Security Council resolution 1590 (2005) [on establishment of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)]
Symbol: S/RES/1590(2005)
Date: 2005-03-24
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/60 [160] SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/60 [161] UN MISSION IN THE SUDAN
Subjects: UN Mission in Sudan > Establishment|African Union Mission in the Sudan|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan|African Union|Intergovernmental Authority on Development|UN Mission in Sudan > Terms of reference|Sudan Justice and Equality Movement|Sudan People's Liberation Army|UN Advance Mission in the Sudan|Joint Assessment Mission [in the Sudan]|IBRD|UN High Commissioner for Human Rights|Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Sudan People's Liberation Army (2005)|Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel (1994)|Model Status-of-Forces Agreement for Peace-keeping Operations (1990)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PEACEMAKING|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|INTERNAL SECURITY|HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING|DARFUR (SUDAN)|SUDAN|MILITARY PERSONNEL|CIVILIAN PERSONS|POLICE|COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM|RESOURCES MOBILIZATION|ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE|DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE|COOPERATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS|GOOD OFFICES|REPORT PREPARATION|LOGISTICS|TECHNICAL COOPERATION|STAFF SECURITY|FIELD STAFF|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|NEGOTIATION|DISPUTE SETTLEMENT|RELIEF PERSONNEL|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|SPECIAL MISSIONS|CEASEFIRES|PERIODIC REPORTS|EMERGENCY RELIEF|DONOR COUNTRIES|DISPLACED PERSONS|SUDANESE REFUGEES|SEX CRIMES|GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE|STANDARDS OF CONDUCT|CODES OF CONDUCT|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES|CONSULTATIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ALGERIA
vote: yes
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: BENIN
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: DENMARK
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GREECE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: PHILIPPINES
vote: yes
country: ROMANIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1590 (2005)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               24 March 2005




               Resolution 1590 (2005)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5151st meeting, on
               24 March 2005

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1547 (2004) of 11 June 2004, 1556 (2004) of 30 July
               2004, 1564 (2004) of 18 September 2004, and 1574 (2004) of 19 November 2004,
               1585 of 10 March 2005 and 1588 (2005) of 17 March 2005, and statements of its
               President concerning Sudan,
                     Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence and
               territorial integrity of Sudan, and recalling the importance of the principles of good
               neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
                   Welcoming the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the
               Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army
               (SPLM/A) in Nairobi, Kenya on 9 January 2005,
                     Recalling the commitments made by the parties in the 8 April N’djamena
               Ceasefire Agreement and the 9 November 2004 Abuja Humanitarian and Security
               Protocols between the Government of Sudan, the Sudan People’s Liberation
               Movement/Army (SPLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and
               recalling the commitments made in the Joint Communiqué of 3 July 2004 between
               the Government of Sudan and the Secretary-General,
                    Expressing its determination to help the people of Sudan to promote national
               reconciliation, lasting peace and stability, and to build a prosperous and united
               Sudan in which human rights are respected, the protection of all citizens assured,
                     Taking note of the statements of Vice-President Ali Osman Taha of the
               Government of Sudan and Chairman Garang of the SPLM/A at the meeting of the
               Council on 8 February 2005, and the strong will and determination they expressed
               to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Darfur as expressed at the meeting,
                     Recognizing that the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement must
               build on the Agreement to bring peace and stability to the entire country, and calling
               on all Sudanese parties in particular those party to the Comprehensive Peace
               Agreement, to take immediate steps to achieve a peaceful settlement to the conflict
               in Darfur and to take all necessary action to prevent further violations of human



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               rights and international humanitarian law and to put an end to impunity, including in
               the Darfur region,
                     Expressing its utmost concern over the dire consequences of the prolonged
               conflict for the civilian population in the Darfur region as well as throughout Sudan,
               in particular the increase in the number of refugees and internally displaced persons,
                     Considering that the voluntary and sustainable return of refugees and
               internally displaced persons will be a critical factor for the consolidation of the
               peace process,
                     Expressing also its deep concern for the security of humanitarian workers and
               their access to populations in need, including refugees, internally displaced persons
               and other war-affected populations,
                    Condemning the continued violations of the N’djamena Ceasefire Agreement
               of 8 April 2004 and the Abuja Protocols of 9 November 2004 by all sides in Darfur
               and the deterioration of the security situation and the negative impact this has had
               on humanitarian assistance efforts,
                     Strongly condemning all violations of human rights and international
               humanitarian law in the Darfur region, in particular the continuation of violence
               against civilians and sexual violence against women and girls since the adoption of
               resolution 1574 (2004), urging all parties to take necessary steps to prevent further
               violations, and expressing its determination to ensure that those responsible for all
               such violations are identified and brought to justice without delay,
                     Recalling the demands in resolutions 1556 (2004), 1564 (2004), and 1574
               (2004), that all parties to the conflict in Darfur refrain from any violence against
               civilians and cooperate fully with the African Union Mission in Darfur,
                     Commending the efforts of the African Union, in particular its Chairman,
               acknowledging the progress made by the African Union in the deployment of an
               international protection force, police, and military observers, and calling on all
               member States to contribute generously and urgently to the African Union Mission
               in Darfur,
                   Commending also the efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority for
               Development (IGAD), in particular the Government of Kenya as Chair of the
               Subcommittee on Sudan,
                     Reaffirming its resolutions 1325 (2000) on women, peace, and security, 1379
               (2001) and 1460 (2003) on children in armed conflicts, as well as resolutions 1265
               (1999) and 1296 (2000) on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts and
               resolution 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations
               personnel,
                    Welcoming the efforts by the United Nations to sensitize United Nations
               personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other communicable
               diseases in all its established operations,
                    Expressing grave concern at the allegations of sexual exploitation and
               misconduct by United Nations personnel in United Nations established operations,
               and welcoming the Secretary-General’s 9 February 2005 letter to the Council in this
               regard, affirming there will be a zero-tolerance policy of sexual exploitation and
               abuse of any kind in all United Nations peacekeeping missions,


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      Recognizing that international support for implementation of the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement is critically important to its success, emphasizing
that progress towards resolution of the conflict in Darfur would create conditions
conducive for delivery of such assistance, and alarmed that the violence in Darfur
nonetheless continues,
     Taking note of the Secretary-General’s reports of 31 January 2005 (S/2005/57
and Add.1), 4 February 2005 (S/2005/68), and 4 March 2005 (S/2005/140) as well
as the report of 25 January 2005 of the International Commission of Inquiry
(S/2005/60),
     Taking note of the request of the parties to the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement for the establishment of a peace support mission,
     Expressing appreciation for the important contributions of the Standby High
Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG) towards the planning, preparation, and initial
deployment of a peacekeeping operation, as well as the preparatory work by the
United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan,
      Determining that the situation in Sudan continues to constitute a threat to
international peace and security,
      1.    Decides to establish the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) for
an initial period of 6 months and further decides that UNMIS will consist of up to
10,000 military personnel and an appropriate civilian component including up to
715 civilian police personnel;
      2.   Requests that UNMIS closely and continuously liaise and coordinate at
all levels with the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) with a view towards
expeditiously reinforcing the effort to foster peace in Darfur, especially with regard
to the Abuja peace process and the African Union Mission in Sudan;
      3.    Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative for
Sudan, to coordinate all the activities of the United Nations system in Sudan, to
mobilize resources and support from the international community for both
immediate assistance and the long-term economic development of Sudan, and to
facilitate coordination with other international actors, in particular the African
Union and IGAD, of activities in support of the transitional process established by
the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and to provide good offices and political
support for the efforts to resolve all ongoing conflicts in Sudan;
     4.     Decides that the mandate of UNMIS shall be the following:
     (a) To support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement by
performing the following tasks:
     (i) To monitor and verify the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement
     and to investigate violations;
     (ii)   To liaise with bilateral donors on the formation of Joint Integrated Units;
     (iii) To observe and monitor movement of armed groups and redeployment of
     forces in the areas of UNMIS deployment in accordance with the Ceasefire
     Agreement;
     (iv) To assist in the establishment of the disarmament, demobilization and
     reintegration programme as called for in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement,


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                    with particular attention to the special needs of women and child combatants,
                    and its implementation through voluntary disarmament and weapons collection
                    and destruction;
                    (v) To assist the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in
                    promoting understanding of the peace process and the role of UNMIS by
                    means of an effective public information campaign, targeted at all sectors of
                    society, in coordination with the African Union;
                    (vi) To assist the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in
                    addressing the need for a national inclusive approach, including the role of
                    women, towards reconciliation and peacebuilding;
                    (vii) To assist the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in
                    coordination with bilateral and multilateral assistance programmes, in
                    restructuring the police service in Sudan, consistent with democratic policing,
                    to develop a police training and evaluation programme, and to otherwise assist
                    in the training of civilian police;
                    (viii) To assist the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in
                    promoting the rule of law, including an independent judiciary, and the
                    protection of human rights of all people of Sudan through a comprehensive
                    and coordinated strategy with the aim of combating impunity and contributing
                    to long-term peace and stability and to assist the parties to the Comprehensive
                    Peace Agreement to develop and consolidate the national legal framework;
                    (ix) To ensure an adequate human rights presence, capacity, and expertise
                    within UNMIS to carry out human rights promotion, civilian protection, and
                    monitoring activities;
                    (x) To provide guidance and technical assistance to the parties to the
                    Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in cooperation with other international
                    actors, to support the preparations for and conduct of elections and referenda
                    provided for by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement;
                    (b) To facilitate and coordinate, within its capabilities and in its areas of
               deployment, the voluntary return of refugees and internally displaced persons, and
               humanitarian assistance, inter alia, by helping to establish the necessary security
               conditions;
                    (c) To assist the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in
               cooperation with other international partners in the mine action sector, by providing
               humanitarian demining assistance, technical advice, and coordination;
                     (d) To contribute towards international efforts to protect and promote human
               rights in Sudan, as well as to coordinate international efforts towards the protection
               of civilians with particular attention to vulnerable groups including internally
               displaced persons, returning refugees, and women and children, within UNMIS’s
               capabilities and in close cooperation with other United Nations agencies, related
               organizations, and non-governmental organizations;
                     5.   Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council within 30 days
               on options for how UNMIS can reinforce the effort to foster peace in Darfur through
               appropriate assistance to AMIS, including logistical support and technical
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resources, particularly logistical and operations support elements, as well as reserve
capacity towards this end;
      6.    Calls upon all parties to cooperate fully in the deployment and operations
of UNMIS, in particular by guaranteeing the safety, security and freedom of
movement of United Nations personnel as well as associated personnel throughout
the territory of Sudan;
      7.    Emphasizes that there can be no military solution to the conflict in
Darfur, and calls upon the Government of Sudan and the rebel groups, particularly
the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement to
resume the Abuja talks rapidly without preconditions and negotiate in good faith to
speedily reach agreement, and urges the parties to the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement to play an active and constructive role in support of the Abuja talks and
take immediate steps to support a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Darfur;
     8.    Calls upon all Member States to ensure the free, unhindered and
expeditious movement to Sudan of all personnel, as well as equipment, provisions,
supplies and other goods, including vehicles and spare parts, which are for the
exclusive and official use of UNMIS;
      9.   Calls upon all parties to ensure, in accordance with relevant provisions of
international law, the full, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel to all those
in need and delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to internally displaced
persons and refugees;
      10. Requests that the Secretary-General transfer all functions performed by
the special political mission in Sudan (UNAMIS) to UNMIS, together with staff and
logistics of the office as appropriate, on the date when UNMIS is established, and to
ensure a seamless transition between the United Nations and existing monitoring
missions, namely the Verification Monitoring Team, the Joint Monitoring Mission,
and the Civilian Protection Monitoring Team;
      11. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council regularly informed of
the progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, respect for the
ceasefire, and the implementation of the mandate of UNMIS, including a review of
the troop level, with a view to its adjusted reduction, taking account of the progress
made on the ground and the tasks remaining to be accomplished and to report to the
Council in this regard every three months;
     12. Requests that the Secretary-General continue to report on a monthly basis
on the situation in Darfur;
      13. Urges the Joint Assessment Mission of the United Nations, the World
Bank, and the parties, in association with other bilateral and multilateral donors, to
continue their efforts to prepare for the rapid delivery of an assistance package for
the reconstruction and economic development of Sudan, including official
development assistance and trade access, to be implemented once implementation of
the Comprehensive Peace Agreement begins, and welcomes the initiative of the
Government of Norway to convene an international donors’ conference for the
reconstruction and economic development of Sudan, and urges the international
community accordingly to donate generously, including to address the needs of
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                     14. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to achieve
               actual compliance in UNMIS with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on
               sexual exploitation and abuse, including the development of strategies and
               appropriate mechanisms to prevent, identify and respond to all forms of misconduct,
               including sexual exploitation and abuse, and the enhancement of training for
               personnel to prevent misconduct and ensure full compliance with the United Nations
               code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action in
               accordance with the Secretary-General’s Bulletin on special measures for protection
               from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (ST/SGB/2003/13) and to keep the
               Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate
               preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment awareness training, and
               to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of
               such conduct involving their personnel;
                     15. Reaffirms the importance of appropriate expertise on issues relating to
               gender in peacekeeping operations and post-conflict peacebuilding in accordance
               with resolution 1325 (2000), recalls the need to address violence against women and
               girls as a tool of warfare, and encourages UNMIS as well as the Sudanese parties to
               actively address these issues;
                    16.   Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    (i) Decides that UNMIS is authorized to take the necessary action, in the
                    areas of deployment of its forces and as it deems within its capabilities, to
                    protect United Nations personnel, facilities, installations, and equipment,
                    ensure the security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel,
                    humanitarian workers, joint assessment mechanism and assessment and
                    evaluation commission personnel, and, without prejudice to the responsibility
                    of the Government of Sudan, to protect civilians under imminent threat of
                    physical violence; and
                    (ii) Requests that the Secretary-General and the Government of Sudan,
                    following appropriate consultation with the Sudan People’s Liberation
                    Movement, conclude a status-of-forces agreement within 30 days of adoption
                    of the resolution, taking into consideration General Assembly resolution 58/82
                    on the scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United
                    Nations and Associated Personnel, and notes that pending the conclusion of
                    such an agreement, the model status-of-forces agreement dated 9 October 1990
                    (A/45/594), shall apply provisionally;
                    17. Underscores the immediate need to rapidly increase the number of
               human rights monitors in Darfur, and urges the Secretary-General and the High
               Commissioner for Human Rights to undertake to accelerate the deployment of
               human rights monitors to Darfur and augment their numbers and also to move
               forward with the formation of civilian monitoring protection teams, and expects that
               the Secretary-General will report on progress on the formation of these teams in his
               reports to the Security Council as outlined in paragraph 11;
                    18.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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