Security Council resolution 2141 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009) concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea until 5 Apr. 2015]
Symbol: S/RES/2141 (2014)
Date: 2014-03-05
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/69 [23] NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
Subjects: UN. Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS|SANCTIONS|DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
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: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2141 (2014)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                5 March 2014




               Resolution 2141 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7126th meeting, on
               5 March 2014

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolutions 825 (1993),
               1540 (2004), 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 1887 (2009), 1928 (2010),
               1985 (2011), 2050 (2012), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), as well as the statements of its
               President of 6 October 2006 (S/PRST/2006/41), 13 April 2009 (S/PRST/2009/7),
               and 16 April 2012 (S/PRST/2012/13),
                    Recalling the creation, pursuant to paragraph 26 of resolution 1874 (2009), of
               a Panel of Experts, under the direction of the Committee, to carry out the tasks
               provided for by that paragraph,
                    Recalling the interim report by the Panel of Experts appointed by the
               Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 26 of resolution 1874 (2009) and the
               3 March 2014 final report (S/2014/147) by the Panel,
                   Recalling the methodological standards for reports of sanctions monitoring
               mechanisms contained in the Report of the Informal Working Group of the Security
               Council on General Issues of Sanctions (S/2006/997),
                     Welcoming the efforts made by the Secretariat to expand and improve the
               roster of experts for the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch, bearing in
               mind the guidance provided by the Note of the President (S/2006/997),
                    Emphasizing, in that regard, the importance of credible, fact-based, independent
               assessments, analysis, and recommendations, in accordance with the mandate of the
               Panel of Experts, as specified in paragraph 26 of resolution 1874 (2009),
                     Determining that proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as
               well as their means of delivery, continues to constitute a threat to international peace
               and security,
                    Acting under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    1.    Decides to extend until 5 April 2015 the mandate of the Panel of Experts,
               as specified in paragraph 26 of resolution 1874 (2009) and modified in paragraph 29
               of resolution 2094 (2013), expresses its intent to review the mandate and take
               appropriate action regarding further extension no later than 5 March 2015, and


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               requests the Secretary General to take the necessary administrative measures to this
               effect;
                    2.    Requests the Panel of Experts to provide to the Committee no later than
               5 August 2014 a midterm report on its work, and further requests that, after a
               discussion with the Committee, the Panel of Experts submit to the Council its
               midterm report by 5 September 2014, and requests also a final report to the
               Committee no later than 5 February 2015 with its findings and recommendations,
               and further requests that, after a discussion with the Committee, the Panel of
               Experts submit to the Council its final report no later than 5 March 2015;
                    3.   Requests the Panel of Experts to provide to the Committee a planned
               program of work no later than thirty days after the Panel’s re-appointment,
               encourages the Committee to engage in regular discussions about this program of
               work and to engage regularly with the Panel about its work, and further requests the
               Panel of Experts to provide to the Committee any updates to this program of work;
                    4.   Expresses its intent to continue to follow the work of the Panel;
                     5.    Urges all States, relevant United Nations bodies and other interested
               parties, to cooperate fully with the Committee established pursuant to resolution
               1718 (2006) and the Panel of Experts, in particular by supplying any information at
               their disposal on the implementation of the measures imposed by resolution 1718
               (2006), resolution 1874 (2009), resolution 2087 (2013) and resolution 2094 (2013);
                    6.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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