UN Security Council
2015

carried out in accordance with the procedure set out in the statement of its President of 16 November 2015 (S/PRST/2015/21), including the report of the Mechanism on the progress of its work in the initial period, dated 20 November 2015 ( S/2015/896), Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 1. Welcomes the completion of the judicial work of the ICTR following delivery of its last judgment on 14 December 2015, and the impending closure of the ICTR set for 31 December 2015; 2. Acknowledges the substantial contribution of the ICTR to the process of national reconciliation and the restoration of peace and security, and to the fight against impunity and the development of international criminal justice, especially in relation to the crime of genocide; 3. Reiterates its request to the ICTY to complete its work and facilitate the closure of the Tribunal as expeditiously as possible with the aim of completing the transition to the Mechanism, and expresses its continued concern over repeated