Security Council resolution 2223 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 Nov. 2015]
Symbol: S/RES/2223 (2015)
Date: 2015-05-28
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/70 [216] UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN
S/70 [223] SOUTH SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Mission in South Sudan|UN Mission in South Sudan > Terms of reference|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|SOUTH SUDAN|PEACE AGREEMENTS|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING|COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|MILITARY PERSONNEL|POLICE|CIVILIAN PERSONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
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: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

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               Resolution 2223 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7451st meeting, on
               28 May 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions 1996 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2057 (2012),
               2109 (2013), 2132 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014) and 2206 (2015), and its
               Statements by the President of the Security Council, 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,
                    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,
                    Underscoring its grave alarm and concern regarding the worsening political,
               security, and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan resulting from the interna l Sudan
               People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) political dispute and subsequent violence
               caused by the country’s political and military leaders,
                     Strongly condemning reported and ongoing 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 inciteme nt to commit such
               abuses and violations,
                     Further condemning harassment and targeting of civil society, humanitarian
               personnel and journalists, and emphasizing that those responsible for violations of
               international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights must be
               held accountable and that the Government of South Sudan bears the primary

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               responsibility to protect civilians within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction,
               including from potential crimes against humanity and war crimes,
                     Expressing serious and urgent concern over the more than two 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 access of relief
               personnel, equipment and supplies to all those in n eed and timely delivery of
               humanitarian assistance, in particular to internally displaced persons and refugees,
                     Condemning all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities and
               recalling that attacks against humanitarian personnel and depriving ci vilians of
               objects indispensable to their survival may amount to violations of international
               humanitarian law,
                      Commending the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
               initiative, as supported by the United Nations and the African Union, for its
               relentless work in establishing a forum for political and security dialogue,
               establishing and operationalizing the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism
               (MVM) for the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, and leading multi -stakeholder
               political negotiations to establish a Transitional Government of National Unity,
                     Strongly condemning repeated and continuing violations of the CoH by all
               parties which undermine peace efforts, while stressing the continued importance of
               the IGAD-mediated 23 January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities (CoH) and Status of
               Detainees Agreements, consensus on the Declaration of Principles between the
               parties, the establishment of the ceasefire Monitoring and Verification Mechanism
               (MVM), the 9 May 2014 “Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan”, the
               9 November 2014 Rededication and Implementation Modalities for the CoH, and
               the 1 February 2015 Areas of Agreement on the Establishment of the Transitional
               Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in the Republic of South Sudan,
                    Taking note of the 6 March 2015 message from Ethiopia’s Prime Minister and
               Chairman of IGAD Hailemariam Dessalegn to the people of South Sudan, and
               expressing its profound disappointment that the parties have failed to reach an
               agreement on the arrangements outlined in the 1 February Areas of Agreement on
               the Establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in
               the Republic of South Sudan,
                     Looking forward to the renewed efforts by IGAD, joined by the friends of
               South Sudan from Africa and abroad, including the United Nations, to implement a
               common plan and to table a reasonable and comprehensive solution to end the crisis
               in South Sudan and urges all parties to engage meaningfully in the peace process so
               to bring about a political resolution of the crisis and an end to the violence, and in
               this regard, further welcoming the 24 March 2015 decision by the African Union
               Peace and Security Council forming the African Union High Level Ad Hoc
               Committee for South Sudan, and encouraging continued close cooper ation between
               the United Nations, IGAD and the AU in mediation efforts and peace negotiations,


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                 Expressing its deep appreciation for the actions taken by United Nations
           Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers and Troop - and Police-Contributing Countries to protect civilians, including foreign nationals, under threat
           of physical violence and to stabilize the security situation within and beyond
           UNMISS sites, expressing appreciation for UNMISS’s efforts to support internally
           displaced persons seeking protection on its sites, while underlining the necessity to
           find sustainable solutions for the internally displaced population, 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 situation of children in armed conflict on 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 these reports there are reasonable
           grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity, including
           extrajudicial killings, rape and other acts of sexual 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,
                Stressing the increasingly urgent and imperative need to end impunity in South
           Sudan and to bring to justice 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 22 May 2015 Press Statement from the
           African Union Peace and Security Council calling for urgent steps to designate
           individuals and entities under resolution 2206 (2015),
                 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 anticipating with interest its findings and recommendations and encourages the
           public release of the final report as soon as possible on South Sudan,
                 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
           conflict, calling on the Government 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, underscoring the importance of their
           participation — along with the former SPLM detainees and other political parties —


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               to finding a sustainable solution to the crisis in the country, and concerned by efforts
               by all parties to limit such participation including by preventing individuals from
               travelling to join the talks and by increased restrictio ns of freedom of expression,
                     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 leadersh ip,
               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 o f the Status of
               Forces Agreement and blocking the deployment of essential assets and enablers, and
               underscoring the importance of close cooperation and communication between
               UNMISS and the Government 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 20 13 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 detentions and kidnappings of United Nations
               and associated personnel, and the repeated attacks on the UNMISS camps in Bor,
               Bentiu, Malakal and Melut, and the disappearance purportedly caused by SPLA
               forces, of two 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’ 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,
                     Noting with serious concern reports made by the United Nations Mine Action
               Service (UNMAS) in Jonglei State in February 2014, of the indiscriminate use of
               cluster munitions and urging all parties to refrain from similar such use in the
               future, and further expressing serious concerns about increased level of unexploded
               ordnance,
                     Welcoming IGAD’s continued operations of the MVM, reiterating its call for
               the redeployment and/or progressive withdrawal of armed groups and allied forces
               invited by either side, consistent with the 23 January 2014 Cessation of Host ilities


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           Agreement, and warning of the serious consequences that could result from any
           regionalization of the conflict,
                Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738
           (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and 1502
           (2003) and 2175 (2015) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations
           personnel; resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012), and
           2143 (2014) on children and armed conflict; and 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 17 February 2015 Secretary-General’s Report (S/2015/118)
           and 29 April 2015 Secretary-General’s Report (S/2015/296) 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 CoH Agreement accepted and signed by
           the Government of South Sudan and the SPLM/A (in Opposition) on 23 January
           2014, further reiterates its endorsement of the Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in
           South Sudan signed on 9 May 2014 by Government of Sout h Sudan and the
           SPLM/A (in Opposition); endorses the 9 November 2014 Rededication and
           Implementation Modalities for the CoH; calls for immediate and full
           implementation of the agreements by both 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 establish lasting peace, reconciliation and good governance,
           including through the full and effective participation of youth, women, diverse
           communities, faith groups, civil society, and the formerly detained SPLM leaders,
           encourages the efforts of IGAD and the United Nations to reach a peace agreement
           between 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 30 November 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


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                    attention to displaced civilians, including, but not limited to, those in
                    protection sites and refugee camps, humanitarian personnel and human rights
                    defenders, and identification of threats and attacks against the civilian
                    population, including through regular interaction with the civilian popu lation
                    and 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 internally-displaced persons (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 (HRDPP), coordination 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 regu larly 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 grave violations against children;
                    (iii) To coordinate with, and offer technical support to, where appropriate, the
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                 (c) Creating the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian
           assistance:
                (i) To contribute, in close coordination with humanitarian actors, to the
                creation of security conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian
                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 o f
                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
                installations and equipment necessary for implementation of mandated tasks;
                (d)   Supporting the Implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement :
                (i) To ensure proper coordination with the Joint Technical Committee (JTC),
                MVM, and Monitoring and Verification Teams (MVTs), as appropriate;
                (ii) To provide mobile and dedicated fixed site security to IGAD ’s MVM, 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
                (iii) To provide support to the work of the MVM as described within the
                CoH;
                5.    Emphasizes that protection of civilians, as described in paragraph 4 (a),
           must be given priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources
           within the Mission;
                 6.   Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative, to
           continue to direct the operations of an integrated UNMISS, coordinate all activities
           of the United Nations system in the Republic of South Sudan, and support a
           coherent international approach to achieving peace in the Republic of South Sudan,
           and expresses support for the use of United Nations good offices to engage with the
           parties and other stakeholders;
                7.    Endorses the recommendation made by the Secretary-General in his
           29 April 2015 Report to maintain the overall force levels of UNMISS to support its
           mandate as defined in paragraph 4 of this resolution;
                 8.   Decides that UNMISS will consist of a military component of up to
           12,500 troops of all ranks and of a police component, including ap propriate Formed
           Police Units, of up to 1,323 personnel; and that the civilian component will continue
           to be reduced according to tasks outlined in paragraph 4; 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;
                9.    Requests UNMISS to continue to focus and streamline its activities,
           across its military, police and civilian components in order to achieve progress on



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               the tasks outlined in paragraph 4, and recognizes that certain Mission tasks will
               therefore be ceased;
                    10. Expresses its intention to keep the requirements of and composition of
               UNMISS components under active review, and to review this mandate and make
               any necessary adjustments, at an appropriate stage in the implementation of a
               credible peace agreement between the parties;
                    11. Authorizes the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps, in
               accordance with paragraph 8, to continue to expedite force and asset generation;
                     12. Requests UNMISS to further intensify its presence and active patrolling
               in areas of high-risk of conflict, high concentrations of IDPs, 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 forces are best placed to protect civilians, and requests
               the Secretary-General to provide update the Security Council on how the Mission is
               working toward meeting its protection of civilian obligations, including, but not
               limited to new patrol areas and proactive deployment, on the measures to be taken
               to transform the mission to become more efficient and effective in implementing its
               mandate in his next report in August 2015 as well as furthe r updates on these
               reviews as part of his regular reports;
                     13. 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;
                    14. 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;
                     15. Requests UNMISS, within existing resources, to assist the Committee
               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;
                     16. 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 by unidentified armed
               groups, the August 2014 arrest and detention of an IGAD monitoring and
               verification team, the detentions 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 Nations facilities, and further




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           demands the immediate and safe release of detained and kidnapped United Nations
           and associated personnel;
                 17. 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 humanit arian
           personnel, threaten the peace, security and stability of South Sudan and therefore
           may meet the designation criteria;
                18. Reiterates its request that UNMISS take additional measures, as
           appropriate, to ensure the security of its air operations in So uth Sudan and report
           thereon to the Council;
                  19. Demands that the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and all
           relevant parties cooperate fully in the deployment, operations, and monitoring,
           verification, and reporting functions of UNMISS, in particu lar by guaranteeing the
           safety, security, and unrestricted freedom of movement of United Nations and
           associated personnel, throughout the territory of the Republic of South Sudan, and
           further calls upon the Government of South Sudan to ensure freedom of mo vement
           for IDPs, including those leaving and entering protection of civilian sites, and to
           continue to support UNMISS by the allocation of land for protection of civilian
           sites;
                 20. Demands that all parties allow, in accordance with relevant provisions of
           international law and United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian the rapid,
           safe and unhindered access of relief personnel, equipment and supplies, to all those
           in need and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, 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;
                21. 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;
                 22. 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, 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/A-in Opposition 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
           SSDM/A-Cobra faction;
                23. Expresses grave concern at the findings of the Special Representative of
           the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict of rampant sexual violence


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               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);
                    24. Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to move forward
               expeditiously and transparently to complete the investigations of allegations of
               human rights violations and abuses consistent with international standards, and
               encourages it to release the reports of those investigations;
                     25. Further calls upon the Government of South Sudan 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;
                     26. Emphasizes the importance of the full and effective participation of
               women at all levels in the implementation of agreements and in the prevention and
               resolution of conflict and peacebuilding more broadly, calls upon all parties to
               ensure women’s full and effective representation and leadership in all conflict
               resolution and peacebuilding efforts, including in the resumption of peace talks, and
               through support to women’s civil society organizations; welcomes IGAD’s
               identification of a Gender Adviser, encourages their swift deployment and the full
               integration of gender concerns in future peace agreements, and encourages Troopand 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 mission s
               mandated by the Security Council;
                     27. 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;
                    28. Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council on the
               implementation of the UNMISS mandate in two written reports, no later than
               17 August 2015 and 30 October 2015 respectively;
                    29.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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