Security Council resolution 2670 (2022) [on extension of the authorizations of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) until 30 June 2023]
Symbol: S/RES/2670 (2022)
Date: 2022-12-21
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/77 [84] SOMALIA SITUATION
S/ X The situation in Somalia.
Subjects: African Union Transition Mission in Somalia|African Union|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PEACEBUILDING|SOMALIA|SOMALIA SITUATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ALBANIA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: IRELAND
vote: yes
country: KENYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NORWAY
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2670 (2022)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                21 December 2022




               Resolution 2670 (2022)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9232nd meeting, on
               21 December 2022

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling all its previous resolutions and statements of its President on the
               situation in Somalia, including its decision in resolution 2628 (2022) to authorise the
               African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS),
                    Noting the African Union (AU) request, pursuant to paragraph 2 of the AUPSC
               Communique adopted at its 1121st Meeting held on 11 November 2022, to extend
               Phase 1 of ATMIS for the drawdown of 2000 ATMIS personnel, until 30 June 2023,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter,
                    1.    Reaffirms its decisions in resolution 2628 (2022) except as follows:
                     (a) recalls paragraphs 22, 23, 24 and 26 and exceptionally extends its
               authorisations until 30 June 2023 and affirms that paragraph 27 is annulled, further
               recalls the revision to the operational timeline requested by Somalia and supported
               by the AUPSC to complete the drawdown of 2000 ATMIS personnel by 30 June 2023,
               and affirms the commitment of the AU and Somalia to adopt a strategic, gradual, and
               sector-by-sector approach to the drawdown of those 2000 personnel over this six -
               month period;
                     (b) recalls paragraph 28 and notes that the AUPSC, in paragraph 2 of its
               Communique adopted at its 1121st meeting held on 11 November 2022, reconfirmed
               the commitment to maintain the exit date of 31 December 2024 by ATMIS;
                     (c) recalls its request, in paragraph 51, that the United Nations (UN), jointly
               with the AU, Somalia, European Union (EU) and other donors und ertake regular, joint
               technical assessments of progress made and against the benchmarks agreed by the
               UN, AU, Somalia and EU contained in the Secretary -General’s letter to the Security
               Council of 30 September 2022, requests the Secretary-General, jointly with the AU
               and in consultation with Somalia and donors, to provide the report requested by
               15 February 2023, by 30 April 2023 instead; and,
                    (d) recalls its request in paragraph 53, and requests a further report by 30 April
               2023, and that this report includes a sector-by-sector assessment of security and
               ATMIS performance;
                    2.   Recalls paragraphs 7, 8 and 38 of resolution 2628 (2022), reaffirms
               paragraph 37 of the same resolution, and further recalls paragraph 52 and requests



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      Somalia to provide an additional report by 30 April 2023, and further requests that
      this report includes an updated force generation plan;
            3.    Decides to convene a formal meeting of the Security Council on the
      transition in Somalia no later than 31 March 2023, with the participation of Somalia,
      the AU, EU and ATMIS troop contributing countries;
           4.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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