Security Council resolution 1604 (2005) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)]
Symbol: S/RES/1604(2005)
Date: 2005-06-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/60 [43] UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS
S/60 [42] CYPRUS QUESTION
Subjects: UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|CYPRUS|MILITARY PERSONNEL|TÜRKİYE|CYPRUS QUESTION|TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY|REPORT PREPARATION|STANDARDS OF CONDUCT|SEXUAL HARASSMENT|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES
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/1604 (2005)*
                Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                                17 June 2005




                Resolution 1604 (2005)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 5202nd meeting, on
                15 June 2005

                     The Security Council,
                     Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 27 May 2005 (S/2005/353)
                on the United Nations operation in Cyprus,
                      Reiterating its call to the parties to assess and address the humanitarian issue
                of missing persons with due urgency and seriousness, and welcoming in this regard
                the resumption of the activities of the Committee on Missing Persons since August
                2004,
                     Welcoming the Secretary-General’s review of the United Nations peacekeeping
                operation in Cyprus (UNFICYP), pursuant to resolution 1568 (2004) of 22 October
                2004,
                     Noting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in view of the prevailing
                conditions in the island it is necessary to keep UNFICYP beyond 15 June 2005,
                      Taking note of the assessment of the Secretary-General that the security
                situation on the island continues to be stable and that the situation along the Green
                Line remains calm, and, nonetheless, that there were problems in a few sensitive
                areas, and welcoming in this context the further decrease in the overall number of
                incidents involving the two sides,
                      Welcoming the Secretary-General’s intention to keep the operations of
                UNFICYP under close review, continuing to take into account developments on the
                ground and the views of the parties, and to revert to the Council with
                recommendations for further adjustments as appropriate to UNFICYP’s mandate,
                force levels and concept of operation once he judges that sufficient time has passed
                since the implementation of UNFICYP’s new concept of operations to make this
                assessment,
                      Taking note with satisfaction of the lifting of restrictions of movement of
                UNFICYP by the Turkish Cypriot side and the Turkish forces, and taking note in
                this connection that UNFICYP enjoys good cooperation from both sides,



            * Reissued for technical reasons.


05-38644* (E)
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                    Welcoming the fact that over seven million crossings by Greek Cypriots to the
               north and Turkish Cypriots to the south have taken place, and encouraging the
               opening of additional crossing points,
                    Expressing concern at the increase in crime across the ceasefire line and urging
               both sides to increase cooperation in order to address this issue,
                     Welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal contacts and events, including,
               inter alia, on the part of the United Nations, and urging the two sides to promote
               further bicommunal contacts and to remove any obstacles to such contacts,
                    Echoing the Secretary-General’s gratitude to the Government of Cyprus and
               the Government of Greece for their voluntary contributions to the funding of
               UNFICYP, and his request for further voluntary contributions from other countries
               and organizations,
                    Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the United Nations to sensitize
               peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other
               communicable diseases in all its peacekeeping operations,
                    1.   Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution
               1251 (1999) of 29 June 1999 and subsequent resolutions;
                    2.  Decides to extend the mandate of UNFICYP for a further period ending
               15 December 2005;
                    3.     Calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in
               Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000;
                     4.    Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on implementation of
               this resolution by 1 December 2005;
                    5.    Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the
               Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
               ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct,
               requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard
               and to keep the Security 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;
                    6.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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