UN Security Council
2017

ceasefire between the Government of Colombia and the ELN, Considering the Secretary-General’s letter to the President of the Security Council of 2 October 2017, 1. Welcomes the Secretary-General’s letter to the President of the Security Council of 2 October 2017; 2. Decides that the United Nations Verification Mission established in resolution 2366 (2017) shall, on a temporary basis until 9 January 2018, participate in and coordinate the work of the MVM, as outlined in the Joint Communiqué, in order to: (i) Verify compliance with the temporary, bilateral, national ceasefire with the ELN at the national, regional and local level; (ii) Endeavour to prevent incidents through enhanced coordination between the parties and resolution of disagreements; (iii) Enable timely response by the parties to incidents; 17-17570 (E) 061017 *1717570* S/RES/2381 (2017) (iv) Verify and report publicly and to the parties on compliance with the ceasefire; 3. Approves the recommendations in the Secretary-General’s letter of 2 October 2017, including the size and operational aspects required, for the United Nations Verification Mission to carry out this work, with the addi tion of no more