Security Council resolution 2215 (2015) [on drawdown of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)]
Symbol: S/RES/2215 (2015)
Date: 2015-04-02
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/70 [90] UN MISSION IN LIBERIA
S/70 [89] LIBERIA SITUATION
Subjects: UN Mission in Liberia|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|NATIONAL SECURITY|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|LIBERIA|LIBERIA SITUATION
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

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2215 (2015)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              2 April 2015




               Resolution 2215 (2015)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7423rd meeting, on
               2 April 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Liberia and the
               subregion, in particular resolutions 1509 (2003), 2066 (2012), 2116 (2013), 2176
               (2014), 2177 (2014) and 2190 (2014),
                    Commending the Government of Liberia for responding effectively to the
               Ebola outbreak in Liberia and recognizing, in this regard, the resilience of the
               people and Government of Liberia, and its security institutions, especially the
               Armed Forces of Liberia and the Liberia National Police,
                    Welcoming the efforts of Member States, bilateral partners and multilateral
               organizations, including the United Nations, African Union (AU) and Eco nomic
               Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to support the Government of
               Liberia in its response to the Ebola outbreak, further welcoming the contributions of
               the international community, including the Peacebuilding Commission, to assist
               Liberia in its comprehensive development commitment in the post-Ebola recovery
               period and strongly encouraging further steps forward in this regard,
                    Recalling its endorsement, in resolution 2066 (2012), of the Secretary-General’s recommendation to decrease the military strength of the United Nations
               Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in three phases between August 2012 and July 2015,
                    Taking note of the report of 15 August 2014 of the Secretary-General
               (S/2014/598), as well as his update to the Council on 16 March 2015 and
               recommendations on the resumption of the drawdown of UNMIL,
                     Determining that the situation in Liberia 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.   Endorses the Secretary-General’s recommendation in his update of
               16 March 2015 on the drawdown of UNMIL uniformed personnel, and consistent
               with resolution 2190 (2014), authorizes the Secretary-General to implement the
               third phase of the phased drawdown to arrive at a new military ceiling of 3,590
               personnel and to reduce the police ceiling to 1,515 personnel, with both ceilings to
               be reached by September 2015;


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                     2.    Decides that the mandate of UNMIL shall no longer include the task set
               forth in paragraph 10 (d) (i) of resolution 2190 (2014);
                     3.    Reaffirms its expectation that the Government of Liberia will assume
               fully its complete security responsibilities from UNMIL no later than 30 June 2016
               and also reaffirms its intention to consider the continued and future reconfiguration
               of UNMIL accordingly;
                    4.   Requests the Secretary-General to continue to streamline the activities of
               UNMIL across its civilian, police and military components to fully reflect the
               downsizing of the police and military components and narrowing of the mandate
               decided in resolution 2190 (2014) and this resolution and further requests the
               Secretary-General to consolidate the civilian, police and military presence of
               UNMIL in line with the security transition noted in paragraph 3 above;
                     5.    Calls on the Governments of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire to continue
               reinforcing their cooperation, particularly with respect to the border area, and in this
               regard, calls upon all United Nations entities in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, including
               all relevant components of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI)
               and UNMIL, within their respective mandates, capabilities and areas of deployment,
               as well as the two United Nations Country Teams, where relevant and appropriate,
               to support the Ivoirian and Liberian authorities;
                    6.    Reaffirms the importance of inter-mission cooperation arrangements as
               UNMIL and UNOCI downsize, as well as the inter-mission cooperation framework
               set out in resolution 1609 (2005) and recalls the relevant provisions of resolution
               2162 (2014) in this regard;
                    7.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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