Security Council resolution 2682 (2023) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2024]
Symbol: S/RES/2682 (2023)
Date: 2023-05-30
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/78 [124] UN ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR IRAQ
S/78 [119] IRAQ SITUATION
S/ X The situation concerning Iraq.
Subjects: UN Assistance Mission for Iraq|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq|PEACEBUILDING|GOOD OFFICES|IRAQ|IRAQ SITUATION|SPECIAL MISSIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ALBANIA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: ECUADOR
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MALTA
vote: yes
country: MOZAMBIQUE
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SWITZERLAND
vote: yes
country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2682 (2023)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 30 May 2023




               Resolution 2682 (2023)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9331st meeting, on
               30 May 2023

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions on Iraq, in particular 1500 (2003),
               1546 (2004), 1557 (2004), 1619 (2005), 1700 (2006), 1770 (2007), 1830 (2008), 1883
               (2009), 1936 (2010), 2001 (2011), 2061 (2012), 2110 (2013), 2169 (2014), 2233
               (2015), 2299 (2016), 2379 (2017), 2421 (2018), 2470 (2019), 2522 (2020), 2576
               (2021), 2631 (2022), and reiterating resolutions 2107 (2013) and 2621 (2022) on the
               situation between Iraq and Kuwait, and the values set forth in 2367 (2017),
                     Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of
               Iraq, and emphasizing the importance of the stability, prosperity, and security of Iraq
               for the people of Iraq, the region, and the international community, particularly in
               light of Iraq’s territorial victory over ISIL (Da’esh), and encouraging the international
               community to continue supporting Iraq in this regard,
                     Supporting Iraq in addressing the challenges it faces as it continues its
               stabilization efforts, including the ongoing fight against terrorism and ISIL (Da ’esh),
               Al-Qaida and their affiliates, consistent with its obligations under international law
               including international human rights law and international humanitarian law and
               continues the task of recovery, reconstruction, stabilization and reconciliation,
               including the requirement to meet the needs of all Iraqis, including women, youth,
               children, displaced persons, and persons belonging to ethnic and relig ious minorities,
               recognizing the threat of explosive ordinance and its impact on civilians, including
               children, and welcoming efforts to clear areas of such devices,
                    Welcoming the confirmation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani’s
               government by the Council of Representatives,
                     Encouraging the recently formed government to deliver on reforms, aimed at
               meeting the Iraqi people’s legitimate aspirations, to address corruption, respect and
               protect the human rights of all individuals in Iraq, promote accountability for human
               rights violations and abuses, deliver essential services, diversify the economy, create
               jobs, improve governance, combat climate change and environmental and waterrelated challenges, and strengthen viable and responsive state inst itutions, including
               the security sector,
                     Recognizing the Government of Iraq’s efforts to that effect, and calling for State
               institutions to redouble efforts to pursue accountability for those responsible for




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      human rights violations and abuses including the killing, serious injury, abduction or
      disappearance of demonstrators and journalists, including women and to safeguard
      and respect the rule of law and the right to freedom of expression,
            Welcoming the Government of Iraq’s efforts to assist internally displaced
      persons and displaced Iraqis in Syria to return and reintegrate to their areas of origin
      or resettle elsewhere in Iraq, encouraging again international support for those
      efforts, and stressing the importance of achieving dignified, safe and durable
      solutions undertaken on a voluntary and informed basis,
            Recognizing the progress the Government of Iraq has made in implementing the
      Yazidi Survivors Law, establishing the General Directorate for Survivors Affairs and
      disbursing the first payments to survivors and victims, noting that the lack of
      inclusion of children born of conflict-related sexual violence needs to be addressed,
      including all administrative obstacles to obtain registration and documentation for
      these children, acknowledging the need to ensure a survivor-centered approach in
      which reparations and redress measures are continued, and evidentiary standards and
      requirements are not overly burdensome, discriminatory, or risk re-traumatizing and
      calling on the Government of Iraq to hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual and
      gender-based violence accountable and provide mental health and psychosocial
      support to all survivors and victims,
            Recognizing that the adverse effects of climate change, ecological changes, and
      natural disasters, among other factors, can contribute to desertification and drought,
      sand and dust storms, adversely impact food security, water scarcity, livelihoods, and
      the humanitarian situation, and aggravate any existing instability, emphasizing the
      need for comprehensive risk assessments by the Government of Iraq with the support
      of the United Nations, upon the request of the Government of Iraq, to take meaningful
      actions to adapt to or mitigate challenges posed by climate change and ecological
      change, acknowledging the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
      Change and the Paris Agreement, and welcoming the Government of Iraq’s efforts to
      that effect, in particular noting the Government of Iraq’s accession to the UN Water
      Convention and the Iraq Climate Conference as well as the third Baghdad
      International Water Conference in 2023,
           Calling on the international community to support durable solutions and
      development efforts while the Government of Iraq assumes responsibility for the
      provision of humanitarian services,
           Noting the Government of Iraq’s support for an Independent Strategic Review
      shared in the letter dated 18 May 2023 from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
      of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq H.E. Fuad Hussein addressed to the
      Secretary-General of the United Nations,
            1.   Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission
      for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2024;
         2.    Requests that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and
      UNAMI, at the request of the Government of Iraq, shall:
           (a) prioritize the provision of advice, support, and assistance to the
      Government and people of Iraq on advancing inclusive political dialogue and national
      and community-level reconciliation, with the full, equal, and meaningful participation
      of women, taking into account civil society and youth input;
           (b)   further advise, support, and assist:
           (i) the Government of Iraq, the Independent High Electoral Commission and
           other Iraqi institutions with efforts to strengthen electoral preparation and
           processes to ensure free and fair elections, including provincial elections an d

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        the Kurdistan Region of Iraq parliamentary elections, carried out with
        transparent processes, including through regular technical reviews and detailed
        reporting on electoral preparations and processes, as part of the Secretary -
        General’s regular reporting cycle;
        (ii) the Government of Iraq and the Council of Representatives on
        constitutional review, the implementation of constitutional provisions, as well
        as on the development of processes acceptable to the Government of Iraq to
        resolve disputed internal boundaries;
        (iii) the Government of Iraq with progress on security sector reform, including
        by prioritizing the planning, funding, and implementation of efforts to
        strengthen state control and age appropriate and gender-responsive reintegration
        programmes for former members of armed groups, where and as appropriate, in
        coordination with other multinational entities;
        (iv) the Government of Iraq on facilitating regional dialogue and cooperation,
        including on issues of border security, clearance of landmines, improvised
        explosive devices and explosive remnants of war, energy, trade, environment,
        water, adverse impacts of climate change in particular those contributing to
        desertification and drought, resilience building, infrastructure, public health,
        and refugees;
        (c)   promote, support, and facilitate, in coordination with the Government of
Iraq:
        (i) the safe, timely, orderly, voluntary and dignified return or local
        integration, as appropriate, of internally displaced persons, and displaced Iraqis
        in Syria, including through the efforts of the UN Country Team, and timely
        access to legal assistance and civil documentation for internally displaced
        persons and displaced Iraqis in Syria, including persons at risk of statelessness,
        particularly children without birth registration or other documentation of legal
        identity;
        (ii) the coordination and implementation of programmes to improve Iraq’s
        capacity to provide effective essential civil and social services, including health
        care, inclusive of psychosocial support services, and education, for its people
        and continue to support Iraq’s regional and international donor coordination
        towards strengthening national ownership;
        (iii) Iraqi, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other efforts on
        economic reform, capacity-building and setting conditions for sustainable
        development and recovery and reconstruction including in areas affected by
        terrorism, including through coordination with national and regional
        organizations and, as appropriate, civil society, donors, and other international
        institutions;
        (iv) the contributions of UN agencies, funds, and programmes to the objectives
        outlined in this resolution under the unified leadership of the Secretary-General
        through the Special Representative for Iraq, supported by their designated
        Deputy;
      (d) promote accountability and the protection of human rights, and judicial
and legal reform, with full respect for the sovereignty of Iraq, in order to strengthen
the rule of law and improve governance in Iraq, in addition to supporting the work of
the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by
Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) established in resolution 2379 (2017);
    (e) approach gender mainstreaming as a crosscutting issue throughout its
mandate, including by consulting with diverse women’s civil society groups, and to

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      advise and assist the Government of Iraq in ensuring the full, equal and meaningful
      participation, involvement and representation of women at all levels of decision
      making, including in the context of elections and government formation, and the
      promotion of women’s economic empowerment, by supporting the implementation of
      the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security consistent with resol ution
      1325 (2000) and related resolutions, and the Joint Communique on Prevention and
      Response to Conflict Related Sexual Violence;
            (f) note the importance of treating children affected by armed conflict
      primarily as victims, and urge the Government of Iraq and UN Country Team to
      strengthen child protection, including the reintegration of children in accordance with
      Iraq’s national laws and Iraq’s obligations under international law, and to support the
      implementation of the conclusions of the Security Council’s Working Group on
      Children and Armed Conflict; and
            (g) actively support the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional
      Government to work together and engage in regular and structured dialogue in order
      to resolve outstanding issues, in a manner consistent with the unity of Iraq and its
      constitution, including security provisions, budgetary arrangements and the
      management of Iraq’s oil and gas resources, and to implement existing agreements,
      including the 2020 Sinjar Agreement;
            3.    Requests that the Secretary-General, in line with best practices, conduct
      and provide the Security Council, no later than 31 March 2024, with an independent
      strategic review of UNAMI, in consultation with the Government of Iraq, in addition
      to UN agencies, member States, regional organisations, independent experts and civil
      society, and the Government of Kuwait, consistent with paragraph 4 of resolution
      2107 (2013), including:
           (a) assessing current threats to Iraq’s peace and security, assessing the
      continued relevance of UNAMI’s tasks and priorities, and providing
      recommendations to optimize UNAMI’s mandate, mission structure and staffing to
      support the Government of Iraq in addressing the challenges of peace and security;
            (b) further assessing the options to support the Government of Iraq in
      strengthening effective regional cooperation on issues outlined in paragraph 2(b)(iv);
            4.    Recognizes that the security of UN personnel is essential for UNAMI to
      carry out its work for the benefit of the people of Iraq and calls upon the Government
      of Iraq to continue to provide security and logistical support to the UN presence in
      Iraq;
           5.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every four months
      on the progress made towards the fulfilment of all UNAMI’s responsibilities;
           6.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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