Security Council resolution 2308 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 31 Dec. 2016]
Symbol: S/RES/2308 (2016)
Date: 2016-09-14
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/71 [90] UN MISSION IN LIBERIA
S/71 [89] LIBERIA SITUATION
S/ X The situation in Liberia.
Subjects: UN Mission in Liberia|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|LIBERIA|LIBERIA SITUATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2308 (2016)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 14 September 2016




               Resolution 2308 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7770th meeting, on
               14 September 2016

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling resolutions 1509 (2003), 2190 (2014), 2215 (2015), 2239 (2015) and
               2288 (2016) on the situation in Liberia, as well as resolution 2284 (2016) on the
               situation in Côte d’Ivoire and resolution 2295 (2016) on the situation in Mali,
                     Welcoming the overall progress toward sustaining peace, security and stability
               in Liberia,
                    Commending the efforts of the Government of Liberia, in particular the Liberia
               National Police (LNP), Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN) and Armed
               Forces of Liberia (AFL), to assume full and complete security responsibility across
               Liberia from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in line with the
               conclusion of the 30 June 2016 security transition,
                     Stressing that lasting stability requires the Government of Liberia to maintain
               well-functioning, accountable and responsive national institutions, particularly to
               provide for rule of law and to support national reconciliation, expressing concern
               that the Government of Liberia has not demonstrated sufficient progress in this
               regard and encouraging the enhanced assistance of Member States and multilateral
               organizations,
                    Noting with concern the potential for conflict over Liberia’s natural resources
               and disputes related to land ownership and also noting that issues related to
               corruption continue to threaten to undermine stability and the effectiveness of
               government institutions,
                     Encouraging all stakeholders to facilitate inclusive and peaceful elections in
               Liberia and stressing that the responsibility for the conduct and security of free, fair
               and transparent elections in 2017 rests with the Liberian authorities,
                    Commending the efforts of the Government of Liberia to strengthen
               cooperation, including on security, among governments and organizations in the
               sub-region and also noting inter-mission cooperation between UNMIL, the United
               Nations Operation for Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Nations
               Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA),



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                     Determining that the situation in Liberia 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 that the mandate of UNMIL, as set out in paragraphs 10 and 16
               of resolution 2239 (2015), shall be extended until 31 December 2016;
                   2.   Decides that the authorized ceilings of UNMIL’s military and police
               components shall remain at 1,240 and 606 personnel, respectively;
                    3.    Affirms its readiness to consider, based on the Security Council’s review
               by 15 December 2016 of Liberia’s overall capacity to ensure stability and security
               conditions on the ground, the withdrawal of UNMIL and transition to a future
               United Nations presence to continue to assist the Government of Liberi a to
               consolidate peace and, in this regard, recalls its request to the Secretary-General to
               conduct an assessment mission to Liberia in order to provide recommendations by
               15 November 2016, and further requests the Secretary-General to include therein an
               update on the proposed modalities regarding the transfer of the regional Quick
               Reaction Force as endorsed in paragraph 41 of resolution 2295 (2016);
                    4.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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