UN Security Council
2021

United Nations S/RES/2609 (2021) Security Council Distr.: General 15 December 2021 Resolution 2609 (2021) Adopted by the Security Council at its 8932nd meeting, on 15 December 2021 The Security Council, Reaffirming all previous resolutions and Presidential statements concerning the situation in Abyei and along the border between Sudan and South Sudan and underlining the importance of full compliance with and implementation of these, Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Sudan and South Sudan, and to the purposes and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and recalling the importance of the principles of good neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation, Reiterating that the territorial boundaries of States shall not be altered by force, and that any territorial disputes shall be settled exclusively by peaceful means, affirming the priority it attaches to the full and urgent implementation of all outstanding issues from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), underscoring that the future status of Abyei shall be resolved by negotiations between the parties