Security Council resolution 2252 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) until 31 July 2016]
Symbol: S/RES/2252 (2015)
Date: 2015-12-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/70 [216] UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN
S/70 [223] SOUTH SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Mission in South Sudan|Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (2015)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|INTERNAL SECURITY|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|SOUTH SUDAN|DISPLACED PERSONS
Votes in favour: 13
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 2
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: abstention
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: abstention

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2252 (2015)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                15 December 2015




               Resolution 2252 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7581st meeting, on
               15 December 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions 1996 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2057 (2012),
               2109 (2013), 2132 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2206 (2015), 2223 (2015),
               and 2241 (2015), and statements by its President S/PRST/2014/16, S/PRST/2014/26
               and S/PRST/2015/9,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan, and recalling
               the importance of the principles of non-interference, good-neighbourliness, and
               regional cooperation,
                    Welcoming the signing of the “Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in
               the Republic of South Sudan” (the “Agreement”) as contained in the annex to
               S/2015/654, by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Sudanese People’s Liberation
               Movement/Sudanese People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLM/SPLA -IO)
               Chairman Dr. Riek Machar Teny, Former Detainees representative Mr. Pagan Amum
               Okiech, and other stakeholders, and recognizing these signatures as a commitment
               by the parties to implement the Agreement, without exception, welcoming the steps
               that the parties to the Agreement have taken towards implementation of the
               Agreement including the declarations of ceasefire and signing of the transitional
               security arrangements, and calling upon the parties, with support from the United
               Nations and the international community, to fully implement the Agreement,
               including its timelines,
                     Expressing its concern with any statement or action by any party suggesting a
               lack of commitment to implement the Agreement, as contained exclusively in the
               annex to S/2015/654, and noting with deep concern reports of continued fighting,
               calling upon the parties to adhere to the permanent ceasefire immediately, and
               noting with deep concern the delays in implementing some other parts of the
               agreement including the establishment of a Transitional Government of National
               Unity (TGoNU),
                    Commending the expanded efforts of the “IGAD-Plus” configuration in
               helping to facilitate the signing of the Agreement by the parties and welcoming its
               ongoing support to implement the Agreement; and urging enhanced support by the


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               international community, in particular the Intergovernmental Authority on
               Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU), during the peace
               implementation,
                    Welcoming the appointment of former President of Botswana Festus Mogae as
               Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), and the first
               meeting of the JMEC on 27 November 2015, and urging all parties and international
               partners to engage fully with the JMEC and other bodies created by the Agreement,
                     Recognizing the important role played by civil society organizations, faith
               leaders, women, and youth in South Sudan in reaching the Agreement, and
               underscoring the importance of their participation — and that of other political
               parties — in implementing the Agreement,
                     Recalling its resolution 2086 (2013) and reaffirming the basic principles of
               peacekeeping, including consent of the parties, impartiality, and non -use of force,
               except in self-defence and defence of the mandate, recognizing that the mandate of
               each peacekeeping mission is specific to the need and situation of the country
               concerned, and underlining in this regard, that the basic principles are consistent
               with the mandates that the Security Council authorizes that seek to tack le new
               challenges faced by peacekeeping operations, such as force protection and safety
               and security, protection of civilians, and asymmetric threats, and that the Security
               Council expects full delivery of the mandates it authorizes,
                    Reiterating its grave alarm and concern regarding the political, security,
               economic, and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, resulting from the internal Sudan
               People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) political dispute, and subsequent violence
               caused by the country’s political and military leaders since December 2013,
                     Recognizing that the safe return of all parties to Juba and the implementation
               of stable security arrangements in the capital during the transitional period are
               essential to the successful implementation of the Agree ment as it will build
               confidence in the wider transitional security arrangements, and encouraging all
               parties to continue their efforts at reconciliation and building a democratic state,
                     Taking note with interest of the reports on the human rights situat ion in South
               Sudan issued by the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
               (UNMISS) and the Secretary-General, welcoming the release of the AU Commission
               of Inquiry report on South Sudan and the Separate Opinion, and emphasizing its
               hope that these and other credible reporting will be duly considered by any
               transitional justice and reconciliation mechanisms for South Sudan including those
               established in the Agreement,
                     Expressing grave concern that according to some of these reports there are
               reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity,
               including those involving extrajudicial killings, rape and other acts of sexual
               violence, enforced disappearances, the use of children in armed conflict, arbitrary
               arrests and detention, and attacks on schools and hospitals have been committed by
               both government and opposition forces, and noting that crimes involving these
               actions threaten the peace, security and stability of South Sudan,
                     Strongly condemning all human rights violations and abuses and violations of
               international humanitarian law, including those involving extrajudicial killings,
               ethnically targeted violence, rape and other forms of sexual and gender -based



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           violence, recruitment and use of children, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests
           and detention, violence aimed at spreading terror among the civilian population,
           targeting of members of civil society, and attacks on schools, places of worship,
           hospitals, and United Nations and associated peacekeeping personnel, by all parties,
           including armed groups and national security forces, as well as the incitement to
           commit such abuses and violations,
                 Stressing the increasingly urgent need to end impunity in South Sudan and to
           bring to justice all perpetrators of such crimes, and further stressing the importance
           of accountability, reconciliation and healing in ending impunity and ensuring a
           sustainable peace,
                 Further condemning harassment and targeting of journalists, and the use of
           media to broadcast hate speech and transmit messages instigating violence against a
           particular ethnic group, a practice that has the potential to play a significant role in
           promoting mass violence and exacerbating conflict, calling on the Government of
           South Sudan to take all appropriate measures in order to deter such activity, and
           further urging all parties to desist from these actions and instead contribute to
           promoting peace and reconciliation among the communities,
                 Emphasizing the importance of accountability for those responsible for
           violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human
           rights and that the Government of South Sudan bears the primary responsibility to
           protect its populations from crimes against humanity, war crimes, ethni c cleansing,
           and genocide,
                 Expressing serious and urgent concern over the approximately 2.4 million
           displaced persons and deepening humanitarian crisis, stressing the responsibility
           borne by all parties to the conflict for the suffering of the people of South Sudan,
           and the necessity of ensuring that the basic needs of the population are met, and
           commending United Nations humanitarian agencies, partners, and donors for their
           efforts to provide urgent and coordinated support to the population,
                 Recalling the need for all parties to the conflict to allow and facilitate, in
           accordance with relevant provisions of international law and United Nations guiding
           principles of humanitarian assistance, the full, safe and unhindered access of relief
           personnel, equipment and supplies and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance,
           to all those in need, in particular to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and
           refugees,
                 Condemning all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities,
           including those that resulted in the deaths of at least 41 personnel since December
           2013, and recalling that attacks against humanitarian personnel and depriving
           civilians of objects indispensable to their survival may amount to violations of
           international humanitarian law,
                 Expressing its deep appreciation for the actions taken by UNMISS
           peacekeepers and troop- and police-contributing countries to protect civilians,
           including foreign nationals, under threat of physical violence and to stabilize the
           security situation within and beyond UNMISS sites, recognizing the significant
           resource and capacity challenges the Mission faces in implementing its mandate,
           expressing appreciation for UNMISS’s efforts to support IDPs seeking protection
           on its sites, while underlining the necessity to find sustainable solutions for IDPs
           including in alternative safe and secure locations, and in keeping with the Guiding


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               Principles on Internal Displacement, and underlining in this regard need to extend
               its presence, including through proactive deployment and patrolling, to areas of
               displacement, return, and resettlement,
                    Reaffirming that sustainable peace requires an integrated approach based on
               coherence between political, security, development, human rights, including gender
               equality, rule of law, and justice and reconciliation activities and, in this regard,
               emphasizing the importance of the rule of law as one of the key elements of conflict
               prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peacebuilding,
                     Emphasizing that individuals or entities responsible for or complicit in, or
               having engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions or policies that threaten the peace,
               security or stability of South Sudan, may be designated for targeted sanctions
               pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), recalling its willingness to impose targeted
               sanctions and noting with interest the 26 September 2015 communiqué of the
               African Union Peace and Security Council expressing its determination to impose
               measures against all those who impede implementation of the Agreement,
                     Emphasizing that persistent barriers to full implementation of resolution 1325
               (2000), and subsequent resolutions on women, peace, and security including 2242
               (2015), will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women’s
               empowerment, participation, and human rights, and through concerted leadership,
               consistent information and action, and support, to build women’s engagement in all
               levels of decision-making,
                    Expressing deep concern at persistent restrictions placed upon the movement
               and operations of UNMISS, including through repeated violations of the Status of
               Forces Agreement (SOFA) and blocking the deployment of essential assets and
               enablers, and underscoring the importance of close cooperation and communication
               between UNMISS and the Government of South Sudan in addressing these issues,
                     Strongly condemning the attacks by government and opposition forces and
               other groups on United Nations and IGAD personnel and facilities, including the
               December 2012 downing of a United Nations helicopter by the SPLA, the April
               2013 attack on a United Nations convoy, the December 2013 attack on the UNMISS
               camp in Akobo, the August 2014 shooting down of a United Nations helicopter by
               unidentified armed groups, the August 2014 arrest and detention of an IGAD
               monitoring and verification team, the October 2015 seizure and detention of
               UNMISS personnel and equipment in Upper Nile State by opposition forces, the
               detention and kidnappings of United Nations and associated personnel, the repeated
               attacks on the UNMISS camps in Bor, Bentiu, Malakal and Melut, and the
               disappearance purportedly caused by SPLA forces, and deaths of three United
               Nations-affiliated national staff and one national contractor in Upper Nile State,
               and, calling upon the Government of South Sudan to complete its investigations of
               these attacks in a swift and thorough manner and to hold those responsible to
               account,
                     Reiterating its request that UNMISS take additional measures, as appropriate,
               to ensure the security of its air operations in South Sudan, and report thereon to the
               Council,
                    Stressing the importance of effective engagement and liaison with local
               communities, as well as humanitarian actors, both within and outside the Protection
               of Civilians sites, in order to fulfil UNMISS’s Protection of Civi lians mandate,


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                 Expressing grave concern regarding the threats made to oil installations,
           petroleum companies and their employees, and urging all parties to ensure the
           security of economic infrastructure,
                Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and expressing grave concern at the threat
           to peace and security in South Sudan arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing
           accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons,
                 Expressing its appreciation for IGAD’s operation of the Monitoring and
           Verification Mechanism (MVM) and welcoming its transition to the Ceasefire and
           Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM), and
           calling for the withdrawal of armed groups invited by either side, consistent with
           the Agreement,
                 Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738
           (2006), 1894 (2009), 2150 (2014) and 2222 (2015) on the protection of civilians in
           armed conflict, and 1502 (2003) and 2175 (2015) on the protection of humanitarian
           and United Nations personnel; resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011),
           2068 (2012), 2143 (2014) and 2225 (2015) on children and armed conflict;
           resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106
           (2013), and 2122 (2013) on women, peace, and security; resolution 2150 (2014) on
           the prevention and fight against genocide; resolution 2151 (2014) on security sector
           reform; and resolution 2171 (2014) on conflict prevention,
                 Taking note of the 23 November 2015 Secretary-General’s reports and letter
           (S/2015/903, S/2015/899, and S/2015/902) and the recommendations contained
           therein,
                 Determining that the situation in South Sudan 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.   Reiterates its endorsement of the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH)
           Agreement accepted and signed by the Government of South Sudan and the
           SPLM/SPLA-IO on 23 January 2014, further endorses the “Agreement on the
           Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan”, as contained in the
           annex to S/2015/654 (the “Agreement”), which is designed to bring this conflict to
           an end; calls for immediate and full implementation of the Agreements by the
           parties, and expresses its intention to consider all appropriate measures, as
           demonstrated by its 3 March 2015 unanimous adoption of resolution 2206 (2015),
           against those who take action that undermines the peace, stability, and security of
           South Sudan, including those who prevent the implementation of these agreements;
                 2.   Urges all parties to engage in an open and fully inclusive national
           dialogue seeking to implement lasting peace, reconciliation and good governance,
           including through the full and effective participation of youth, women, diverse
           communities, faith groups, civil society, and all political parties, and encourages the
           efforts of the JMEC, IGAD, the AU, and the United Nations to support
           implementation of the Agreement by the parties;
                 3.   Requests and encourages the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to exercise her good offices to lead the UN system in South Sudan in
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               implementation of the Agreement and to promote reconci liation and underscores the
               importance of the SRSG’s good offices in de-escalation of any violence;
                    4.    Decides to extend the mandate of UNMISS until 31 July 2016;
                     5.    Underscores the importance of security in Juba for successful
               implementation of the Agreement, and further underscores the importance of the
               role of the Joint Integrated Police (JIP) to provide security in Juba, implementation
               of the security mechanisms called for in the Agreement, including the Joint
               Operations Centre, and implementation of arrangements agreed to in the Permanent
               Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements workshop and subsequent
               meetings;
                     6.   Affirms its intention to consider future additional mandated tasks for
               UNMISS in support of the transitional security arrangements in Juba, and in this
               regard, requests the Secretary-General, to develop a plan for UNMISS to take
               appropriate action to deter and respond to any escalation of violence in and around
               Juba, in order to effectively protect civilians, and to protect cr itical infrastructure in
               Juba needed to facilitate the safe movement of humanitarian actors and other
               individuals in the event of such escalation, and to present his plan to the Security
               Council for consideration by 15 January 2016;
                     7.   Decides to increase the force levels of UNMISS up to a ceiling of 13,000
               troops and 2,001 police personnel, including individual police officers, formed
               police units and 78 corrections officers, and requests the Secretary-General to take
               the necessary steps to expedite force and asset generation;
                  8.   Decides that the mandate of UNMISS shall be as follows, and authorizes
               UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform the following tasks:
                    (a)   Protection of civilians:
                    (i) To protect civilians under threat of physical viole nce, irrespective of the
                    source of such violence, within its capacity and areas of deployment, with
                    specific protection for women and children, including through the continued
                    use of the Mission’s Child Protection and Women Protection Advisers;
                    (ii) To deter violence against civilians, including foreign nationals,
                    especially through proactive deployment, active patrolling with particular
                    attention to IDPs, including, but not limited to, those in protection sites and
                    refugee camps, humanitarian personnel and human rights defenders, and
                    identification of threats and attacks against civilians, including through regular
                    interaction with civilians and working closely with humanitarian, human rights
                    and development organizations, in areas at high risk of conflict including, as
                    appropriate, schools, places of worship, hospitals, and the oil installations, in
                    particular when the Government of the Republic of South Sudan is unable or
                    failing to provide such security;
                    (iii) To implement a mission-wide early warning strategy, including a
                    coordinated approach to information gathering, monitoring, verification, early
                    warning and dissemination, and response mechanisms, including response
                    mechanisms to threats and attacks against civilians that may involve violations
                    and abuses of human rights or violations of international humanitarian law, as
                    well as to prepare for further potential attacks on United Nations personnel
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               (iv) To maintain public safety and security of and within UNMISS protection
               of civilians sites;
               (v) To exercise good offices, confidence-building, and facilitation in support
               of the mission’s protection strategy, especially in regard to women and
               children, including to facilitate the prevention, mitigation and resolution of
               intercommunal conflict in order to foster sustainable local and national
               reconciliation as an essential part of preventing violence and long -term Statebuilding activity;
               (vi) To foster a secure environment for the eventual safe and voluntary return
               of IDPs and refugees including through monitoring of, ensuring respect for
               human rights by, and where compatible and in strict compliance with the
               United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP), coordination
               with police services and civil society actors in releva nt and protection-focused
               activities, such as sensitization to issues of sexual and gender -based violence,
               in order to strengthen protection of civilians;
               (b)   Monitoring, and investigating human rights:
               (i) To monitor, investigate, verify, and report publicly and regularly on
               abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international
               humanitarian law, including those that may amount to war crimes or crimes
               against humanity;
               (ii) To monitor, investigate, verify and report specifically and pu blicly on
               violations and abuses committed against children and women, including those
               involving all forms of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict by
               accelerating the implementation of monitoring, analysis and reporting
               arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence and by strengthening the
               monitoring and reporting mechanism for violations and abuses against
               children;
               (iii) To coordinate with, and provide technical support to international,
               regional, and national mechanisms engaged in monitoring, investigating, and
               reporting human rights violations, as appropriate;
                 (c) Creating the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian
           assistance:
               (i) To contribute, in close coordination with humanitarian actors, to the
               creation of security conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian
               assistance, confidence-building and facilitation, so as to allow, the rapid, safe
               and unhindered access of relief personnel to all those in need in South Sudan
               and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to IDPs and
               refugees, recalling the need for compliance with the relevant provisions of
               international law and respect for the UN guiding principles of humanitarian
               assistance;
               (ii) To ensure the security and freedom of movement of U nited Nations and
               associated personnel where appropriate, and to ensure the security of its
               installations and equipment necessary for implementation of mandated tasks;
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                    To carry out, within its capabilities, the following tasks in support of the
               implementation of the Agreement:
                    (i) To support the planning and establishment of agreed transitional security
                    arrangements, including the establishment and operation of the Joint
                    Operations Centre;
                    (ii) To support the work of a National Constitutional Amendment Committee
                    (NCAC) and the incorporation of the Agreement into the Transitional
                    Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, upon request of the parties to the
                    Agreement;
                    (iii) To support, as requested by the TGoNU, the permanent constitutionmaking process, consistent with the Agreement, including providing technical
                    assistance to the National Constitutional Review Commission for the drafting
                    process and supporting public consultations during the cons titution-making
                    process;
                    (iv) To assist the parties to develop a strategy to address disarmament,
                    demobilization, reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR)
                    activities;
                    (v) To participate in and support the CTSAMM in implementation of its
                    mandate to monitor the separation, assembly and cantonment of forces
                    consistent with the Agreement, including to provide support for mobile and
                    dedicated fixed site security;
                    (vi) To actively participate in and support the work of the JMEC;
                    (vii) To advise, and assist the National Elections Commission, in coordination
                    with members of the United Nations country team, consistent with the
                    Agreement, and once the TGoNU has taken office;
                    (viii) To provide training support and advisory assistance, to the JIP, consistent
                    with the HRDDP, including for the development and implementation of a
                    training curriculum and strategic planning;
                    9.  Encourages the Secretary-General to assist the JMEC and the parties in
               the mass communication and dissemination of key messages in support of the
               Agreement’s implementation;
                    10. Emphasizes that protection of civilians, as described in paragraph 8 (a),
               must be given priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources
               within the mission;
                     11. Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative, to
               continue to direct the operations of an integrated UNMISS and coordinate all
               activities of the United Nations system in the Repub lic of South Sudan, to deliver a
               coherent international approach to implementing peace in the Republic of South
               Sudan, and to use the United Nations’ good offices to engage with all stakeholders;
                    12. Requests that the Secretary-General provide detailed information on
               force generation, restructuring of the UNMISS force, logistical support and
               enablers, including as part of his regular reports, and requests the Secretary-General
               to review needs on the ground and provide an updated assessment of the force’s




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           operations, deployment and future requirements in his regular reports to the
           Council;
                 13. Requests the Secretary-General to prioritize the complete deployment of
           UNMISS personnel to the authorized military and police strength, including tactical
           military helicopters and unarmed unmanned aerial systems;
                 14. Requests UNMISS to take fully into account gender considerations as a
           crosscutting issue throughout its mandate, in particular regarding women’s
           participation in implementation of the Agreement, including in support to the JIP,
           activities in support of constitution development, ceasefire monitoring, cantonment,
           disarmament, demobilization and security sector reform, and reiterates its request
           for enhanced reporting by UNMISS to the Council on this i ssue;
                 15. Requests UNMISS to continue to intensify its presence and active
           patrolling in areas of high risk of conflict, high concentrations of IDPs and refugees,
           including as guided by its early warning strategy, in both government and
           opposition-held areas, and key routes for population movement, to extend its
           presence, including through proactive deployment and patrolling, to areas of
           displacement, return, and resettlement, in order to foster a secure environment for
           the eventual safe and voluntary return of IDPs and refugees, and to conduct regular
           reviews of its geographic deployment to ensure that its forces are best placed to
           fulfil its mandate, and requests the Secretary-General provide an update to the
           Security Council on how the Mission is working towards fulfilling its protection of
           civilian duties, including, but not limited to new patrol areas and proactive
           deployment, and on the measures to be taken to transform the Mission to become
           more efficient and effective in implementing its mandate as part of his regular
           reports;
                 16. Recalls S/PRST/2015/22, and further requests the Secretary-General to
           take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance of UNMISS with the United
           Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the
           Council fully informed through his regular country-specific reports to the Council
           about the Mission’s progress in this regard, and urges troop- and police-contributing
           Countries to take appropriate preventive action including predeployment awareness
           training, and to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their
           personnel;
                17. Encourages UNMISS to ensure that any support provided to non-United
           Nations security forces is provided in strict compliance with the HRDDP on United
           Nations Support to non-United Nations security forces and requests the Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing the policy in his reports to the
           Council;
                 18. Requests UNMISS to assist the Committee, within existing resources,
           established pursuant to paragraph 16 of resolution 2206 (2015) and the Panel of
           Experts established by the same resolution; further urges all parties and Member
           States, as well as international, regional and subregional organizations to ensure
           cooperation with the Panel of Experts and further urges all Member States involved
           to ensure the safety of the members of the Panel of Experts and unhindered access,
           in particular to persons, documents and sites in order for the Panel of Experts to
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                     19. Condemns in the strongest terms attacks on and threats made to UNMISS
               personnel and United Nations facilities, as well as those of IGAD, such as the
               August 2014 shooting down of a United Nations helicopter, the August 2014 arrest
               and detention of an IGAD monitoring and verification team, the detention and
               kidnappings of United Nations and associated personnel, the October 2015 seizure
               and detention of UNMISS personnel and equipment in Upper Nile State by
               opposition forces, and the repeated attacks on the UNMISS camps in Bor, Bentiu,
               Malakal and Melut, stresses that such attacks may constitute violations of the SOFA
               and/or war crimes, demands that all parties respect the inviolability of United
               Nations premises and immediately desist and refrain from any violence against
               those gathered at United Nations facilities, notes that the TGoNU, when created,
               will be bound by the terms of the SOFA, and further demands the immediate and
               safe release of detained and kidnapped United Nations and associated personnel;
                     20. Recalls the designation criteria detailed in paragraph 7 of resolution 2206
               (2015), stresses the sanctity of United Nations protection sites, and specifically
               underscores that individuals or entities that are responsible or complicit in, or have
               engaged in, directly or indirectly, attacks against United Nations missions,
               international security presences, or other peacekeeping operations, or humanitarian
               personnel, threaten the peace, security and stability of South Sudan and therefore
               may meet the designation criteria;
                    21. Reiterates its request that UNMISS take additional measures, as
               appropriate, to ensure the security of its air operations in South Sudan and report
               thereon to the Council;
                      22. Demands that the Government of South Sudan comply fully and without
               delay with the SOFA with UNMISS and all relevant parties cooperate fully in the
               deployment, operations, and monitoring, verification, and reporting functions of
               UNMISS, in particular by guaranteeing the safety, security, and unrestricted
               freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel, throughout the
               territory of the Republic of South Sudan, and further calls upon the Government of
               South Sudan to ensure freedom of movement for IDPs, including those leaving and
               entering protection of civilian sites, and to continue to support UNMISS by the
               allocation of land for protection of civilian sites;
                     23. Demands that all parties allow, in accordance with relevant provisions of
               international law and United Nations guiding principles of emergency humanitarian
               assistance, the rapid, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel, equipment and
               supplies, and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, to all those in need
               throughout South Sudan in particular to IDPs and refugees and stresses that any
               returns or other durable solutions for IDPs or refugees must be undertaken on a
               voluntary and informed basis in conditions of dignity and safety;
                    24. Further demands that all parties immediately cease all forms of violence,
               human rights violations and abuses, violations of international humanitarian law,
               including rape and other forms of sexual and gender -based violence;
                     25. Condemns all violations of applicable international law, including
               international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of international human
               rights committed by all parties to the conflict, in particular against children, such as
               those involving their recruitment and use as child soldiers, killing and maiming, and
               abduction as well as attacks against schools and hospitals, urges all parties to the



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           conflict to implement the Conclusions on Children and Armed Conflict in South
           Sudan adopted by the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed
           Conflict on 8 May 2015, strongly urges the Government to fully and immediately
           implement its revised action plan to end and prevent violations committed against
           children, and further strongly urges the SPLM/SPLA-IO to fully and immediately
           implement their commitment to end violations and abuses against children signed
           on 10 May 2014; takes note of the 29 October 2014 national launch of the campaign
           “Children, Not Soldiers” by the Government, and welcomes the release of children
           by the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army Cobra faction;
                26. Expresses grave concern at the findings of the Special Representative of
           the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict of ongoing rampant sexual
           violence in South Sudan and welcomes the 11 October 2014 Joint Communiqué of
           the Government of South Sudan and the United Nations on Addressing Conflict -
           Related Sexual Violence, the December 2014 unilateral communiqué issued by the
           SPLM/A-IO on Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, and the signing of
           undertakings by senior commanders of the SPLA-IO as well as the development of
           an Implementation Plan in addressing conflict-related sexual violence in accordance
           with resolution 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013), urges the SPLA and SPLA-IO to take
           concrete, specific and time-bound steps towards implementing their respective
           Communiqués with the support of the United Nations and other stakeholders; calls
           upon the Government of South Sudan to ensure the meaningful participation of the
           SPLA in all the discussions and processes aimed at implementing the Joint
           Communiqué, and urges the SPLA and SPLA-IO to prevent further commission of
           sexual violence and to show concrete steps taken to hold perpetrators within their
           ranks accountable;
                27. Requests the Secretary-General to make available technical assistance for
           the implementation of Chapter V of the Agreement, including in the setting up of
           the Hybrid Court for South Sudan contemplated by the Agreement, to the
           Commission of the African Union and to the Transitional Government of Na tional
           Unity, in consultation with them and consistent with Article 1.5 of Chapter V of the
           Agreement, and including with regard to the establishment of the Commission for
           Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing;
                 28. Looks forward to the Secretary-General’s report on the technical
           assistance provided consistent with paragraph 26 above to the African Union and
           the Transitional Government of National Unity with respect to Chapter V of the
           Agreement, including the Hybrid Court for South Sudan contemplated by the
           Agreement, and invites the African Union to share information on progress made
           with the Secretary-General to inform his report, and expresses the Security
           Council’s intention at that time to assess the work that has been done in the
           establishment of the Hybrid Court, in line with international standards;
                 29. Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to move forward
           expeditiously and transparently to complete the ongoing investigations of
           allegations of human rights violations and abuses in a manner consi stent with its
           international obligations, and encourages it to release the reports of those
           investigations;
                30. Further calls upon the Government of South Sudan, while taking note of
           paragraph 3.2.2 of Chapter V of the Agreement, to hold to account all those
           responsible for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international


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               humanitarian law, and to ensure that all victims of sexual violence have equal
               protection under the law and equal access to justice, and to safeguard equal respect
               for the rights of women and girls in these processes;
                     31. Calls upon all parties to ensure women’s full and effective representation
               and leadership in all conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts including through
               support to women’s civil society organizations; further encourages troop- and
               police-contributing countries to take measures to increase the deployment of women
               in the military, police, and civilian components of the mission, and reaffirms the
               importance of appropriate gender expertise and training in all missions mandated by
               the Security Council;
                     32. Condemns attacks on oil installations, petroleum companies and their
               employees, and the continued fighting around these facilities, and urges all parties
               to ensure the security of economic infrastructure;
                     33. Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council on the
               implementation of the UNMISS mandate, as well as information on violations of the
               Status of Forces Agreement, including on UNMISS responses to any such
               violations, in a written report to be submitted no later than 60 days from adoption of
               this resolution and every 60 days after that;
                    34.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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