S/RES/1704 (2006)

United Nations

Security Council

Distr.: General
25 August 2006

Resolution 1704 (2006)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 5516th meeting, on25 August 2006
The Security Council,Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the situation in Timor-Leste, inparticular its resolutions 1599 (2005) of 28 April 2005, 1677 (2006) of 12 May
2006, 1690 (2006) of 20 June 2006, and 1703 (2006) of 18 August 2006,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 8 August 2006 (S/2006/628),
Commending the people and the Government of the Democratic Republic ofTimor-Leste for their action to resolve their political conflicts and the creation of thenew government, and expressing its concern over the still fragile security, politicaland humanitarian situation in Timor-Leste, in light of the threat of weapons
unaccounted for and the significant number of internally displaced persons,
Taking note of the letter dated 4 August 2006 addressed to the SecretaryGeneral from the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste(S/2006/620), the letter dated 9 August 2006 addressed to the Secretary-Generalfrom the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (S/2006/651)
and the letter dated 11 August 2006 addressed to the Secretary-General from thePrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (S/2006/668),
Reaffirming its full commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity and national unity of Timor-Leste, and to the promotion of long-lastingstability in Timor-Leste,
Expressing its appreciation and full support for the deployment ofinternational security forces by the Governments of Portugal, Australia, NewZealand and Malaysia in response to the requests of the Government of theDemocratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and their activities aiming to restore andmaintain security in Timor-Leste,
Welcoming the establishment and initiation of the tasks of the Independent
Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste in response to the request made by
the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in the letter dated
8 June 2006, and looking forward to its report by 7 October 2006,
Expressing its view that the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled
for 2007, to be held for the first time since the country’s independence, will be a06-47902 (E)*0647902*

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significant step forward in the process of strengthening the fragile democracy ofTimor-Leste,
Reaffirming the need for credible accountability for the serious human rights
violations committed in East Timor in 1999, and welcoming the report of theSecretary-General on Justice and Reconciliation for Timor-Leste of 26 July 2006
(S/2006/580),
Further commending the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL),
under the leadership of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, as wellas the good offices and assessment work of the Special Envoy of the SecretaryGeneral, and expressing its appreciation to those Member States which haveprovided support to UNOTIL,
Taking into account that, while the manifestations of the current crisis inTimor-Leste are political and institutional, poverty and its associated deprivations,
including high urban unemployment, especially for youth, also contributed to thecrisis,
Paying tribute to Timor-Leste’s bilateral and multilateral partners for theirinvaluable assistance, particularly with regard to institutional capacity-building andsocial and economic development, recognizing that there has been a considerable
degree of success in the development of many aspects of governance in TimorLeste, and expressing its view that a transfer of responsibility for various areas ofsupport from UNOTIL to the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes andother development partners should not be reversed,
Reaffirming its resolutions 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security and1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel,Welcoming the efforts by the United Nations to sensitize United Nations
personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other communicablediseases in all its established operations,Noting the existence of challenges to the short- and long-term security andstability of an independent Timor-Leste, and determining that preserving thecountry’s stability is necessary for the maintenance of peace and security in theregion,Decides to establish a follow-on mission in Timor-Leste, the United
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Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), for an initial period of six
months, with the intention to renew for further periods, and further decides that
UNMIT will consist of an appropriate civilian component, including up to 1,608
police personnel, and an initial component of up to 34 military liaison and staff
officers;
Requests the Secretary-General to review the arrangements to be2.
established between UNMIT and the international security forces, having consulted
all stakeholders, including the Government of Timor-Leste and the contributors tointernational security forces, and present his views no later than 25 October 2006,
and affirms that the Council shall consider possible adjustments in the mission
structure, including nature and size of the military component, taking into accountthe above views of the Secretary-General;

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Decides that UNMIT will be headed by a Special Representative of theSecretary-General, who will direct the operations of UNMIT and coordinate allUnited Nations activities in Timor-Leste;
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Decides further that UNMIT will have the following mandate:(a) To support the Government and relevant institutions, with a view toconsolidating stability, enhancing a culture of democratic governance, andfacilitating political dialogue among Timorese stakeholders, in their efforts to bringabout a process of national reconciliation and to foster social cohesion;(b) To support Timor-Leste in all aspects of the 2007 presidential andparliamentary electoral process, including through technical and logistical support,
electoral policy advice and verification or other means;(c) To ensure, through the presence of United Nations police, the restorationand maintenance of public security in Timor-Leste through the provision of support
to the Timorese national police (PNTL), as outlined in the Secretary-General’sreport, which includes interim law enforcement and public security until PNTL isreconstituted, and to assist with the further training, institutional development andstrengthening of the PNTL as well as the Ministry of Interior, and also assist in theplanning and preparing of electoral-related security arrangements to adequately
prepare the national police for performing their roles and responsibilities during theconduct of the 2007 elections;(d) To support the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste,
to liaise on security tasks and to establish a continuous presence in three border
districts alongside armed United Nations police officers assigned to district policestations, through the impartial presence of United Nations military liaison officers;(e) To assist the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in
conducting a comprehensive review of the future role and needs of the security
sector, including the Falintil-Forças Armadas de Defesa Timor-Leste, the Ministryof Defence, the PNTL and the Ministry of Interior with a view to supporting theGovernment, through the provision of advisers and in cooperation and coordination
with other partners, in strengthening institutional capacity-building, as appropriate;(f) To assist, in cooperation and coordination with other partners, in furtherbuilding the capacity of State and Government institutions in areas wherespecialized expertise is required, such as in the justice sector, and to promote a“compact” between Timor-Leste and the international community for coordinating
Government, United Nations and other multilateral and bilateral contributors topriority programmes;(g) To assist in further strengthening the national institutional and societal
capacity and mechanisms for the monitoring, promoting and protecting of humanrights and for promoting justice and reconciliation, including for women andchildren, and to observe and report on the human rights situation;(h) To facilitate the provision of relief and recovery assistance and access tothe Timorese people in need, with a particular focus on the segment of society in themost vulnerable situation, including internally displaced and women and children;(i) To assist in the implementation of the relevant recommendations in theSecretary-General’s report on Justice and Reconciliation, including to assist the06-47902

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Office of the Prosecutor-General of Timor-Leste, through the provision of a team ofexperienced investigative personnel, to resume investigative functions of the former
Serious Crimes Unit, with a view to completing investigations into outstandingcases of serious human rights violations committed in the country in 1999;(j) To cooperate and coordinate with United Nations agencies, funds andprogrammes as well as all relevant partners, including the international financial
institutions and donors, in carrying out tasks mentioned above as relevant, with aview to making maximum use of existing and forthcoming bilateral and multilateralassistance to Timor-Leste in post-conflict peacebuilding and capacity-building, andto support the Government and relevant institutions, in cooperation and coordination
with other partners, in designing poverty reduction and economic growth policies
and strategies to achieve the development plan of Timor-Leste;(k) To mainstream gender perspectives and those of children and youth
throughout the Mission’s policies, programmes and activities, and, working together
with United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, support the development of anational strategy to promote gender equality and empowerment of women;(l) To provide objective and accurate information to the Timorese people,
particularly regarding the forthcoming 2007 elections, while promoting an
understanding of the work of UNMIT, and to assist in building local media capacity;(m) To ensure, within its capability and areas of deployment, and incoordination with the international security forces, the security and freedom ofmovement of United Nations and associated personnel, and protect United Nations
personnel, facilities, installations and equipment and humanitarian assets associatedwith the operation; and(n)To monitor and review progress in (a) through (m) above;

Calls upon the international security forces to fully cooperate with and5.
provide assistance to UNMIT for the implementation of the mandate mentioned
above;
Requests that the Secretary-General and the Government of the6.
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste conclude a status-of-forces agreement within
30 days of adoption of this resolution, taking into consideration General Assembly
resolution 60/123 on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel andprotection of United Nations personnel, and decides that pending conclusion of suchagreement, the agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic ofTimor-Leste and the United Nations Concerning the Status of the United Nations
Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) dated 20 May 2002 shall apply
provisionally, mutatis mutandis, in respect of UNMIT;
Calls upon all parties in Timor-Leste to cooperate fully in the7.
deployment and operations of UNMIT and international security forces, in particularin ensuring the safety, security and freedom of movement of United Nations
personnel as well as associated personnel throughout Timor-Leste;
Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
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and the Office of the President to create a mechanism to ensure high-level
coordination on all matters related to the mandate of UNMIT;

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Further encourages Timor-Leste to enact a set of electoral legislation
which provides for the 2007 elections to be supervised, organized, administered andconducted in a free, fair and transparent manner, with due respect to the need toestablish an independent mechanism, and reflects general consensus within TimorLeste regarding the appropriate modalities for the 2007 electoral process;10. Urges the development partners including the United Nations agencies
and multilateral financial institutions to continue providing resources and assistancefor the preparations for the 2007 elections and other projects towards sustainable
and long-term development in Timor-Leste;
11. Takes note of the findings contained in the report of the Commission ofExperts of 15 July 2005 (S/2005/458), welcomes the efforts so far by Indonesia andTimor-Leste in pursuance of truth and friendship, encourages the two Governments
and the Commissioners to make every effort to strengthen the efficiency andcredibility of the Commission of Truth and Friendship in order to ensure further
conformity with human rights principles, with a view to ensuring credible
accountability, and welcomes the proposal of the Secretary-General to create a
programme of international assistance to Timor-Leste, consisting of a community
restoration programme and a justice programme, including establishment of asolidarity fund by the United Nations to accept voluntary contributions from
Member States for the purpose of funding those programmes;
12. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council closely and regularly
informed of developments on the ground, including in particular the state of
preparations for the 2007 elections and of the implementation of the mandate ofUNMIT, and to submit a report no later than 1 February 2007, withrecommendations for any modifications such progress might allow to size,composition, mandate and duration of the UNMIT presence;
13. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to achieve
actual compliance in UNMIT with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on
sexual exploitation and abuse, including the development of strategies andappropriate mechanisms to prevent, identify and respond to all forms of misconduct,
including sexual exploitation and abuse, and the enhancement of training for
personnel to prevent misconduct and ensure full compliance with the United Nations
code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action inaccordance with the Secretary-General’s Bulletin on special measures for protection
from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (ST/SGB/2003/13) and to keep theCouncil informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate
preventive action including the conduct of predeployment awareness training, and to
take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases ofsuch conduct involving their personnel;
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Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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