Security Council resolution 2489 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Sept. 2020]
Symbol: S/RES/2489 (2019)
Date: 2019-09-17
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/74 [47] UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
S/ X The situation in Afghanistan.
S/74 [46] AFGHANISTAN SITUATION
Subjects: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|GOOD OFFICES|AFGHANISTAN
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
vote: yes
country: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: KUWAIT
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

                   United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2489 (2019)
                   Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
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                   Resolution 2489 (2019)
                   Adopted by the Security Council at its 8620th meeting, on
                   17 September 2019

                        The Security Council,
                        Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its resolution
                   2460 (2019) extending through 17 September 2019 the mandate of the United Nations
                   Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
                       Stressing the important role that the United Nations will continue to play in
                   promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan,
                         Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
                   integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, as well as its continued support for the
                   Government and people of Afghanistan,
                        Stressing the central importance of a comprehensive and inclusive Afghan-led
                   and Afghan-owned political process towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict and
                   a comprehensive political settlement and welcoming progress in this regard,
                         Recalling the desire of the Government and the people of Afghanistan to
                   reinvigorate their country’s standing as a platform of international cooperation in the
                   100th year of Afghanistan regaining its independence,
                        Welcoming the strategic consensus between the Government of Afghanistan and
                   the international community on the Geneva Mutual Accountability Framework
                   (GMAF) as agreed in the Geneva Conference,
                         Emphasizing the importance of supporting the Government of Afghanistan in
                   capacity building, in particular of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces
                   (ANDSF) as well as the Afghan National Police (ANP) in securing their country and
                   in their fight against terrorism,
                        Noting the ongoing work of the Committee established pursuant to Security
                   Council resolution 1988 (2011) and the continuation of the cooperation of the Afghan
                   Government and UNAMA with the Committee, including its Analytical Support and
                   Sanctions Monitoring Team,
                        1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 3 September 2019
                   (S/2019/703);
                        2.   Expresses its appreciation for the United Nations’ long-term commitment
                   to support the Government and the people of Afghanistan and reiterates its full



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               support to the work of UNAMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary -
               General, and stresses the need to ensure continued adequate resourcing for UNAMA
               to fulfil its mandate;
                    3.  Welcomes UNAMA’s ongoing efforts in the implementation of the
               mandated tasks, priorities and related resources of UNAMA, and calls for the
               implementation of the recommendations of the Secretary-General;
                    4.    Decides to extend until 17 September 2020 the mandate of UNAMA, as
               defined in its resolutions 1662 (2006), 1746 (2007), 1806 (2008), 1868 (2009), 1917
               (2010), 1974 (2011), 2041 (2012), 2096 (2013), 2145 (2014), 2210 (2015), 2274
               (2016), 2344 (2017), 2405 (2018), 2460 (2019);
                     5.   Decides further that UNAMA and the Special Representative of the
               Secretary-General, within their mandate and in a manner consistent with Afghan
               sovereignty, leadership and ownership, will continue to lead and coordinate the
               international civilian efforts, in full cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan
               and in accordance with the relevant international communiqués, wi th a particular
               focus on the priorities laid out below:
                     (a) provide outreach as well as good offices to support, if requested by and in
               close consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, the Afghan-led and Afghanowned peace process, proposing and supporting confidence-building measures within
               the framework of the Afghan Constitution and with full respect for the
               implementation of measures and application of the procedures introduced by the
               Security Council in resolutions 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011) and its other relevant
               resolutions;
                     (b) support, in close consultation and coordination with the Government of
               Afghanistan, the organization of future timely, credible, transparent, and inclusive
               Afghan elections, including the presidential elections scheduled for 28 September
               2019, work closely with the election management bodies on and after election day,
               supporting them to deliver a robust and transparent results management process,
               coordinate international community efforts both during and between elections and
               strengthen, in support of the Government of Afghanistan’s electoral reform efforts,
               the sustainability, integrity and inclusiveness of the electoral process, as well as
               increase efforts to provide capacity-building and technical assistance to the election
               management bodies and other relevant Afghan institutions involved in this process;
                     (c) promote, as co-chair of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board
               (JCMB), coherent support by the international community to the development and
               governance priorities of the Government of Afghanistan, including through
               supporting the ongoing development and sequencing of the Government’s reform
               agenda, mobilization of resources, coordination of international donors and
               organizations as facilitator and co-convener of development policy fora, at the same
               time, coordinate international partners for follow-up, in particular through
               information sharing, and support efforts to increase the mutual accountability and
               transparency, and the effectiveness of aid use, including cost-effectiveness, in line
               with the commitments made at the Geneva Conference in 2018;
                     (d) support regional cooperation, with a view to promoting stability and peace,
               as well as assisting Afghanistan in utilizing its role at the heart of Asia to promote
               regional cooperation and connectivity, and to work towards a prosperous Afghanistan,
               building on the achievements made, to promote partnership on connectivity, based on
               transparency, openness, and inclusiveness, welcome joint efforts to enhance dialogue
               and collaboration and to advance shared goals of economic development across the
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                 (e) continue, with the support of the Office of the United Nations High
           Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), to cooperate with and strengthen the
           capacity of the Government of Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Independent Human
           Rights Commission (AIHRC), and civil society in the protection and promotion of
           human rights, to cooperate also with the Government of Afghanistan and relevant
           international and local non-governmental organizations to monitor the situation of
           civilians, to coordinate efforts to ensure their protection, to monitor places of
           detention, and the treatment of those deprived of their liberty, to promote
           accountability, and advise, in close consultation with the Government of Afghanistan,
           stakeholders on the establishment and implementation of judicial and non -judicial
           processes to address the legacy of large-scale human rights violations and abuses as
           well as international crimes and to prevent their recurrence and to assist in the full
           implementation of the fundamental freedoms and human rights provisions of the
           Afghan Constitution and international treaties to which Afghanistan is a State party,
           in particular those regarding the full enjoyment by women of their human rights,
           including the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against
           Women (CEDAW);
                 (f) support in this regard the importance of gender equality and women’s and
           girls’ empowerment, education, human rights, and full, safe, equal, effective and
           meaningful participation, engagement and leadership of women in all levels of
           decision-making, including in peace talks and overall peacebuilding strategies at the
           national and subnational level, call on the Government of Afghanistan and the
           international community to fully implement and finance the 1325 National Action
           Plan and to ensure the protection of civilians, especially women, children and
           displaced persons, including from sexual- and gender-based violence, and that
           perpetrators of such violence and abuse are held accountable;
                 (g) continue to report on violations and abuses against children and to support
           efforts to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflict, including
           engagement with the Government of Afghanistan to fully implement the Action Plan
           and Road Map;
                (h) closely coordinate and cooperate, where relevant, with the non-combat
           Resolute Support Mission agreed upon between NATO and the Government of
           Afghanistan, as well as with the NATO Senior Civilian Representative;
                6.    Stresses the critical importance of a continued and appropriate presence of
           UNAMA and other United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes in the
           provinces, based on a “One UN” approach and in close consultation and coordination
           with and in support of the priorities of the Government of Afghanistan;
                 7.   Calls on UNAMA and the Special Representative to further increase
           efforts to achieve greater coherence, coordination and efficiency among relevant
           United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes in Afghanistan with a view to
           maximizing their collective effectiveness in full alignment with the reform agenda of
           the Government of Afghanistan, and to continuing to lead international civilian efforts
           aimed at reinforcing the role of Afghan institutions to perform their responsibilities,
           with a view, in all UN programmes and activities, to move towards a national
           implementation model, in the following priority areas:
                 (a) support, through an appropriate UNAMA presence and in support of the
           efforts of the Government of Afghanistan, implementation of the Kabul Process
           throughout the country, including through enhanced cooperation with the Uni ted
           Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);
               (b) support the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan in fulfilling its
           commitments to improve governance and the rule of law, including transitional justice

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               as an essential component of the ongoing peace process, budget execution and the
               fight against corruption throughout the country in accordance with the Kabul Process
               and the Geneva Mutual Accountability Framework (GMAF);
                    (c) coordinate and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance efforts, i n
               support of Afghans in need and in accordance with humanitarian principles, including
               by providing effective support to national and local authorities in assisting and
               protecting internally displaced persons and to creating conditions conducive to the
               voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees from neighbouring and
               other countries and internally displaced persons, with a particular focus on
               development solutions to these issues;
                     8.  Calls upon all Afghan and international parties to coordinate with
               UNAMA in the implementation of its mandate and in efforts to promote the security
               and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel throughout the
               country;
                     9.    Requests that the Secretary-General reports to the Council every three
               months on developments in Afghanistan, and to include in his reports an evaluation
               of progress made against the benchmarks for measuring and tracking progress in the
               implementation of UNAMA’s mandate, including at the subnational level, and
               priorities as set out in this resolution;
                    10.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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