Security Council resolution 2241 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Dec. 2015]
Symbol: S/RES/2241 (2015)
Date: 2015-10-09
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/70 [216] UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN
S/70 [223] SOUTH SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Mission in South Sudan|Intergovernmental Authority on Development|Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (2015)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|CEASEFIRES|SOUTH SUDAN|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Votes in favour: 13
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 2
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: abstention
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: abstention

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2241 (2015)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                9 October 2015




               Resolution 2241 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7532nd meeting, on
               9 October 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions 1996 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2057 (2012),
               2109 (2013), 2132 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2206 (2015) and 2223 (2015),
               and statements by its President S/PRST/2014/16, S/PRST/2014/26 and
               S/PRST/2015/9,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan, and recalling
               the importance of the principles of non-interference, good-neighbourliness, and
               regional cooperation,
                    Welcoming the signing of the “Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in
               the Republic of South Sudan” (the “Agreement”) as contained in the annex to
               S/2015/654, by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Sudanese People ’s Liberation
               Movement/Sudanese People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLM/SPLA-IO)
               Chairman Dr. Riek Machar Teny, Former Detainees representative Mr. Pagan Amum
               Okiech, and other stakeholders, and recognizing these signatures as a commitment
               by the parties to implement the Agreement, without exception, and expressing its
               concern with any statement by any party suggesting a lack of commitment to
               implement the Agreement, as contained exclusively in the annex to S/2015/654,
                     Expressing deep appreciation for the Intergovernmental Authority on
               Development (IGAD) Ministerial Group’s initiative in leading the mediation since
               the onset of the crisis, commending the expanded efforts of the “IGAD-Plus”
               configuration, involving 19 nations and organizations including the United Nations,
               as friends of South Sudan from Africa and elsewhere, to develop and achieve a
               comprehensive solution that has now established a foundation to deliver a peace to
               South Sudan, and urging enhanced support by the international community during
               the peace implementation,
                    Recalling its resolution 2086 (2013) and 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 recognizing that the mandate
               of each peacekeeping mission is specific to the need and situation of the country
               concerned,


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                     Reiterating its grave alarm and concern regarding the political, security, and
               humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, resulting from the internal Sudan People ’s
               Liberation Movement (SPLM) political dispute, and subse quent violence caused by
               the country’s political and military leaders since December 2013,
                     Acknowledging that the Agreement is the first step in reversing the difficult
               political and economic situation, as well as the humanitarian, and security
               catastrophe resulting from this crisis, and calling upon the parties, with support
               from the United Nations and the international community, to fully implement the
               Agreement,
                     Calling upon the parties to adhere to the permanent ceasefire immediately, and
               confirming its intention to move swiftly to update the mandate of the United
               Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support implementation of key tasks
               in the Agreement,
                     Strongly condemning all human rights violations and abuses and violations of
               international humanitarian law, including those involving extrajudicial killings,
               ethnically targeted violence, rape and other forms of sexual and gender -based
               violence, recruitment and use of children, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests
               and detention, violence aimed at spreading terror among the civilian population, and
               attacks on schools, places of worship, hospitals, and United Nations and associated
               peacekeeping personnel, by all parties, including armed groups and national security
               forces, as well as the incitement to commit such abuses and violations,
                     Further condemning harassment and targeting of civil society, humanitarian
               personnel and journalists, and emphasizing the importance of accountability for
               those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and violations and
               abuses of human rights and that the Government of South Sudan bears the primary
               responsibility to protect its populations from crimes against humanity, war crimes,
               ethnic cleansing, and genocide,
                     Expressing serious and urgent concern over the more than 2.21 million
               displaced persons and deepening humanitarian crisis, stressing the responsibility
               borne by all parties to the conflict for the suffering of the people of South Sudan,
               and the necessity of ensuring that the basic needs of the population are met, and
               commending United Nations humanitarian agencies, partners, and donors for their
               efforts to provide urgent and coordinated support to the population,
                     Recalling the need for all parties to the conflict to allow and facilitate, in
               accordance with relevant provisions of international law and United Nations guiding
               principles of humanitarian assistance, the full, safe and unhindered a ccess of relief
               personnel, equipment and supplies and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance,
               to all those in need, in particular to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and
               refugees,
                    Condemning all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities,
               including those that resulted in the deaths of 34 personnel since December 2013,
               and recalling that attacks against humanitarian personnel and depriving civilians of
               objects indispensable to their survival may amount to violations of international
               humanitarian law,
                    Expressing its deep appreciation for the actions taken by UNMISS
               peacekeepers and Troop- and Police-Contributing Countries to protect civilians,



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           including foreign nationals, under threat of physical violence and to stabilize the
           security situation within and beyond UNMISS sites, recognizing the significant
           resource and capacity challenges the Mission faces in implementing its mandate,
           and expressing appreciation for UNMISS’s efforts to support IDPs seeking
           protection on its sites, while underlining the necessity to find sustainable solutions
           for the internally displaced persons, including in alternative safe and secure
           locations, and in keeping with the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement,
                Taking note with interest of the reports on the human rights situation in South
           Sudan including on the “Escalation of Fighting in Great Upper Nile in April/May
           2015” of 29 June 2015, the situation of children in armed conflict on 17 June 2015
           and 11 December 2014, the “Attack on Bentiu-20 October 2014” released on
           19 December 2014, and the “Attacks on Civilians in Bentiu and Bor-April 2014” on
           9 January 2015, in addition to the 21 February 2014 UNMISS Interim Human
           Rights report, and 8 May 2014 “Conflict in South Sudan: A Human Rights Report”,
                 Expressing grave concern that according to some of these reports there are
           reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity,
           including those involving extrajudicial killings, rape and other acts of sexua l
           violence, enforced disappearances, the use of children in armed conflict, and
           arbitrary arrests and detention have been committed by both government and
           opposition forces, and noting that such crimes constitute actions that threaten the
           peace, security and stability of South Sudan,
                Reaffirming that sustainable peace requires an integrated approach based on
           coherence between political, security, development, human rights, including gender
           equality, rule of law, and justice and reconciliation activities an d, in this regard,
           emphasizing the importance of the rule of law as one of the key elements of conflict
           prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peacebuilding,
                 Stressing the increasingly urgent need to end impunity in South Sudan and to
           bring to justice all perpetrators of such crimes, and further stressing the importance
           of accountability, reconciliation and healing in ending impunity, and ensuring a
           sustainable peace,
                 Emphasizing that individuals or entities responsible for or complicit in, or
           having engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions or policies that threaten the peace,
           security or stability of South Sudan, may be designated for targeted sanctions
           pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), recalling its willingness to impose targeted
           sanctions and noting with interest the 26 September 2015 communique of the
           African Union Peace and Security Council expressing its determination to impose
           measures against all those who impede implementation of the Agreement,
                 Recognizing the work of the African Union Commission of Inquiry in
           independent and public human rights monitoring, investigation and reporting, and
           its 27 June 2014 “Interim Report of AU Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan”,
           and welcoming the African Union Peace and Security Council 26 September 2015
           communique which includes a decision to release the African Union Commission of
           Inquiry on South Sudan report and the Separate Opinion, and anticipating with
           interest the findings and recommendations,
                Strongly condemning the use of media to broadcast hate speech and transmit
           messages instigating violence against a particular ethnic group, which has the
           potential to play a significant role in promoting mass violence and exacerbating


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               conflict, calling on the Government of South Sudan to take the appropriate
               measures in order to deter such activity, and further urging all parties to desist from
               these actions and instead contribute to promoting peace and reconciliation among
               the communities,
                    Recognizing the important role played by civil society organizations, faith
               leaders, women, and youth in South Sudan in reaching the Agreement, and
               underscoring the importance of their participation — and other political parties —
               in implementing the Agreement,
                     Emphasizing that persistent barriers to full implementation of resolution 1325
               (2000) will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women ’s
               empowerment, participation, and human rights, and through concerted leadership,
               consistent information and action, and support, to build women ’s engagement in all
               levels of decision-making,
                    Expressing deep concern at persistent restrictions placed upon the movement
               and operations of UNMISS, including through repeated violations of the Status of
               Forces Agreement and blocking the deployment of essential asset s and enablers, and
               underscoring the importance of close cooperation and communication between
               UNMISS and the Government of South Sudan in addressing these issues,
                     Strongly condemning the attacks by government and opposition forces and
               other groups on United Nations and IGAD personnel and facilities, including the
               December 2012 downing of a United Nations helicopter by the SPLA, the April
               2013 attack on a United Nations convoy, the December 2013 attack on the UNMISS
               camp in Akobo, the August 2014 shooting down of a United Nations helicopter by
               unidentified armed groups, the August 2014 arrest and detention of an IGAD
               monitoring and verification team, the detention and kidnappings of Uni ted Nations
               and associated personnel, the repeated attacks on the UNMISS camps in Bor,
               Bentiu, Malakal and Melut, and the disappearance purportedly caused by SPLA
               forces, and deaths of three United Nations-affiliated national staff and one national
               contractor in Upper Nile State, and calling upon the Government of South Sudan to
               complete its investigations of these attacks in a swift and thorough manner and to
               hold those responsible to account,
                     Reiterating its request that UNMISS take additional measures, as appropriate,
               to ensure the security of its air operations in South Sudan, and report thereon to the
               Council,
                      Stressing the importance of effective engagement and liaison with local
               communities, both within and outside the Protection of Civilians sites, in order to
               fulfil UNMISS’s Protection of Civilians mandate,
                     Expressing grave concern regarding the threats made to oil installations,
               petroleum companies and their employees, and urging all parties to ensure the
               security of economic infrastructure,
                    Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and expressing grave concern at the threat
               to peace and security in South Sudan arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons,
                    Welcoming IGAD’s continued operations of the Monitoring and Verification
               Mechanism (MVM) and its transition to the Ceasefire and Transitional Security
               Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM), and calling for the withdrawal


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           of armed groups and allied forces invited by either side, consist ent with the
           Agreement,
                 Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738
           (2006), 1894 (2009), 2150 (2014) and 2222 (2015) on the protection of civilians in
           armed conflict, and 1502 (2003) and 2175 (2015) on the protection of humani tarian
           and United Nations personnel; resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011),
           2068 (2012), 2143 (2014) and 2225 (2015) on children and armed conflict;
           resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106
           (2013), and 2122 (2013) on women, peace, and security; resolution 2150 (2014) on
           the prevention and fight against genocide; resolution 2151 (2014) on security sector
           reform; and resolution 2171 (2014) on conflict prevention,
                Taking note of the 21 August 2015 Secretary-General’s Report (S/2015/655)
           and the recommendations contained therein,
                 Determining that the situation in South Sudan continues to constitute a threat
           to international peace and security in the region,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                 1.   Reiterates its endorsement of the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH)
           Agreement accepted and signed by the Government of South Sudan and the
           SPLM/SPLA-IO on 23 January 2014, further endorses the “Agreement on the
           Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan”, as contained in the
           annex to S/2015/654 (the “Agreement”), which is designed to bring this conflict to
           an end; calls for immediate and full implementation of the Agreements by the
           parties, and expresses its intention to consider all appropriate measures, as
           demonstrated by its 3 March 2015 unanimous adoption of resolution 2206 (2015),
           against those who take action that undermines the peace, stability, and security of
           South Sudan, including those who prevent the implementation of these agreements;
                2.    Urges all parties to engage in an open and fully inclusive national
           dialogue seeking to implement lasting peace, reconciliation and good govern ance,
           including through the full and effective participation of youth, women, diverse
           communities, faith groups, civil society, and the formerly detained political leaders,
           encourages the efforts of IGAD, the African Union, and the United Nations to
           support implementation of the Agreement by the parties and further urges them to
           ensure that child protection provisions are integrated into all peace negotiations and
           peace agreements;
                3.    Decides to extend the mandate of UNMISS until 15 December 2015;
              4.   Decides that the mandate of UNMISS shall be as follows, and authorizes
           UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform the following tasks:
                (a)   Protection of civilians:
                (i) To protect civilians under threat of physical violence, irrespective of the
                source of such violence, within its capacity and areas of deployment, with
                specific protection for women and children, including through the continued
                use of the Mission’s Child Protection and Women Protection Advisers;
                (ii) To deter violence against civilians, including foreign nationals,
                especially through proactive deployment, active patrolling with particular
                attention to IDPs, including, but not limited to, those in protection sites and


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                    refugee camps, humanitarian personnel and human rights defenders, and
                    identification of threats and attacks against civilians, including through regular
                    interaction with civilians and working closely with humanitarian, human rights
                    and development organizations, in areas at high risk of conflict including, as
                    appropriate, schools, places of worship, hospitals, and the oil installations, in
                    particular when the Government of the Republic of South Sudan is unable or
                    failing to provide such security;
                    (iii) To implement a mission-wide early warning strategy, including a
                    coordinated approach to information gathering, monitoring, verification, early
                    warning and dissemination, and response mechanisms, including response
                    mechanisms to prepare for further potential attacks on United Nations
                    personnel and facilities;
                    (iv) To maintain public safety and security of and within UNMISS protection
                    of civilians sites;
                    (v) To exercise good offices, confidence-building, and facilitation in support
                    of the mission’s protection strategy, especially in regard to women and
                    children, including to facilitate the prevention, mitigation and resolution of
                    inter-communal conflict in order to foster sustainable local and national
                    reconciliation as an essential part of preventing violence and long -term Statebuilding activity;
                    (vi) To foster a secure environment for the eventual safe and voluntary return
                    of IDPs and refugees including through monitoring of, ensuring respect for
                    human rights by, and where compatible and in strict compliance with the
                    United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP), coord ination
                    with police services and civil society actors in relevant and protection -focused
                    activities, such as sensitization to issues of sexual and gender -based violence,
                    in order to strengthen protection of civilians;
                    (b)   Monitoring and investigating human rights:
                    (i) To monitor, investigate, verify, and report publicly and regularly on
                    abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international
                    humanitarian law, including those that may amount to war crimes or crimes
                    against humanity;
                    (ii) To monitor, investigate, verify and report specifically and publicly on
                    violations and abuses committed against children and women, including all
                    forms of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict by accelerating
                    the implementation of monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on
                    conflict-related sexual violence and by strengthening the monitoring and
                    reporting mechanism for violations against children;
                    (iii) To coordinate with, and provide technical support to, international,
                    regional, and national mechanisms engaged in monitoring, investigating, and
                    reporting human rights violations, as appropriate;
                     (c) Creating the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian
               assistance:
                    (i) To contribute, in close coordination with humanitarian acto rs, to the
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                assistance, confidence building and facilitation, so as to allow, in accordance
                with relevant provisions of international law and United Nations guiding
                principles of humanitarian assistance, the rapid, safe and unhindered access of
                relief personnel to all those in need in South Sudan and timely delivery of
                humanitarian assistance, in particular to internally displaced persons and
                refugees;
                (ii) To ensure the security and freedom of movement of United Nations and
                associated personnel where appropriate, and to ensure the security of its
                installations and equipment necessary for implementation of mandated tasks;
               (d) Supporting the Implementation of the Monitoring and Verification
           Mechanism (MVM)/Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring
           Mechanism (CTSAMM):
                (i) To ensure proper coordination with the Joint Technical Committee (JTC),
                MVM and its successor the CTSAMM, and Monitoring and Verification Teams
                (MVTs), as appropriate;
                (ii) To provide support for the work of the MVM and its successor the
                CTSAMM, including mobile and dedicated fixed site security to IGAD ’s
                MVM and the CTSAMM, as established in line with the decisions of the
                31 January 2014 and 13 March 2014 meetings of the IGAD Assembly of
                Heads of State and Government and the Agreement, and;
                (e)   Supporting the Implementation of the Agreement:
                To carry out, within its capabilities, the following tasks in support of the
           implementation of the Agreement:
                (i) To support the planning and establishment of agreed transitional security
                arrangements, including the establishment and operation of the Joint
                Operations Centre;
                (ii) To support the work of a National Constitutional Amendment Committee
                (NCAC) and the incorporation of the Agreement into the Transitional
                Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, upon request of the parties to the
                Agreement;
                (iii) To assist the parties to develop a strategy to address disarmament,
                demobilization, reintegration and security sector reform activities;
                (iv) To participate in and support the CTSAMM in implementation of its
                mandate to monitor the separation, assembly and cantonment of forces
                consistent with Chapter II, paragraph 2.4 of the Agreement;
                (v) To monitor and report on the withdrawal of all State and non -State
                security actors, allied to either Party in conflict, from the territory of South
                Sudan, with the exception of Western Equatoria State based on the agreements
                entered into by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan prior to the
                onset of the 15 December 2013 crisis, and the disarmament, demobilization
                and repatriation of non-State security actors consistent with Chapter II of the
                Agreement;
                (vi) To actively participate in the work of the Joint Monitoring and
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                     5.   Requests and Encourages the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to exercise her good offices to lead the UN system in South Sudan in
               assisting IGAD, the African Union (AU) and other actors, as well a s the parties,
               with swift implementation of the Agreement and to promote reconciliation;
                    6.    Emphasizes that protection of civilians, as described in paragraph 4 (a),
               must remain a priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources
               within the mission;
                     7.    Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative, to
               continue to direct the operations of an integrated UNMISS and coordinate all
               activities of the United Nations system in the Republic of South Sudan, to deliver a
               coherent international approach to implementing peace in the Republic of South
               Sudan, and to use the United Nations’ good offices to engage with the parties and
               other stakeholders;
                     8.   Decides to maintain the overall force levels of UNMISS consisting of a
               military component of up to 12,500 troops of all ranks and a police component,
               including appropriate Formed Police Units, of up to 1,323 personnel;
                    9.     Requests that the Secretary-General provide detailed information on
               force generation, restructuring of the UNMISS force, logistical support and
               enablers, including as part of his regular reports, and requests the Secretary-General
               to review needs on the ground and provide an updated assessment of the force ’s
               operations, deployment and future requirements in his regular reports to the
               Council;
                     10. Requests the Secretary-General to prioritize the complete deployment of
               UNMISS personnel to the authorized military and police strength, including tactical
               military helicopters and unarmed unmanned aerial systems;
                   11. Encourages the Secretary-General to assist IGAD and the parties in the
               mass communication and dissemination of key messages in support of the
               Agreement’s implementation;
                     12. Requests UNMISS to take fully into account gender considerations as a
               crosscutting issue throughout its mandate, in particular regarding women ’s
               participation in implementation of the Agreement, including in support to the South
               Sudanese National Police Service (SSNPS), activities in support of constitution
               development, ceasefire monitoring, cantonment, disarmament, demobilization and
               security sector reform, and further requests enhanced reporting by UNMISS to the
               Council on this issue;
                     13. Requests the Secretary-General to conduct a review of the mandate, in
               light of the political and security situation in South Sudan, within 45 days from the
               adoption of this resolution, and to provide an assessment and recommendations,
               including resource requirements, for necessary civilian and force structure
               capabilities for UNMISS deployment and requirements in the context of
               implementation of the Agreement and to fulfil the mandate;
                     14. Recognizing the importance of security in Juba for successful
               implementation of the Agreement, requests the Secretary-General, in consultation
               with the Government of South Sudan and respective Troop- and Police-Contributing
               Countries, to conduct an assessment of security planning in Juba, and the
               appropriate role for the United Nations in providing support for security to key


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           infrastructure in order to protect freedom of movement in Juba and report back to
           the Security Council with his recommendations in 45 days;
                15. Requests the Secretary-General to assess actions already undertaken by
           UNMISS and other countries in support of the SSNPS and submit to the Securit y
           Council within 45 days of the date of adoption of this resolution recommendations
           on possible further support to the SSNPS as well as the Joint Integrated Police in
           support of implementation of the Agreement and consistent with the HRDDP;
                16. Authorizes the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps, in
           accordance with paragraph 8, to continue to expedite force and asset generation;
                 17. Requests UNMISS to continue to intensify its presence and active
           patrolling in areas of high risk of conflict, high concentrations of IDPs and refugees,
           including as guided by its early warning strategy, in both government and
           opposition-held areas, and key routes for population movement, and to conduct
           regular reviews of its geographic deployment to ensure that its fo rces are best
           placed to fulfil its mandate, and requests the Secretary-General provide an update to
           the Security Council on how the Mission is working toward fulfilling its protection
           of civilian duties, including, but not limited to new patrol areas and p roactive
           deployment, and on the measures to be taken to transform the Mission to become
           more efficient and effective in implementing its mandate as part of his regular
           reports;
                 18. Further requests that UNMISS continue to ensure full compliance with
           the United Nations zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
           keep the Council fully informed about the Mission’s progress in this regard, and
           urges Troop- and Police-Contributing Countries to take appropriate preventive
           action including pre-deployment awareness training, and to ensure full
           accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                19. Encourages UNMISS to fully implement the HRDDP and requests the
           Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing the policy in his
           reports to the Council;
                 20. Requests UNMISS to assist the Committee, within existing resources,
           established pursuant to paragraph 16 of resolution 2206 (2015) and the Panel of
           Experts established by the same resolution; further urges all parties and Member
           States, as well as international, regional and subregional organizations to ensure
           cooperation with the Panel of Experts and further urges all Member States involved
           to ensure the safety of the members of the Panel of Experts and unhindered access ,
           in particular to persons, documents and sites in order for the Panel of Experts to
           execute its mandate;
                21. Condemns in the strongest terms attacks on and threats made to UNMISS
           personnel and United Nations facilities, as well as those of IGAD, such as the
           August 2014 shooting down of a United Nations helicopter, the August 2014 arrest
           and detention of an IGAD monitoring and verification team, the detention and
           kidnappings of United Nations and associated personnel, and the repeated attacks on
           the UNMISS camps in Bor, Bentiu, Malakal and Melut, stresses that such attacks
           may constitute violations of the Status of Forces Agreement and/or war crimes,
           demands that all parties respect the inviolability of United Nations premises and
           immediately desist and refrain from any violence against those gathered at United



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               Nations facilities, and further demands the immediate and safe release of detained
               and kidnapped United Nations and associated personnel;
                     22. Recalls the designation criteria detailed in paragraph 7 of resolution 2206
               (2015), stresses the sanctity of United Nations protection sites, and specifically
               underscores that individuals or entities that are responsible or complicit in, or have
               engaged in, directly or indirectly, attacks against United Nations missions,
               international security presences, or other peacekeeping operations, or humanitarian
               personnel, threaten the peace, security and stability of South Sudan and therefore
               may meet the designation criteria;
                    23. Reiterates its request that UNMISS take additional measures, as
               appropriate, to ensure the security of its air operations in South Sudan and report
               thereon to the Council;
                    24. Demands that the Government of South Sudan comply fully and without
               delay with the Status of Forces Agreement with UNMISS and all relevant parties
               cooperate fully in the deployment, operations, and monitoring, verification, and
               reporting functions of UNMISS, in particular by guaranteeing the safety, security,
               and unrestricted freedom of movement of United Nations and asso ciated personnel,
               throughout the territory of the Republic of South Sudan, and further calls upon the
               Government of South Sudan to ensure freedom of movement for IDPs, including
               those leaving and entering protection of civilian sites, and to continue to su pport
               UNMISS by the allocation of land for protection of civilian sites;
                     25. Demands that all parties allow, in accordance with relevant provisions of
               international law and United Nations guiding principles of emergency humanitarian
               assistance, the rapid, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel, equipment and
               supplies, and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, to all those in need
               throughout South Sudan in particular to internally displaced persons and refugees
               and stresses that any returns or other durable solutions for IDPs or refugees must be
               undertaken on a voluntary and informed basis in conditions of dignity and safety;
                    26. Further demands that all parties immediately cease all forms of violence,
               human rights violations and abuses, violations of international humanitarian law,
               including rape and other forms of sexual and gender -based violence;
                     27. Condemns all violations of applicable international law, including
               international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of international human
               rights committed by all parties to the conflict, in particular against children, such as
               those involving their recruitment and use as child soldiers, killing and maiming, and
               abduction as well as attacks against schools and hospitals, urges all parties to the
               conflict to implement the Conclusions on Children and Armed Conflict in South
               Sudan adopted by the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed
               Conflict on 8 May 2015, strongly urges the Government to fully and immediately
               implement its revised action plan to end and prevent violations committed against
               children, and further strongly urges the SPLM/SPLA-IO to fully and immediately
               implement their commitment to end violations and abuses against children signed
               on 10 May 2014; takes note of the 29 October 2014 national launch of the campaign
               “Children, Not Soldiers” by the Government, and welcomes the release of children
               by the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army Cobra faction;
                    28. Expresses grave concern at the findings of the Special Representative of
               the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict of rampant sexual violence in


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           South Sudan and welcomes the 11 October 2014 Joint Communiqué of the
           Government of South Sudan and the United Nations on Addressing Conflict -Related
           Sexual Violence, the December 2014 unilateral communiqué issued by the
           SPLM/A-IO on Preventing Conflict Related Sexual Violence, the appointment by
           the Government of South Sudan of a High-Level Focal Point to Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, and the establishment and work of the Technical Working
           Group, calls upon both parties as a matter of urgency to finalize actions plans to
           implement the commitments made under their respective communiqués, urges the
           Government of South Sudan to implement without delay the commitments made in
           accordance with resolution 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013), and further calls for
           specific and time bound commitments by both parties to combat sexual violence in
           accordance with resolution 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013);
                29. Requests the Secretary-General to make available technical assistance for
           the implementation of Chapter V of the Agreement, including in the setting up of
           the hybrid court for South Sudan contemplated by the Agreement, to the
           Commission of the African Union and to the Transitional Government of National
           Unity, in consultation with them and consistent with Article 1.5 of Chapter V of the
           Agreement, and including with regard to the establishment of the Commission for
           Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing;
                 30. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council within
           six months from the date of adoption of this resolution on the tec hnical assistance
           provided consistent with paragraph 29 above to the African Union and the
           Transitional Government of National Unity with respect to Chapter V of the
           Agreement, including the hybrid court for South Sudan contemplated by the
           Agreement, and invites the African Union to share information on progress made
           with the Secretary-General to inform his report, and expresses the Security
           Council’s intention at that time to assess the work that has been done in the
           establishment of the hybrid court, in line with international standards;
                 31. Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to move forward
           expeditiously and transparently to complete the ongoing investigations of
           allegations of human rights violations and abuses in a manner consistent with its
           international obligations, and encourages it to release the reports of those
           investigations;
                 32. Further calls upon the Government of South Sudan, while taking note of
           paragraph 3.2.2 of Chapter V of the Agreement, to hold to account all those
           responsible for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international
           humanitarian law, and to ensure that all victims of sexual violence have equal
           protection under the law and equal access to justice, and to safeguard equal respect
           for the rights of women and girls in these processes;
                33. Calls upon all parties to ensure women’s full and effective representation
           and leadership in all conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts including through
           support to women’s civil society organizations; further encourages Troop- and
           Police-Contributing Countries to take measures to increase the deployment of
           women in the military, police, and civilian components of the mission, and reaffirms
           the importance of appropriate gender expertise and training in all missi ons
           mandated by the Security Council;




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                     34. Condemns attacks on oil installations, petroleum companies and their
               employees, and the continued fighting around these facilities, and urges all parties
               to ensure the security of economic infrastructure;
                     35. Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council on the
               implementation of the UNMISS mandate, as well as information on violations of the
               Status of Forces Agreement, including on UNMISS responses to any such
               violations, in a written report to be submitted no later than 45 days from adoption of
               this resolution;
                    36.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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