Security Council resolution 2460 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Sept. 2019]
Symbol: S/RES/2460 (2019)
Date: 2019-03-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/74 [47] UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
S/74 [46] AFGHANISTAN SITUATION
S/ X The situation in Afghanistan.
Subjects: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|AFGHANISTAN
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
vote: yes
country: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: KUWAIT
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2460 (2019)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 15 March 2019




               Resolution 2460 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8485th meeting, on
               15 March 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its resolution
               2405 (2018) extending through 17 March 2019 the mandate of the United Nations
               Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
                   Stressing the important role that the United Nations will continue to play in
               promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, as well as its continued support for the
               Government and people of Afghanistan as they rebuild their country and strengthen
               democratic institutions,
                    Stressing the central importance of a comprehensive and inclusive Afghan -led
               and Afghan-owned political process towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict and
               a comprehensive political settlement and welcoming progress in this regard,
                     Recalling the desire of the Government and people of Afghanistan to
               reinvigorate their country’s standing as a platform of international cooperation,
                    Welcoming the strategic consensus between the government of Afghanistan and
               the international community on the Geneva Mutual Accountability Framework
               (GMAF) as agreed in the Geneva Conference,
                    1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 28 February 2019
               (S/2019/193);
                     2.      Expresses its appreciation for the United Nations’ long-term commitment,
               to support the Government and the people of Afghanistan and reiterates its full
               support to the work of UNAMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary -
               General, and stresses the need to ensure continued adequate resourcing for UNAMA
               to fulfil its mandate;
                     3.    Welcomes UNAMA’s ongoing efforts in the implementation of the
               findings of the strategic review of the mandated tasks, priorities and related resources;
                    4.    Decides to extend until 17 September 2019 the mandate of UNAMA, as
               defined in its resolutions 1662 (2006), 1746 (2007), 1806 (2008), 1868 (2009), 1917




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               (2010), 1974 (2011), 2041 (2012), 2096 (2013), 2145 (2014), 2210 (2015), 2274
               (2016), 2344 (2017), and 2405 (2018), including operative paragraphs 6 and 7;
                    5.   Recognizes that the renewed mandate of UNAMA is in support of
               Afghanistan’s full assumption of leadership and ownership in the security,
               governance, and development areas, consistent with the Transformation Decade
               (2015–2024);
                     6.  Calls upon all Afghan and international parties to coordinate with
               UNAMA in the implementation of its mandate and in efforts to promote the security
               and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel throughout the
               country;
                     7.   Stresses the critical importance of a continued and appropriate presence of
               UNAMA and other United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes in the
               provinces, based on a “One UN” approach and in close consultation and coordination
               with and in support of the priorities of the Afghan Government, in response to needs
               and with a view to security and including the objective of overall United Nations
               effectiveness;
                     8.    Requests that the Secretary-General reports to the Council every three
               months on developments in Afghanistan, and to include in his reports an evaluation
               of progress made against the benchmarks for measuring and tracking progress in the
               implementation of UNAMA’s mandate, including at the subnational level, and
               priorities as set out in this resolution;
                    9.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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