Security Council resolution 2429 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 30 June 2019]
Symbol: S/RES/2429 (2018)
Date: 2018-07-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/73 [204] AU/UN HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR
S/73 [160] SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.
Subjects: AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|DARFUR (SUDAN)|SUDAN
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: KUWAIT
vote: yes
country: NETHERLANDS
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                       S/RES/2429 (2018)
               Security Council                                                   Distr.: General
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               Resolution 2429 (2018)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8311th meeting, on
               13 July 2018

                    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 the importance of the principles of the peaceful settlement of
               international disputes, good neighbourliness, non-interference and cooperation in the
               relations among States in the region,
                     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, and recognising that the mandate of each peacekeeping mission is specific
               to the country concerned, and recalling S/PRST/2015/22,
                    Recalling all its relevant resolutions on women, peace and security, on children
               and armed conflicts, on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel,
               and on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts,
                    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 United Nations and the African Union, consistent with
               Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, with regard to the maintenance of
               peace and security in Africa, particularly in Sudan,
                   Noting the African Union Peace and Security Council communique
               PSC/PR/COMM.(DCCLXXVIII) on the renewal of the mandate of the African
               Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID),
                     Recalling resolution 2378 (2017), which requests the Secretary-General to
               ensure that data related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, inc luding
               peacekeeping performance data, is used to improve analytics and evaluation of
               mission operations, based on clear and well identified benchmarks, and further
               recalling resolution 2242 (2015) and its aspiration to double the number of women in
               military and police contingents of United Nations peacekeeping operations by 2020,




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               Current situation
                     Welcoming the improvement in security conditions while expressing concern
               that the security situation in Darfur remains precarious due to the destabilising
               activities of a number of actors, including elements of some armed movements,
               auxiliary units of the Government of Sudan forces and militia groups, and which
               further exacerbate insecurity, threats against civilians in Darfur, inter-communal
               violence, acts of criminality, and the lack of development and rule of law,
                    Welcoming the reduction of military confrontations between Government forces
               and rebel groups, noting the announcement of unilateral cessations of hostilities by
               the Government of Sudan and by the Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minnawi
               (SLA/MM), the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)/Gibril and the Sudan
               Liberation Movement-Transitional Council (SLM-TC),
                     Expressing concern at ongoing clashes in Jebel Marra, which have resulted in
               burning down of villages, new civilian displacement, and restricted humanitarian
               access, condemning any violations of unilateral cessations of hostilities and urging
               all parties to abide by their unilateral cessations of ho stilities, where they exist, and
               to immediately agree to a permanent ceasefire,
                     Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and expressing concern at the threat to
               peace and security in Darfur arising from the illicit transfer, destabilising
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and the continued threats
               to civilians posed by unexploded ordnance, recognising the role of the Sudan-Chad
               Joint Border Force and the weapons-collection programme launched by the
               Government in this regard, and noting that the programme has contributed to the
               reduction in inter-communal violence and criminality,
                    Reiterating its demand that all parties to the conflict in Darfur immediately end
               violence, including attacks on civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel,
                     Noting that, notwithstanding the significant decrease in inter-communal
               conflicts, they remain one of the main sources of violence in Darfur and expressing
               concern at ongoing inter-communal conflicts over land, access to water and other
               resources, migration issues and tribal rivalries, including with the involvement of
               paramilitary units and tribal militias, as well as at the persistence of attacks against
               civilians, sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations against children, and
               that crucial grievances that caused the conflict remain unaddressed,
                      Welcoming efforts by the Government of Sudan, including local authorities, to
               restore law and order through the deployment across Darfur of add itional human and
               material resources for policing, corrections and judiciary, noting that rule of law
               capacity remains limited, urging the Government of Sudan to consolidate and expand
               its efforts to end impunity and to enhance the protective environment f or the civilian
               population, without any discrimination, particularly with respect to violations and
               abuses of women’s rights and sexual and gender-based violence as well as grave
               violations and abuses against children, and acknowledging the important role
               UNAMID has played in strengthening rule of law institutions, and noting requests
               from state and local officials for increased rule-of-law capacity building assistance
               from the UN Country Team and UNAMID, particularly to benefit the Sudanese police
               and judicial and corrections institutions, to establish a protective environmen t,
                    Emphasising that those responsible for violations of international humanitarian
               law and violations and abuses of human rights must be held accountable and that the
               Government of Sudan bears the primary responsibility to protect civilians, including
               women and children, within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction, including
               protection from crimes against humanity and war crimes,


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           Humanitarian situation and displacement and development issues
                 Welcoming significant reductions in the number of internally displaced persons
           (IDPs), while expressing concern that a very significant number, approximately two
           million people, remain long term displaced, most of whom are in need of
           humanitarian assistance, and that new civilian displacements have occurred in the
           first and second quarters of 2018 as a result of clashes in Jebel Marra, that these
           clashes have also negatively impacted humanitarian operations in those areas, and
           calling on the Government of Sudan to facilitate immediately unhindered access for
           UNAMID and humanitarian actors to populations in need of humanitarian assistance,
           including those in areas of conflict,
                 Welcoming some improvements in the protective environment, and noting the
           reduction in the number of reported cases of human rights vi olations and abuses,
           while recognising UNAMID’s reduced ability to monitor and verify reported human
           rights violations and abuses in the areas from which it has withdrawn and expressing
           concern that IDPs continue to face grave security threats including being killed,
           raped, or harassed as they conduct life-sustaining activities outside the camps and the
           worrying levels of sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations against
           children, as well as findings in February 2018 from the UN Special Represen tative of
           the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict that indicated an increase in
           sexual violence against children in Darfur, that victims of sexual violence often face
           denial, shame and stigma preventing them from reporting the crime or seeking
           assistance, further compounding their suffering, and denial of justice and
           accountability,
                 Encouraging the Government of Sudan to swiftly ensure that the UNAMID team
           sites already handed over and team sites that will be handed over in the future are
           utilised in line with the agreements made between UNAMID and Government of
           Sudan,
                 Underlining the importance of the Government of Sudan addressing the root
           causes of conflict and extending state authority, including through the strengthening
           of the rule of law and respect for human rights throughout Darfur in order to make
           the transition to peacebuilding possible and which should rapidly deliver real benefits
           for the people of Darfur,
                Recognising the adverse effects of climate change, ecological changes and
           natural disasters, among other factors, on the situation in Darfur, including through
           drought, desertification, land degradation and food insecurity,
                 Recognising that the current national economic and fuel crisis in Sudan is having
           a negative impact on the humanitarian situation, food security, and the ability of the
           Sudanese government institutions, including the police, to provide services and
           access to areas of Darfur, expressing concern that the total number of people in need
           of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has increased from 5.5 million to 7.1 million as
           a result, and calling on the Government of Sudan to ensure safe and unhindered
           humanitarian access to meet the urgent needs of this population, and calling on
           donors, the regional authorities in Darfur, and the Government of Sudan to provide
           the financial resources necessary to reach those in need, including through the United
           Nations Country Team, and to undertake activities in support of the transition to
           peacebuilding, and urging the Government of Sudan and the local authorities to
           ensure there is an environment conducive to the provision of such activities, including
           improving access for development and peacebuilding actors,
                Urging the Government of Sudan to ensure that the Darfur Peace Follow-up
           Office is properly resourced in order to continue implementation of the work of the
           former Darfur Regional Authority and the Commissions, urging donors and the

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               Government of Sudan to honour their pledges and fulfil their obligations in a timely
               manner, including those commitments made at the conference in Doha in April 2013,
                    Affirming that development can support a lasting peace in Darfur, noting that
               the Darfur Development Strategy only extends through 2019 and calling on the
               Government of Sudan and donors to engage and support the strategic review of the
               Darfur Development Strategy, with a view to extending it to 2025, and further calling
               on donors to ensure their funding is adequately aligned to Darfur ’s current
               development needs,
                      Recalling the commitments made by the Government of Sudan and other
               signatories to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDP D) to ensure the
               unhindered access of humanitarian assistance to the population in need and the
               protection of humanitarian workers and their operations in areas under their control,
               as well as to guarantee UNAMID unfettered freedom of movement in all areas and at
               all times in Darfur in the exercise of its mandate, and further recalling the role of the
               Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) in assessing the implementation of the
               DDPD,

               Political situation
                     Reiterating that there can be no military solution to the conflict in Darfur, and
               that an inclusive political settlement is essential to ensuring peace, and underscoring
               the importance of fully addressing the root causes of the conflict, including
               management of land, water and other resources, in this regard reaffirming its support
               for the DDPD as a viable framework to address the root causes of the conflict,
               including for the peace process in Darfur, and for its accelerated implementation and
               noting that UNAMID’s ability to facilitate progress in implementation of the DDPD
               is hampered by delays and the absence of an inclusive political settlement between
               the Government of Sudan and non-signatory armed movements,
                     Reiterating its support for the African Union High Level Implementation Panel
               (AUHIP) and the Roadmap, regretting the lack of progress in implementation, and
               urging all parties to immediately re-engage in negotiations with the AUHIP on the
               Roadmap to make immediate progress on the implementation of the Roadmap,
               including the signing of cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance
               agreements among the parties consistent with the first phase of the Roadmap, urging
               the signatories to consider mutually acceptable, viable options for the implementation
               of the Roadmap and further urging non-signatory groups to join negotiations without
               delay,
                     Noting that the Government of Sudan has continued to express its openness for
               outstanding opposition groups to join the Sudan National Dialogue process, and
               encouraging the Government of Sudan to create a more conducive and inclusive
               environment that would enable outstanding opposition groups to contribute to this
               process, including by contributing to the recommendations agreed in the national
               document, modalities for their implementation, and to join the National Dialogue
               process that would include the drafting of a new constitution,
                     Noting that local dispute resolution mechanisms play an important role in
               preventing and resolving inter-communal conflict, including conflict over natural
               resources, urging an intensification of effective efforts to prevent local disputes
               leading to violence, with its corresponding impact on the local civilian populations,
               acknowledging the efforts of Sudanese authorities, with the support of UNAMID,
               efforts of the United Nations Country Team and civil society, particularly through the
               Darfur Community Peace and Stability Fund (DCPSF), in this regard, welcoming the
               encouraging conclusion of several inter-communal peace agreements, with support
               from UNAMID, the United Nations Country Team and civil society, and urging their

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           continued work in collaboration with the Government of Sudan to find sustainable
           solutions to these conflicts,
                 Welcoming regional and other initiatives, undertaken in close interaction with
           the Government of Sudan, to address the root causes of the conflict in Darfur and to
           promote a sustainable peace, commending the efforts of the AU-HIP, led by President
           Thabo Mbeki and the efforts of the Joint Special Representative (JSR) to secure
           peace, stability and security in Darfur, including through support to international,
           regional and national efforts to revitalise the peace process and increase its
           inclusiveness,
                 Calling on all parties to comply with their obligations under international human
           rights law and international humanitarian law, stressing the importance that the
           Council attaches to ending impunity including through ensuring accountability and
           bringing to justice the perpetrators of crimes, including sexual and gender-based
           violence, committed by all parties in Darfur, urging the Government of Sudan to
           comply with its obligations in this respect, recognising the role of the Special
           Prosecutor for Darfur appointed by the Government of Sudan, particularly with
           respect to cases of sexual and gender-based violence, and stressing the need for
           progress in particular in investigating and prosecuting sexual and gender -based
           violence cases with respect to perpetrators on all sides, reiterating the call for swift
           progress on the draft Memorandum of Understanding providing for UNAMID and
           African Union observation of the proceedings of the Special Court, and calling on the
           Government of Sudan to investigate swiftly attacks against U NAMID, and to bring
           the perpetrators to justice,
                 Reaffirming its concern over the negative effect of instability in Darfur on the
           stability of Sudan as a whole as well as the region, expressing serious concern at the
           presence of Darfur armed movements in conflict areas outside Sudan and their
           involvement in migrant smuggling, criminal activity banditry and mercenary
           activities and encouraging cooperation between regional state actors to address crossborder issues, such as weapons smuggling, in order to ac hieve peace and stability in
           Darfur and the wider region, and recalling in this regard the arms embargo as
           contained in paragraph 9 of resolution 1556 (2004) and paragraph 7 of resolution
           1591 (2005), as updated in paragraph 9 of resolution 1945 (2010) and paragraph 4 of
           resolution 2035 (2012),
                 Commending UNAMID for the successful implementation of resolution 2363,
           in particular the completion of phase one and two of its reconfiguration and
           reiterating its full support for UNAMID,
                Noting with appreciation the Special Report of the Secretary-General and the
           Chairperson of the African Union Commission of 1 June 2018 ( S/2018/530) (the
           ‘Special Report’),
                 Welcoming the improvement in freedom of movement for UNAMID as well as
           in the issuance of visas for UNAMID staff and the processing of UNAMID containers,
           but expressing concern that restrictions remain in place, including restrictions from
           the Government of Sudan on the conduct of night patrols all over Darfur and
           restrictions preventing UNAMID and humanitarian actors from reaching areas where
           there are instances of conflict in a timely fashion in response to the ongoing reports
           of violent incidents in the Jebel Marra area, and that obstacles, including bureaucratic
           obstacles, imposed on UNAMID continue to jeopardise its ability to deliver on its
           mandate, including visa restrictions targeted at some elements of UNAMID,
           particularly the human rights section, and ongoing delays in the processing of
           UNAMID containers, recognising the Government of Sudan’s commitment to
           cooperate with UNAMID and humanitarian personnel on all logistical issues and
           calling on the Government of Sudan to honour continuously its commitment in full

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               to ensure that humanitarian personnel and UNAMID can operate in support of
               addressing basic needs,
                    Determining that the situation in Sudan constitutes a threat to international
               peace and security,
                    1.    Decides to extend until 30 June 2019 the mandate of UNAMID;
                     2.    Recalls its support in resolution 2363 (2017) for UNAMID to adopt a twopronged approach as set out in paragraph 2 of resolution 2363 (2017), reiterates its
               continued support for this approach, takes note of the recommendations in the
               Secretary-General and Chairperson of the African Commission in the Special Report
               (2/2018/530) that presents a whole-of-system approach for Darfur which includes a
               new mission concept with adjusted priorities for UNAMID as well as a transition
               concept in collaboration with the United Nations Country Team over a two -year
               timeframe with a view towards the exit of the Mission on 30 June 2020 and liquidation
               by December 2020, provided that there is no significant change in the security
               situation in Darfur and key indicators are fulfilled;
                     3.    Requests UNAMID to consolidate the whole-of system-approach to Darfur
               focused on peacekeeping and providing sustainable solutions to the drivers of conflict
               with the Mission’s current two-pronged approach, in order to prevent relapse and
               enable the Government of Sudan, United Nations Country Team, civil society, as well
               as international actors to prepare for UNAMID’s eventual exit;
                    4.     Underlines the need to keep the situation in all areas of Darfur under
               review, to conduct regular reviews of the geographic deployment of UNAMID’s force
               and to maintain the flexibility within UNAMID to respond to developments
               throughout Darfur as the situation requires;
                    5.    Decides that UNAMID’s authorised ceiling for troops shall be reduced
               over the course of this mandate renewal period to consist of up to 4,050 personnel
               unless the Security Council decides to adjust the scope and pace of the reduction;
                     6.   Authorises the deployment of the necessary police force, not exceeding
               2,500 personnel, including individual police officers and members of formed police
               units, essential for the implementation of UNAMID’s mandate, supports the
               recommendations in the Special Report on the increase in personnel deployed to
               certain formed police units;
                    7.    Requests the Secretary-General to provide in his second 90 day report
               requested in paragraph 53, and the Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the
               African Commission, in consultation with UNAMID, to provide through a strategic
               review by 1 May 2019, an assessment on the following:
                    (i) progress in implementing the reconfiguration as outlined in paragraphs 5
                    and 6 of this resolution;
                    (ii) the overall impact of further reductions on the areas that UNAMID has
                    withdrawn from, including protection needs, violations and abuses of human
                    rights, sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations against children,
                    as well as violations of international humanitarian law, and the ability for
                    humanitarian and development actors to provide assistance;
                    (iii) the Government of Sudan’s cooperation with UNAMID, including
                    ensuring that UNAMID has unfettered freedom of movement and the ability to
                    facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout Darfur and the
                    flexibility to open and close UNAMID operating bases and the ability for
                    UNAMID’s forces to return, without impediments or obstacles, to areas
                    throughout Darfur, including to areas that it has withdrawn from;


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                (iv) the removal of bureaucratic hindrances to UNAMID, including with
                regard to customs clearances, flight clearances, and visas;
                (v) whether the conditions on the ground remain conducive to further
                reductions;
                (vi) whether the capacity of the United Nations Country Team and the
                Government of Sudan, including the Sudanese police and Sudanese correctional
                and judicial institutions, have increased to the level necessary to absorb former
                UNAMID tasks, including an assessment of the preparations set out in
                paragraphs 17 and 52 of this resolution;
                 8.   Expresses its intention to review by 30 June 2019 the scope and pace of
           the reconfigurations and further closure taking into account the findings of the 1 May
           2019 strategic review requested in paragraph 7 of this resolution;
                 9.   Stresses that, in the context of the evolving security situation, drawdown
           of the Mission should be based on progress against the indicators and benchmarks as
           outlined in paragraph 50, and the conditions on the ground, and implemented in a
           gradual, phased, flexible and reversible manner, and that a reduction in the uniformed
           component should preserve the hybrid nature of the M ission and should prioritise the
           retention of the highest performing contingents;
                 10. Underlines the need for appropriate staffing levels in accordance with the
           reconfiguration of UNAMID, including the increased focus on stabilising the
           situation in Darfur;
                11. Decides that UNAMID’s redefined strategic priorities, as recommended in
           the Special Report, are:
                (i) The protection of civilians, monitoring and reporting on human rights,
                sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations against children, the
                facilitation of humanitarian assistance and the safety and security of
                humanitarian personnel;
                (ii) Mediation between the Government of Sudan and non-signatory armed
                movements on the basis of the DDPD;
                (iii) Support for the mediation of inter-communal or other local conflict that
                could undermine the security situation, including through measures to address
                its root causes, in conjunction with the Government of Sudan, the United
                Nations Country Team and civil society;
                  12. Requests that UNAMID continue to align all its activity and direct the use
           of its resources to the achievement of these priorities, discontinue all other tasks not
           aligned to these priorities and continue to streamline the Mission accordingly,
           requests all components of the UNAMID Force, police and civilian components to
           work together in an integrated way, requests UNAMID the United Nations Country
           Team and other United Nations entities operating in Darfur to strengthen integration
           and stresses the importance of the appropriate distribution of tasks and coordination
           between UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team;
                13. Reaffirms that UNAMID must continue to give priority in decisions about
           the use of available capacity and resources to: (a) the protection of civilians across
           Darfur; and (b) ensuring safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and the safety and
           security of humanitarian personnel and activities, in accordance with relevant
           provisions of international law and the United Nations guiding principles on
           humanitarian assistance; and requests UNAMID to maximise the use of its
           capabilities, in cooperation with the United Nations Country Team and other



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               international and non-governmental actors, in the implementation of its mission-wide
               comprehensive strategy for the achievement of these objectives;
                     14. Stresses the need for coordination and cooperation between the
               Government of Sudan, including local authorities, United Nations entities and
               development actors to work together, including to stabilize and improve the security
               situation and assist in restoration of State authority;
                    15. Decides, acting under Chapter VII, to extend the authorizations to take the
               necessary action set out in paragraph 15 of resolution 1769 (2007), as further
               elaborated in paragraph 16 of this resolution; and urges UNAMID to deter any threats
               against itself and its mandate;
                     16. Decides that the mandate of UNAMID shall, in pursuit of the strategic
               priorities described in paragraph 11 of this resolution, include the tasks set out in
               paragraph 15 resolution 2363 (2017);
                     17. Expresses support for the Secretary-General’s recommendation that joint
               UNAMID-UN Country Team liaison offices be established in the capitals of all Darfur
               states, except for where Mission sites would remain, through which key substantive
               UNAMID components and United Nations Country Team staff should be co -located,
               as appropriate and within existing resources, to form joint teams, as determi ned
               jointly by UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team;
                     18. Requests UNAMID to collaborate with the United Nations Country Team
               to support the transition of the Mission, as appropriate and in accordance with its
               relevant mandated tasks set out in paragraph 16 above, through the joint state liaison
               offices, on the joint activities set out in the Special Report in paragraphs 51 –55;
                    19. Underscores that UNAMID’s police component, should focus in particular
               on the following activities as set out in paragraph 44 of the Special Report:
                    (i) Supporting physical protection of civilians and facilitating humanitarian
                    assistance;
                    (ii) Creating a protective environment by coordinating development and
                    training of the Government of Sudan police in Darfur;
                    (iii) Conducting community orientated policing initiatives in conjunction with
                    the United Nations Country Team, including on sexual and gender-based
                    violence and child protection; pursued through engagement in the State Liaison
                    Offices and Khartoum level;
                     20. Emphasises the primary responsibility of the Government of Sudan in the
               establishment of peace and security throughout Darfur and urges the Government of
               Sudan to focus its utmost efforts in supporting and cooperating with UNAMID and
               the United Nations Country Team in fulfilment of the tasks set out in paragraph 18 of
               this resolution;
                    21. Stresses the importance of adequate resourcing for the United Nations
               Country Team to provide support as highlighted in this resolution and encourages
               Member States and relevant organisations to consider providing the necessary
               voluntary funding;
                     22. Takes note of the recommendation in the Special Report that an Office of
               the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) should open an office in Sudan
               in order to assist in the strengthening of human rights protections, requests the
               Government of Sudan to engage in discussions with the OHCHR as regards the
               establishment and activities of an office in Sudan with a full mandate for human rights
               protection and promotion;


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                 23. Emphasises the crucial role that the African Union has in the stabilisation
           of Darfur and encourages the Government of Sudan, UNAMID, and the United
           Nations Country Team to engage with the African Union Commission, through its
           relevant departments, in support of the tasks referenced in paragraph 18 of this
           resolution and in support of the political process, security sector reform and DDR;
                 24. Welcomes efforts to increase the effectiveness of UNAMID, and in this
           regard, underlines that UNAMID should ensure a higher degree of flexibility in its
           military deployments throughout Darfur and enhance the field presence of individual
           police officers and calls on the Secretary-General to ensure that Memoranda of
           Understanding (MoUs) and Statements of Unit Requirements ( SURs) between
           UNAMID troop- and police-contributing countries and the United Nations reflect this
           need;
                25. Requests UNAMID to ensure that any support provided to non-United
           Nations security forces is provided in strict compliance with the Human Rights Du e
           Diligence Policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces
           (HRDDP), and requests the Secretary-General to include progress made in
           implementing the policy in his reports to the Security Council;
                 26. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary General to
           standardise a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, and calls on him to
           continue his efforts to develop an integrated performance policy framework and apply
           it to UNAMID, requests the Secretary-General to seek to increase the number of
           women in UNAMID, as well as to ensure the meaningful participation of women in
           all aspects of operations;
                 27. Requests UNAMID to ensure that the necessary gender analysis and
           technical gender expertise is included throughout all stages of mission planning,
           mandate development, implementation, review and mission drawdown, ensuring that
           the protection and promotion of women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment, their
           needs and participation are sustained despite the reduction in UNAMID ’s presence,
           or handed over in a sustainable way, and further requests enhanced reporting by
           UNAMID on this issue and further requests UNAMID to assist in harnessing the
           capacity of women to participate in the peace process, including through political
           representation, economic empowerment and protection from gender-based violence;
                 28. Urges close coordination among United Nations missions in the region,
           including UNAMID, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA),
           the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the United Nations Support
           Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated
           Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), and requests the
           Secretary-General to ensure effective inter-mission cooperation;

           Political Situation
                29. Welcomes that progress has been made in implementation of elements of
           the DDPD, including the accession of Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) -Second
           Revolution to the Document, the integration of former rebels into power structures of
           Sudan and the ongoing DIDC, but expresses concern at continuing delays in
           implementation overall, including provisions related to compensation and the creation
           of a conducive environment enabling the return of IDPs and refugees; urges the
           signatory parties to implement the DDPD in full, acknowledges the establishment of
           the Darfur Peace Follow Up Office in place of the Darfur Regional Authority and
           urges the Government and signatory parties to ensure that the institutions established
           under it are resourced and empowered to carry out their mandates; demands that the
           non-signatory armed movements refrain from impeding the implementation of the


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               DDPD; and encourages UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team to continue
               to engage fully in support of implementation of the DDPD;
                     30. Expresses concern at restrictions on political freedoms, including the
               detention of large numbers of members of political opposition in January 2018 some
               of whom have subsequently been released, encourages the Government of Sudan to
               support an environment that is conducive to the participation of the opposition in
               political processes, including the National Dialogue, as well as the opposition ’s
               participations in the implementation of National Dialogue recommendation s and any
               future follow-up, and the national elections scheduled for 2020;
                     31. Emphasises the importance of the work of the AU-HIP, encourages all
               parties to the conflict to engage constructively with the AU -HIP to implement the
               AU-HIP Roadmap in full and in this regard condemns the attitude of those who refuse
               to join immediately and without pre-conditions, the mediation process, including the
               Sudan Liberation Army Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW), urges the SLA/AW to join the peace
               process, without pre conditions, in order to achieve a cessation of hostilities as a first
               step towards a comprehensive and sustainable peace agreement; expresses its
               intention to consider imposing additional measures against any party that impedes the
               peace process;
                     32. Reaffirms its support for a Darfur-based internal dialogue that takes place
               in an inclusive environment with full respect for the civil and political rights of
               participants, including the full and effective participation of women and IDPs;
                    33. Calls for an urgent end to inter-communal conflict, criminality and
               banditry that affect civilians, acknowledges efforts of Sudanese authorities and local
               mediators to mediate in inter-communal conflict; further calls for reconciliation and
               dialogue, underlines the need for sustainable solutions to the root causes of inter
               communal conflict, and welcomes UNAMID’s intention to intensify its efforts to
               support the mediation of inter-communal conflict within the framework of its mandate
               and strategic priorities;

               Security
                    34. Demands that all parties to the conflict in Darfur immediately cease all
               acts of violence, including attacks on civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian
               personnel and commit themselves to a sustained and permanent ceasefire, in order to
               bring a stable and durable peace to the region;
                     35. Welcomes the recommendation of the Special Representative of the
               Secretary General for Sexual Violence in Conflict for the Government of Sudan to
               look to adopt a Joint Communiqué with the United Nations to address conflict -related
               sexual violence, including through close cooperation with the Special
               Representative’s office, UNAMID, and the UN Country Team, focusing on survivors’
               access to medical, psychosocial, legal and socioeconomic services, monitoring,
               analysis, documentation and information sharing on sexual violence, rule of law
               responses to conflict-related sexual violence, and engagement with the security
               sector. religious leaders, and civil society, demands that the parties to the conflict
               cease immediately all acts of sexual and gender-based violence and make and
               implement specific and time-bound commitments to combat sexual violence, in
               accordance with resolution 2106 (2013); with UNAMID closely supporting and
               monitoring their implementation including through Women Protection Advisers,
               urges the Government of Sudan, with the support of the United Nations, in particular
               the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Sexual Violence in Conflict,
               and the African Union, to develop a structured framework through which conflict
               related sexual violence will be comprehensively addressed, to cooperate with
               UNAMID to enable comprehensive reporting of and response to incidents of sexual

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           and gender-based violence, allow access for service provision for sexual violence
           survivors and hold perpetrators accountable; requests UNAMID to strengthen its
           monitoring, analysis and reporting on sexual and gender-based violence and actions
           taken to combat it, including through the swift deployment of Women Protection
           Advisers; requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the relevant provisions of
           resolutions 1325 (2000), 2242 (2015), and subsequent resolutions on women, peace
           and security, are implemented, including supporting the full and effective
           participation of women during all stages of peace processes, particularly in conflict
           resolution, post-conflict planning and peacebuilding, including women’s civil society
           organisations, and to include information on this in his reporting to the Council;
           further requests UNAMID to monitor and assess the implementation of these tasks
           and requests the Secretary-General to include information on this in his reporting to
           the Council;
                 36. Welcomes the commitment of the Secretary-General to enforce strictly his
           zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, notes the various measures
           taken by UNAMID and troop- and police-contributing countries to combat sexual
           exploitation and abuse, stresses the urgent need for troop- and police-contributing
           countries and, as appropriate, UNAMID, to take the steps necessary to conduct
           investigations of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse as expedit iously as
           possible, and in line with the Secretary-General’s request, further urges all troop- and
           police contributing countries to take appropriate steps to hold accountable those
           personnel responsible for sexual exploitation and abuse and further stresses the need
           to prevent such exploitation and abuse and to improve how these allegations are
           addressed in line with resolution 2272 (2016);
                 37. Recalls its Presidential Statement S/PRST/2015/22 and its resolution 2272
           (2016) and requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to ensure
           full compliance of UNAMID with the Secretary General’s zero tolerance policy on
           sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure that all personnel of the mission are vetted
           for history of sexual misconduct in the service with the United Nations and to keep it
           informed through his reports about UNAMID’s progress in this regard, and urges
           troop- and police-contributing countries to take appropriate preventative action
           including the delivery of robust sexual exploitation and abuse pre -deployment
           awareness training, and to ensure full accountability in cases of such condu ct
           involving their personnel;
                 38. Welcomes the Government of Sudan’s completion of the Action Plan for
           the Protection of Children from violations in armed conflict, to inter alia end child
           recruitment and use in its armed and security forces, and the de -listing of the
           Government of Sudan from the Secretary General’s report on Children and Armed
           Conflict in this regard, encourages the Government of Sudan to sustain preventative
           efforts by transforming the Action Plan into a National Prevention Plan of grave
           violations against children, to continue to operationalise the complaint mechanism on
           a community level, to strengthen birth registration and awareness -raising, demands
           that the parties to the conflict cease immediately all violations and abuses against
           children and that the Government of Sudan hold perpetrators accountable, urges
           SLA/MM and JEM/Gibril to expedite the implementation of their respective Action
           Plans to end child recruitment and use in full and calls on SLA/AW to engage into
           dialogue with the United Nations to end and prevent grave violations against children;
           and requests the Secretary-General to ensure:
                (a) continued monitoring and reporting on grave violations against children
           through the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM), includin g through the
           deployment of Child Protection Advisers and requests the Secretary-General to
           include information on this in his reporting to the Council; and


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                     (b) continued dialogue with the parties to the conflict towards the
               development and implementation of the aforementioned action plans, in accordance
               with resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions on children and armed
               conflict;
                     39. Strongly condemns all killings resulting from inter-communal conflicts
               and other attacks against civilians by militia and armed elements, recognises that
               local/traditional dispute mechanisms have their limitations in addressing serious
               criminal and human rights abuses resulting from inter-communal conflicts and armed
               violence such as killings, injuries, abduction, sexual and gender-based violence
               destruction of property and livelihoods, and notes the recurrent nature of these
               inter-communal conflicts and the threat to civilian protection, peace and stability,
               urges the Government of Sudan, with the support of UNAMID and the United Nations
               Country Team, to address the ongoing impunity through ensuring accountability for
               human rights abuses and violations in situations of inter-communal conflicts in Darfur
               as well as attacks perpetrated by militias;
                     40. Expresses deep concern over the continued large volumes of arms, in
               particular small arms and light weapons that remain in Darfur and the use of such
               arms against civilians, including by militia, acknowledges the Government of Sudan’s
               efforts to reduce the number of weapons in Darfur through the arms collections
               campaign and its reported contribution to improving security conditions, requests
               UNAMID to continue to cooperate in this context with the Panel of Experts in o rder
               to facilitate their work, and encourages UNAMID to continue to provide technical
               and logistical assistance to the Sudan DDR Commission and urges the Government
               of Sudan to conduct a genuine, indiscriminate and comprehensive disarmament
               process, consistent with international small arms control standards, in full cooperation
               with UNAMID;

               Humanitarian situation and displacement
                     41. Condemns all violations of international humanitarian law and violations
               and abuses of human rights, including those involving any form of sexual and genderbased violence, in particular the deliberate targeting of civilians, indiscriminate or
               disproportionate attacks; and demands that all parties in Darfur immediately end
               attacks targeting civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel, and comply
               with their obligations under international human rights law and international
               humanitarian law as applicable and that the Government of Sudan hold perpetrators
               accountable;
                     42. Expresses serious concern at the humanitarian situation in Darfur, at the
               threats to and attacks on humanitarian personnel and facilities; acknowledges
               improvements in humanitarian access, and expresses concern that access to some
               conflict areas where vulnerable populations reside remains restricted inc luding in
               areas of conflict and insecurity, and at ongoing movement restrictions and
               bureaucratic impediments on humanitarian access by government forces, and to a
               lesser extent by militia groups and armed movements;
                     43. Expresses concern over the insufficient availability of funding for
               humanitarian actors; stresses the need for the timely issuing of visas and travel
               permits for humanitarian organisations, the rapid processing of technical agreements
               and reduced restrictions on recruitment and employment of personnel and the
               selection of partners; and demands that the Government of Sudan, all militia groups,
               including auxiliary units of the Government of Sudan forces, armed movements and
               all other stakeholders ensure the safe, timely impartial and unhinder ed access of
               humanitarian organisations and relief personnel, and the delivery of humanitarian
               assistance to populations in need throughout Darfur, in accordance with the relevant


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           provisions of international law and United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian
           assistance, including humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence;
                 44. Welcomes some improvements in the human rights situation, but condemns
           ongoing human rights violations and abuses in, and relating to, Darfur, including
           those involving extrajudicial killings, the excessive use of force, abduction of
           civilians, acts of sexual and gender-based violence, grave violations against children,
           and arbitrary arrests and detentions; calls on the Government of Sudan to investigate
           allegations of such violations and abuses and bring those responsible to justice;
           expresses deep concern about the situation of all those so detained, including civil
           society members, IDPs and a UNAMID human rights monitor; emphasises the
           importance of ensuring, within its current mandate, UNAMID’s and other relevant
           organisations’ ability to monitor such cases and in this regard urges the Government
           of Sudan to extend full cooperation to UNAMID towards fulfilment of this goal and
           to provide accountability and access to justice for victims; 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, ensuring free
           expression and ensuring UNAMID monitors’ access and freedom of movement,
           including by refraining from arresting and detaining UNAMID staff;
                 45. Notes the Government of Sudan’s stated desire to see the displaced return
           to their areas of origin or resettle in their current areas of displacement ; stresses that
           any returns should safe, dignified, voluntary and in accordance with applicable
           international law; welcomes the increase in the number of returns but regrets that
           many of these returns have been unsustainable because root causes of the conf lict
           such as the absence of security, basic services, livelihoods, opportunities, and access
           to land and water in areas of return have not been sufficiently addressed; and further
           stresses the importance of achieving dignified and durable solutions for ref ugees and
           IDPs, and of ensuring their full participation in the planning and management of these
           solutions;
                 46. Demands that all parties to the conflict in Darfur create the conditions
           conducive to allowing the voluntary, informed, safe, dignified and sus tainable return
           of refugees and IDPs, or, where appropriate, their local integration or relocation to a
           third location and within the context of its protection of civilians mandate, welcomes
           UNAMID’s renewed effort to enhance the protection of IDPs; stresses the need for
           the establishment of a mechanism in order to verify the extent to which these returns
           are voluntary and informed in nature, and underlines the importance of addressing
           land issues for the realisation of durable solutions in Darfur;
                 47. Requests the United Nations and the Government of Sudan to consider the
           adverse implications of climate change, other ecological changes and natural
           disasters, among other factors, in their programmes in Darfur, including by
           undertaking risk assessments and risk management strategies relating to these factors
           and further requests the Secretary-General to provide information of such assessments
           in mandated reporting as appropriate;

           Operational Challenges
                 48. Pays tribute to the UNAMID personnel who have paid the ultimate
           sacrifice in the line of duty for the cause of peace in Darfur; urges UNAMID to take
           all necessary measures within its rules of engagement to protect United Nations
           personnel and equipment; condemns the ongoing impunity for those who attack
           peacekeepers, and in this regard urges the Government of Sudan to do its utmost to
           bring all perpetrators of any such crimes to justice and to cooperate with UNAMID
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                     49. Welcomes increased opportunities for explosive remnants of war clearance
               with improvements in the security situation in some parts of Darfur, underscores that
               UNAMID, in cooperation with UNMAS, should continue to undertake clearance
               efforts with a particular focus on areas of return, and further requests UNAMID to
               cooperate with relevant partners, including the National Mine Action Centre,
               UNICEF, UNDP and ICRC to prepare for transition of the expected remaining work
               load upon UNAMID’s eventual exit;
                     50. Acknowledges continued improvements in the issuance of visas and the
               clearance of UNAMID shipments, freedom of movement and the processing of travel
               documents, reiterates its concern that some hindrances remain to UNAMID in the
               implementation of its mandate, including that some elements of UNAMID,
               particularly the human rights section, continue to suffer from targeted visa
               restrictions, ongoing delays in the processing of UNAMID containers, movement and
               access restrictions, caused by insecurity, acts of criminality and significant movement
               restrictions by the Government of Sudan, militia groups and armed movements,
               including restrictions from the Government of Sudan on the conduct of night patrols
               all over Darfur and other restrictions preventing UNAMID from reaching ar eas where
               there are instances of inter-communal conflict in a timely fashion; 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 th is
               regard, demands that the Government of Sudan, communicating and collaborating
               closely with its various agencies and all levels of local government bodies, recommit
               to and comply with the Status of Forces Agreement fully and without delay,
               particularly provisions relevant to the movement of patrols in conflict -affected areas
               and flight clearances, as well as those provisions relevant to the removal of obstacles
               to the use of UNAMID aerial assets, the timely processing of UNAMID ’s equipment
               and rations at the port of entry to Sudan, and the timely issuing of visas;
                     51. Requests the Government of Sudan to grant expeditiously clearance for
               UNAMID flights between the five states of Darfur in order to ensure the Mission has
               a higher degree of flexibility and that this approval be communicated promptly with
               its various agencies and all levels of local government bodies, and underlines that the
               reconfiguration of UNAMID should be effectively accompanied by an improved
               ability to respond to threats quickly and adequately in order to protect civilians;
                     52. Expresses concern that UNAMID has been prevented from routinely
               returning to areas where it has closed team sites despite agreement with the
               Government of Sudan to allow them to do so, urges the Government of Sudan to
               ensure that UNAMID has unfettered access throughout Darfur, including to the areas
               from which it has withdrawn;

               Exit strategy
                     53. Requests the Secretary General’s initial 90 day report to include a detailed
               and clearly benchmarked exit strategy for UNAMID based upon the recommendation
               in the Special Report (S/2018/530) (Annex) that provisions of the DDPD could serve
               as the basis for indicators of achievement for the eventual exit of UNAMID, as well
               as existing Mission benchmarks and further updates as necessary, and with particular
               focus on those benchmarks and indicators for which Government of Sudan has
               responsibility in the areas of protection of civilians, security sector reform, rule of
               law, durable solutions and human rights, further requests that this report includes a
               recommendation on how progress against the comprehensive exit benchmarks should
               be monitored;
                     54. Takes note of consultations between the United Nations, the African Union
               and the Government of Sudan, notably in the frameworks of the Tripartite mechanism
               and the Joint Working Group over the past year, including discussion of operational

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           and logistical issues pertaining to the Mission’s operation as well as the Mission’s
           exit strategy;
                 55. Calls upon UNAMID to work closely with the United Nations Country
           Team to identify ways to address gaps in capabilities to prepare for the Mission ’s exit,
           including a resource mobilisation plan to deliver the transition of those
           responsibilities, and further calls upon UNAMID, the United Nations Country Team,
           and all relevant UN agencies in consultation with the Government, to coordinate
           closely in the transfer of these responsibilities, and encourages the international
           community and donors to support the scaling up of the activities and programming of
           the United Nations Country Team in assisting the Government of Sudan ’s continued
           efforts to maintain a sustainable peace;

           Reporting
                56. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every 90 days
           following adoption of this resolution on UNAMID, including:
                (i) information on the political, humanitarian and security situation in Darfur,
                including detailed reporting on incidents of violence and attacks against
                civilians, including sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations
                against children, by whomsoever perpetrated and UNAMID’s access to
                facilitate humanitarian assistance, including from areas where UNAMID has
                withdrawn;
                (ii) developments and progress towards achievement of UN AMID’s strategic
                priorities set out in paragraph 11 of this resolution, benchmarks and indicators
                for eventual exit as outlined in paragraph 53 of this resolution, the joint
                UNAMID and United Nations Country Team transition strategy and the
                transition of tasks and responsibilities to the United Nations Country Team;
                (iii) information on violations of the Status of Forces Agreement, including
                those involving attacks or threats of attack on UNAMID, violations of
                international humanitarian law perpetrated by any party to the conflict, as well
                as access restrictions and significant operational obstacles such as those related
                to customs clearances and visas;
                (iv) progress in the implementation of the reconfiguration and reductions to
                UNAMIDs military component and its impact, including on protection needs
                and violations and abuses of human rights;
                (v) developments and progress on strategically addressing the underlying
                drivers of inter-communal conflict and the action plan on the prevention and
                resolution of inter-communal conflict;
                (vi) developments and progress in addressing the challenges facing UNAMID;
                (vii) enhanced, detailed and full information on abuses and violations of human
                rights, including those committed against women and children and violations o f
                international humanitarian law;
                (viii) developments regarding UNAMID’s support for local conflict resolution
                mechanisms, including progress regarding the full and effective participation of
                women; and
                (ix) on the status of the peace process, including implementation of the DDPD
                and the AUHIP Roadmap; and
                (x)    on the implementation of this resolution;
                57.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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