Security Council resolution 2527 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Aug. 2020]
Symbol: S/RES/2527 (2020)
Date: 2020-06-22
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/75 [84] SOMALIA SITUATION
S/ X The situation in Somalia.
Subjects: UN Assistance Mission in Somalia|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|SOMALIA|SOMALIA 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/2527 (2020)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                22 June 2020




               Resolution 2527 (2020)
               Adopted by the Security Council on 22 June 2020

                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming all its previous resolutions, presidential statements and press
               statements concerning the situation in Somalia, and underlining the importance of
               full compliance with and implementation of these,
                    Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
               independence, and unity of Somalia,
                     Emphasising the essential role of the United Nations Assistance Mission in
               Somalia (UNSOM) in supporting the Federal Government of Somalia and its Federal
               Member States through the provision of strategic advice and good offices, capacity -
               building and the coordination of international partners’ support, and underscoring that
               this mandate is complementary to the mandates of AMISOM, the United Nations
               Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), and the United Nations Country Team in
               Somalia, and the support provided by the African Union and international partners,
                     1.   Decides to extend until 31 August 2020 the mandate of the United Nations
               Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) as set out in paragraph 1 of resolution 2158
               (2014), and further decides that UNSOM should continue to implement that mandate
               in accordance with resolution 2461 (2019);
                    2.    Requests the Secretary-General to continue to keep the Security Council
               regularly informed on the implementation of this resolution, including through oral
               updates and written reports every 90 days as set out in resolution 2461 (2019), with
               the next report due by 13 August 2020, on the situation on the ground and progress
               towards achieving key political benchmarks;
                    3.    Decides to remain seized of this matter.




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