Security Council resolution 2412 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Oct. 2018]
Symbol: S/RES/2412 (2018)
Date: 2018-04-23
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/73 [217] UN INTERIM SECURITY FORCE FOR ABYEI
S/73 [160] SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/73 [223] SOUTH SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.
Subjects: UN Interim Security Force for Abyei|Joint Border Verification Monitoring Mechanism (Sudan and South Sudan)|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|DEMILITARIZED ZONES|ABYEI (SUDAN)|SUDAN|SOUTH SUDAN
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: KUWAIT
vote: yes
country: NETHERLANDS
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2412 (2018)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                23 April 2018




               Resolution 2412 (2018)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8240th meeting, on
               23 April 2018

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions and its presidential statements on the situation
               in Sudan and South Sudan, and in particular, resolutions 1990 (2011), 2024 (2011),
               2032 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2047 (2012), 2075 (2012), 2104 (2013), 2126 (2013), 2156
               (2014), 2179 (2014), 2205 (2015), 2230 (2015), 2251 (2015), 2287 (2016), 2318
               (2016), 2352 (2017), and 2386 (2017) as well as presidential statements
               S/PRST/2012/19 and S/PRST/2013/14, and the Council’s press statements of 18 June
               2012, 21 September 2012, 28 September 2012, 6 May 2013, 14 June 2013,
               14 February 2014, 17 March 2014, 11 December 2014, and 27 November 2015,
                     Welcoming the progress made towards the implementation of the Joint Border
               Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM), as well as the positive
               momentum it has generated between the parties, while noting that measures set out in
               paragraph 9 of resolution 2386 (2017) have not yet been fully and completely
               achieved, and calling on the parties to fulfil these measures without delay,
                     Stressing the need for the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to fully
               implement the JBVMM, in accordance with Security Council resolution 2046 (2012)
               and the African Union Peace and Security Council Roadmap of 24 April 2012 and the
               Joint Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM) Communique of 31 October 2017,
                    Commending the continued assistance provided to the parties by the African
               Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) and the United Nations Interim
               Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA),
                    Taking note of the 3 April 2018 Secretary-General’s report (S/2018/293),
                    Recognizing that the current situation in Abyei and along the border between the
               Sudan and South Sudan continues to constitute a serious threat to international peace
               and security,
                     1.    Decides to extend until 15 October 2018 UNISFA’s mandate modification
               set forth in resolution 2024 (2011) and paragraph 1 of resolution 2075 (2012), and
               further decides that this shall be the final such extension unless the parties take the
               specific measures described in paragraph 3;
                    2.   Decides to maintain UNISFA’s authorized troop ceiling of 4,791 until
               15 October 2018, and further decides that as of 15 October 2018, the authorized troop




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               ceiling shall decrease to 4,250, unless it decides to extend the mandate m odification
               set forth in resolution 2024 (2011) and paragraph 1 of resolution 2075 (2012), in
               accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3;
                    3.    Determines that both parties should also demonstrate measurable progress
               on border demarcation, specifically:
                    (1) Maintain standing clearance for all UNISFA air and ground patrols,
                    including landing within the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ), and
                    maintain approval for 100 percent of requested sorties no later than 72 hours
                    after the requests are delivered, in order to facilitate full freedom of movement
                    for UNISFA and the JBVMM,
                    (2) Finalize agreement of the four JBVMM team sites, and holding a meeting
                    of the Ad Hoc Committee on the 14 mile area, to agree to the location of the
                    team site near Safaha/Kiir Adem,
                    (3) Convene at least two meetings of the JPSM and for both parties to
                    withdraw from the SDBZ,
                    (4) Make further progress to establish Phase I border crossing corridors
                    between Sudan and South Sudan, including finalizing the opening of the Kosti -
                    El Renk corridor,
                    (5) Open two additional corridors from among the ten identified crossings in
                    the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) in line with the directives o f
                    AUHIP and JPSM, and finalize a plan for the opening of the remaining border
                    crossings,
                    (6) Hold at least two meetings of the Joint Border Commission and Joint
                    Demarcation Committee, finalize the Joint Demarcation Committee ’s report to
                    the Joint Border Commission, discuss border demarcation of the agreed sections
                    of the boundary per the 5 March JPSM decision, and resume border demarcation
                    discussions including negotiations on the disputed areas within the framework
                    of the signed agreements,
                      4.   Requests the Secretary-General to inform it of progress in implementing
               any steps taken per paragraph 3 as well as paragraph 9 of resolution 2386 (2017) no
               later than 15 September 2018;
                    5.    Decides to remain actively seized of this matter.




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