Security Council resolution 2522 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2021]
Symbol: S/RES/2522 (2020)
Date: 2020-05-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/75 [124] UN ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR IRAQ
S/75 [119] IRAQ SITUATION
S/ X The situation concerning Iraq.
Subjects: UN Assistance Mission for Iraq|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PEACEBUILDING|GOOD OFFICES|IRAQ|IRAQ SITUATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
vote: yes
country: ESTONIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: NIGER
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: TUNISIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VIET NAM
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2522 (2020)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 29 May 2020




               Resolution 2522 (2020)
               Adopted by the Security Council on 29 May 2020

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions on Iraq, in particular 1500 (2003),
               1546 (2004), 1557 (2004), 1619 (2005), 1700 (2006), 1770 (2007), 1830 (2008), 1883
               (2009), 1936 (2010), 2001 (2011), 2061 (2012), 2110 (2013), 2169 (2014), 2233
               (2015), 2299 (2016), 2379 (2017), 2421 (2018), 2470 (2019), and reiterating
               resolution 2107 (2013) on the situation between Iraq and Kuwait, and the values set
               forth in 2367 (2017),
                     Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of
               Iraq, and emphasizing the importance of the stability, prosperity, and security of Iraq
               for the people of Iraq, the region, and the international community, particularly in
               light of Iraq’s territorial victory over the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL,
               also known as Da’esh),
                     Supporting Iraq in addressing the challenges it faces as it continues its
               stabilization efforts, including the ongoing fight against terrorism and ISIL, Al -Qaida
               and their affiliates, and continues the task of recovery, reconstruction and
               reconciliation, including the requirement to meet the needs of all Iraqis, including
               women, youth, children, displaced persons, and persons belonging to ethnic and
               religious minorities,
                    Welcoming efforts by the Government of Iraq to urgently deliver meaningful
               reforms aimed at meeting the Iraqi people’s legitimate demands to address corruption,
               deliver essential and basic services, diversify its economy, create jobs, improve
               governance, and strengthen viable and responsive state institutions,
                     Commending the Government of Iraq’s efforts to plan and execute genuinely
               free and fair Iraqi-led, Iraqi-owned elections that are inclusive, credible, and
               participatory; and welcoming the Government of Iraq’s request for further UN
               electoral advice, support, and technical assistance in this regard, including through
               the good offices of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
                    Calling on the international community to remain strongly committed to
               providing support to Iraq for its humanitarian, stabilization, reconstruction, and
               development efforts,
                     1.   Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission
               for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2021;




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                     2.   Decides further that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
               and UNAMI, at the request of the Government of Iraq, and taking into account the
               letter from the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq to the Secretary-General
               (S/2020/448), shall
                    (a) prioritize the provision of advice, support, and assistance to the
               Government and people of Iraq on advancing inclusive, political dialogue and
               national and community-level reconciliation;
                       (b)   further advise, support, and assist:
                       (i) the Government of Iraq and the Independent High Electoral Commission
                       with efforts to plan and execute genuinely free and fair Iraqi-led, Iraqi-owned
                       elections and referenda, including through regular technical reviews and
                       detailed reporting on electoral preparations and processes, as part of the
                       Secretary-General's regular reporting cycle;
                       (ii) the Government of Iraq and the Council of Representatives on
                       constitutional review, the implementation of constitutional provisions, as well
                       as on the development of processes acceptable to the Government of Iraq to
                       resolve disputed internal boundaries;
                       (iii) the Government of Iraq with progress on security sector reform, including
                       by prioritizing the planning, funding, and implementation of efforts to
                       strengthen state control and reintegration programmes for former members of
                       armed groups, where and as appropriate, in coordination with other
                       multinational entities;
                       (iv) the Government of Iraq on facilitating regional dialogue and cooperation,
                       including on issues of border security, energy, trade, environment, water,
                       infrastructure, public health, and refugees;
                       (c)   promote, support, and facilitate, in coordination with the Government of
               Iraq:
                       (i) the coordination and delivery of humanitarian assistance and the safe,
                       orderly, and voluntary return or local integration, as appropriate, of refugees and
                       displaced persons, including through the efforts of the UN Country Team;
                       (ii) the coordination and implementation of programmes to improve Iraq’s
                       capacity to provide effective essential civil and social services, including health
                       care and education, for its people and continue to support Iraq’s active regional
                       and international donor coordination of critical reconstruction and assistance
                       programmes, including through effective follow-up of international pledges;
                       (iii) Iraqi, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other efforts on
                       economic reform, capacity-building and setting conditions for sustainable
                       development and recovery and reconstruction including in areas affected by
                       terrorism, including through coordination with national and regional
                       organizations and, as appropriate, civil society, donors, and other international
                       institutions;
                       (iv) the contributions of UN agencies, funds, and programmes to the objectives
                       outlined in this resolution under the unified leadership of the Secretary-General
                       through the Special Representative for Iraq, supported by their designated
                       Deputy;
                     (d) promote accountability and the protection of human rights, and judicial
               and legal reform, with full respect for the sovereignty of Iraq, in order to strengthen
               the rule of law and improve governance in Iraq, in addition to supporting the work of


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           the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by
           Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) established in resolution 2379 (2017);
                (e) approach gender mainstreaming as a crosscutting issue throughout its
           mandate and to advise and assist the Government of Iraq in ensuring the full, equal
           and meaningful participation, involvement and representation of women at all levels;
                 (f) and assist Government of Iraq and UN Country Team efforts to strengthen
           child protection, including the rehabilitation and reintegration of children;
                 3.    Recognizes that the security of UN personnel is essential for UNAMI to
           carry out its work for the benefit of the people of Iraq and calls upon the Government
           of Iraq to continue to provide security and logistical support to the UN presence in
           Iraq;
              4.   Expresses its intention to review the mandate and reporting cycle of
           UNAMI by 31 May 2021, or sooner, if requested by the Government of Iraq;
                5.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three months
           on the progress made towards the fulfilment of all UNAMI’s responsibilities;
                6.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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