Urges all parties in Timor-Leste, in particular political leaders, to
               continue to work together and engage in political dialogue and consolidate peace,
               democracy, rule of law, sustainable social and economic development, advancement


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           of protection of human rights and national reconciliation in the country, and
           reaffirms its full support for the continued efforts of the SRSG aimed at addressing
           critical political and security-related issues facing the country, including enhancing
           a culture of democratic governance, through inclusive and collaborative processes,
           including the expanded High-Level Coordination Committee and the Trilateral
           Coordination Forum;
                 3.     Requests UNMIT to extend the necessary support, within its current
           mandate, for local elections currently planned for 2009, responding to the request
           from the Government of Timor-Leste, and encourages the international community
           to assist in this process;
                4.    Reaffirms the continued importance of the review and reform of the
           security sector in Timor-Leste, in particular the need to delineate between the roles
           and responsibilities of the Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) and
           the PNTL, to strengthen legal frameworks, and to enhance civilian oversight and
           accountability mechanisms of both security institutions, and requests UNMIT to
           continue to support the Government of Timor-Leste in these efforts;
                5.    Supports the gradual resumption of policing responsibilities by the PNTL
           beginning in 2009 through a phased approach, while emphasizing that the PNTL
           must meet the criteria mutually agreed between the Government of Timor-Leste and
           UNMIT as set out in paragraph 21 of the report of the Secretary-General to
           guarantee the PNTL’s readiness for the resumption of such responsibilities in any
           given district or unit, and requests the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT to
           cooperate with each other to implement the resumption process, and requests
           UNMIT to continue to ensure, through the presence of UNMIT police component
           and the provision of support to the PNTL, the maintenance of public security in
           Timor-Leste, which includes interim law enforcement and public security until the
           PNTL is fully reconstituted;
                 6.    Underscores the need for the concept of operations and rules of
           engagement to be regularly updated as necessary and to be fully in line with the
           provisions of this resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to report on them
           to the Security Council and troop and police contributing countries within 90 days
           after the adoption of this resolution;
                7.    Requests UNMIT, working with partners, to intensify its efforts to assist
           with further training, mentoring, institutional development and strengthening of the
           PNTL with a view to enhancing its effectiveness, including with respect to
           addressing the special needs of women;
                 8.    Reaffirms the importance of ongoing efforts to achieve accountability and
           justice, and underlines the importance of the implementation by the Government of
           Timor-Leste of the recommendations of the United Nations Special Commission of
           Inquiry report of 2006 (S/2006/822), including paragraphs 225 through 228 of the
           report;
                 9.   Underlines the importance of a coordinated approach to the justice sector
           reform, based on needs assessment, and the ongoing need to increase Timorese
           ownership and strengthen national capacity in judicial line functions, including the
           training and specialization of national lawyers and judges;
                 10. Emphasizes the need for sustained support of the international
           community to Timor-Leste to develop and strengthen its institutions and further
           build capacities in the justice sector;


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                    11. Requests UNMIT to continue its efforts, adjusting them as necessary to
               enhance the effectiveness of the judiciary, in assisting the Government of Timor-Leste in carrying out the proceedings recommended by the Commission of Inquiry;
                     12. Calls upon UNMIT to continue to support the Government of Timor-Leste in its efforts to coordinate donor cooperation in areas of institutional capacitybuilding;
                     13. Takes note of the Timor-Leste National Recovery Strategy and the
               Government’s declaration of 2009 as the year of infrastructure, rural development
               and human resources capacity development, and in this regard, calls upon UNMIT
               to continue to cooperate and coordinate with the United Nations agencies, funds and
               programmes, as well as all relevant partners, to support the Government of Timor-Leste and relevant institutions in designing poverty reduction, promotion of
               sustainable livelihood and economic growth policies;
                     14. Encourages the Government of Timor-Leste to strengthen peacebuilding
               perspectives in such areas as integration of internally displaced persons,
               employment and empowerment, especially focusing on rural areas and youth, as
               well as local socio-economic development including agricultural activities;
                     15. Requests UNMIT to fully take into account gender considerations as set
               out in Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) as a cross-cutting
               issue throughout its mandate, and further requests the Secretary-General to include
               in his reporting to the Security Council progress on gender mainstreaming
               throughout UNMIT and all other aspects relating to the situation of women and
               girls, especially on the need to protect them from gender-based violence, detailing
               special measures to protect women and girls from such violence;
                     16. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary
               measures to ensure full compliance by UNMIT with the United Nations zero
               tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed,
               and urges those countries contributing troops and police to take appropriate
               preventive action and to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct
               involving their personnel;
                     17. Further requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council
               regularly informed of the developments on the ground, including those related to
               preparation for the planned local elections, and on the implementation of this
               resolution, including in particular progress on transfer of the policing responsibility
               from UNMIT to the PNTL, and to submit to the Security Council, no later than
               30 September 2009, a report reviewing, inter alia, the resumption of policing
               responsibilities by the PNTL, and, no later than 1 February 2010, a report which
               includes possible adjustments in UNMIT’s mandate and strength;
                     18. Welcomes the work undertaken by the Secretary-General and the
               Government of Timor-Leste to develop a medium-term strategy and establish
               benchmarks for measuring and tracking progress in Timor-Leste, and assessing the
               level and form of United Nations support while keeping the benchmarks under
               active review, and underlines the importance of ownership of the strategy by the
               leaders and people of Timor-Leste in this process;
                    19.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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