UN Security Council
2023

Recognizing the importance of strategic communications to peacekeeping operations, acknowledging that its efficient use is crucial to the effective implementation of UNMISS’ mandate, emphasizing the need to continue to improve UNMISS’ strategic communications capabilities in order to maintain the missio n’s ability to achieve its protection, political and humanitarian goals, and welcoming the commitment of the Secretary-General to mainstream strategic communications activities into both planning and day-to-day operational decisions of missions, including UNMISS, as stated in its Action for Peacekeeping Plus Plan, Welcoming the commitment of the Secretary-General to enforce strictly his zerotolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, noting the various measures taken by UNMISS and troop- and police-contributing countries to combat sexual exploitation and abuse, while expressing continued concern over allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse reportedly committed by peacekeepers and other UN personnel in South Sudan, Taking note of the Secretary-General’s 15 July 2021 electoral needs assessment (S/2021/661), and also taking note of the Report of the Secretary-General of 25 February 2022 (S/2022/156), and further recognizing that free and fair elections