Security Council resolution 1978 (2011) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until 9 July 2011 and on preparations for the establishment of a successor mission]
Symbol: S/RES/1978(2011)
Date: 2011-04-27
Meeting record: S/PV.6522
Subjects: UN Mission in Sudan|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|CONSULTATIONS|SUDAN
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2010-31 July 2011 - S/INF/66 - (SCOR, 66th year).

United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1978 (2011)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               27 April 2011




               Resolution 1978 (2011)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6522nd meeting, on
               27 April 2011

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its previous resolutions and statements concerning the situation
               in Sudan,
                     Considering the results of the referendum of Southern Sudan, announced on
               7 February 2011 by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission, and considering
               the request by the Government of Southern Sudan for a continued United Nations
               presence in South Sudan,
                     Determining that the situation in the region continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security,
                    1.    Decides to extend until 9 July 2011 the mandate of the United Nations
               Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) as set out in resolution 1590 (2005);
                    2.    Announces its intent to establish a mission to succeed UNMIS;
                     3.    Requests the Secretary-General to continue to consult with the CPA
               parties in this regard and submit a report by 16 May;
                     4.  Authorizes UNMIS to utilize its assets to prepare for the establishment of
               the above-mentioned successor mission;
                    5.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                               S/RES/1978 (2011)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                          Distr. general
                                                                             27 de abril de 2011




               Resolución 1978 (2011)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 6522ª sesión,
               celebrada el 27 de abril de 2011

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                     Recordando todas sus resoluciones y declaraciones anteriores relativas a la
               situación en el Sudán,
                     Considerando los resultados del referendo del Sudán Meridional, anunciados
               el 7 de febrero de 2011 por la Comisión para el Referendo del Sudán Meridional, y
               considerando la solicitud del Gobierno del Sudán Meridional de que se mantenga la
               presencia de las Naciones Unidas en el Sudán Meridional,
                    Habiendo determinado que la situación imperante en la región sigue
               constituyendo una amenaza para la paz y la seguridad internacionales,
                    1.   Decide prorrogar hasta el 9 de julio de 2011 el mandato de la Misión de
               las Naciones Unidas en el Sudán (UNMIS), enunciado en la resolución 1590 (2005);
                    2.   Anuncia su intención de establecer una misión que suceda a la UNMIS;
                     3.    Solicita al Secretario General que continúe celebrando consultas con las
               partes en el Acuerdo General de Paz a este respecto y que presente un informe a más
               tardar el 16 de mayo;
                     4.  Autoriza a la UNMIS a utilizar sus activos para preparar el
               establecimiento de la misión sucesora mencionada anteriormente;
                    5.   Decide seguir ocupándose activamente de la cuestión.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                      S/RES/1978 (2011)
               Conseil de sécurité                                              Distr. générale
                                                                                27 avril 2011




               Résolution 1978 (2011)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 6522e séance,
               le 27 avril 2011

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                      Rappelant toutes ses résolutions et toutes les déclarations de son président sur
               la situation au Soudan,
                    Considérant les résultats du référendum du Sud-Soudan, annoncés le 7 février
               2011 par la Commission du référendum du Sud-Soudan, ainsi que le fait que le
               Gouvernement du Sud-Soudan souhaite voir l’ONU maintenir sa présence au Sud-Soudan,
                    Constatant que la situation dans la région continue de menacer la paix et la
               sécurité internationales,
                    1.   Décide de proroger jusqu’au 9 juillet 2011 le mandat de la Mission des
               Nations Unies au Soudan (MINUS) tel qu’il résulte de sa résolution 1590 (2005);
                    2.    Entend établir une mission qui viendra succéder à la MINUS;
                     3.    Prie le Secrétaire général de poursuivre ses consultations sur la question
               avec les parties à l’Accord de paix global et de lui présenter un rapport sur ce sujet
               d’ici au 16 mai;
                     4.   Autorise la MINUS à utiliser son matériel pour préparer la mise en place
               de la mission susmentionnée qui viendra lui succéder;
                    5.    Décide de rester activement saisi de la question.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                       S/RES/1978 (2011)
            Совет Безопасности                                     Distr.: General
                                                                   27 April 2011




            Резолюция 1978 (2011),
            принятая Советом Безопасности на его 6522-м заседании 27 апреля 2011 года

                Совет Безопасности,
                ссылаясь на все свои предыдущие резолюции и заявления относительно
            положения в Судане,
                 учитывая результаты референдума в Южном Судане, объявленные
            7 февраля 2011 года Комиссией по референдуму в Южном Судане, и учитывая
            просьбу правительства Южного Судана о продолжении присутствия Организа-
            ции Объединенных Наций в Южном Судане,
                считая, что положение в регионе продолжает представлять угрозу меж-
            дународному миру и безопасности,
                 1.   постановляет продлить до 9 июля 2011 года мандат Миссии Орга-
            низации Объединенных Наций в Судане (МООНВС), изложенный в резолю-
            ции 1590 (2005);
               2. объявляет о своем намерении сформировать миссию на смену
            МООНВС;
                 3.   просит Генерального секретаря продолжать в связи с этим консуль-
            тации со сторонами Всеобъемлющего мирного соглашения и представить док-
            лад не позднее 16 мая;
                 4.   уполномочивает МООНВС использовать ее имущество для подго-
            товки к формированию вышеупомянутой последующей миссии;
                5.   постановляет продолжать активно заниматься этим вопросом.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                  S/RES/1978 (2011)
               安全理事会                              Distr.: General
                                                  27 April 2011




               第 1978(2011)号决议
               2011 年 4 月 27 日安全理事会第 6522 次会议通过

                  安全理事会，

                  回顾其以往关于苏丹局势的所有决议和声明，

                  考虑到苏丹南方公民投票委员会 2011 年 2 月 7 日宣布的苏丹南方公民投票
               的结果，并考虑到苏丹南方政府请联合国继续驻留南苏丹，

                  认定该区域局势继续对国际和平与安全构成威胁，

                  1.   决定将第 1590(2005)号决议规定的联合国苏丹特派团(联苏特派团)任
               务期限延至 2011 年 7 月 9 日；

                  2.   宣布打算设立一特派团接替联苏特派团；

                  3.   请秘书长继续就此与全面和平协议各方协商，并至迟于 5 月 16 日提出
               报告；

                  4.   授权联苏特派团利用其资产筹建上述后续特派团；

                  5.   决定继续积极处理此案。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1978 (2011‬‬                                                                        ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪27 April 2011‬‬                                                                      ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                             ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠١١) ١٩٧٨‬‬
                   ‫ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺍﲣﺬﻩ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ،٦٥٢٢‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ٢٧‬ﻧﻴﺴﺎﻥ‪/‬ﺃﺑﺮﻳﻞ ‪٢٠١١‬‬

                                                                                 ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
                                   ‫ﺇﺫ ﻳﺸﲑ ﺇﱃ ﲨﻴﻊ ﻗﺮﺍﺭﺍﺗﻪ ﻭﺑﻴﺎﻧﺎﺗﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﺍﳊﺎﻟﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ‪،‬‬
                  ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻀﻊ ﰲ ﺍﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭﻩ ﻧﺘـﺎﺋﺞ ﺍﺳـﺘﻔﺘﺎﺀ ﺟﻨـﻮﺏ ﺍﻟـﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟـﱵ ﺃﻋﻠﻨﺘـﻬﺎ ﻣﻔﻮﺿـﻴﺔ ﺍﺳـﺘﻔﺘﺎﺀ‬
                  ‫ﺟﻨــﻮﺏ ﺍﻟــﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ ﰲ ‪ ٧‬ﺷــﺒﺎﻁ‪/‬ﻓﱪﺍﻳــﺮ ‪ ،٢٠١١‬ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳــﻀﻊ ﰲ ﺍﻋﺘﺒــﺎﺭﻩ ﺍﻟﻄﻠــﺐ ﺍﻟــﺬﻱ ﻗﺪﻣﺘــﻪ‬
                            ‫ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﺟﻨﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻞ ﺍﺳﺘﻤﺮﺍﺭ ﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﰲ ﺟﻨﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ‪،‬‬
                      ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻘﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﺍﳊﺎﻟﺔ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﺗﺸﻜﻞ ﺧﻄﺮﺍ ﻳﻬﺪﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻢ ﻭﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴﲔ‪،‬‬
                  ‫‪ - ١‬ﻳﻘﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﳝﺪﺩ ﻭﻻﻳﺔ ﺑﻌﺜﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ ﺣﱴ ‪ ٩‬ﲤﻮﺯ‪/‬ﻳﻮﻟﻴـﻪ ‪٢٠١١‬‬
                                                         ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮ ﺍﳌﺒﲔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠٠٥) ١٥٩٠‬؛‬
                         ‫ﻳﻌﻠﻦ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺰﻣﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻧﺸﺎﺀ ﺑﻌﺜﺔ ﲣﻠﻒ ﺑﻌﺜﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ؛‬         ‫‪-٢‬‬
                  ‫‪ - ٣‬ﻳﻄﻠــﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﻣــﲔ ﺍﻟﻌــﺎﻡ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻮﺍﺻــﻞ ﺍﻟﺘــﺸﺎﻭﺭ ﻣــﻊ ﺍﻷﻃــﺮﺍﻑ ﰲ ﺍﺗﻔــﺎﻕ ﺍﻟــﺴﻼﻡ‬
                                                   ‫ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻞ ﰲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺩ ﻭﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﺪﻡ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺮﺍ ﲝﻠﻮﻝ ‪ ١٦‬ﺃﻳﺎﺭ‪/‬ﻣﺎﻳﻮ؛‬
                  ‫‪ - ٤‬ﻳﺄﺫﻥ ﻟﺒﻌﺜﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﺓ ﻣـﻦ ﺃﺻـﻮﳍﺎ ﻟﻠﺘﺤـﻀﲑ ﻹﻧـﺸﺎﺀ‬
                                                                         ‫ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺜﺔ ﺍﳋﻠﻒ ﺍﳌﺬﻛﻮﺭﺓ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ؛‬
                                                        ‫ﻳﻘﺮﺭ ﺇﺑﻘﺎﺀ ﺍﳌﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﻗﻴﺪ ﻧﻈﺮﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻠﻲ‪.‬‬   ‫‪-٥‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2011/267):
United Nations                                                                           S/2011/267
            Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                            27 April 2011

                                                                            Original: English




            United States of America: draft resolution

                 The Security Council,
                 Recalling all its previous resolutions and statements concerning the situation
            in Sudan,
                  Considering the results of the referendum of Southern Sudan, announced on
            7 February 2011 by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission, and considering
            the request by the Government of Southern Sudan for a continued United Nations
            presence in South Sudan,
                  Determining that the situation in the region continues to constitute a threat to
            international peace and security,
                 1.    Decides to extend until 9 July 2011 the mandate of the United Nations
            Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) as set out in resolution 1590 (2005);
                 2.    Announces its intent to establish a mission to succeed UNMIS;
                  3.    Requests the Secretary-General to continue to consult with the CPA
            parties in this regard and submit a report by 16 May;
                  4.  Authorizes UNMIS to utilize its assets to prepare for the establishment of
            the above-mentioned successor mission;
                 5.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                       S/PV.6522
                Security Council                                                                                                     Provisional
                Sixty-sixth year

                6522nd meeting
                Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 10 a.m.
                New York




President:      Mr. Osorio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (Colombia)

Members:        Bosnia and Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                Mr. Barbalić
                Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Fernandes
                China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Yang Tao
                France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Araud
                Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Messone
                Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Berger
                India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Manjeev Singh Puri
                Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Khachab
                Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Onemola
                Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Cabral
                Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Pankin
                South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Mr. Sangqu
                United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . .                                Sir Mark Lyall Grant
                United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              Ms. Rice


Agenda

                Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
                        Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan (S/2011/239)




                This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of
                speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
                of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
                should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the
                delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room U-506.

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S/PV.6522


     The meeting was called to order at 10.30 a.m.                Members of the Council have before them
                                                            document S/2011/267, which contains the text of a draft
Adoption of the agenda                                      resolution submitted by the United States of America. I
                                                            wish also to draw the attention of Council members to
     The agenda was adopted.
                                                            document S/2011/239, which contains the report of the
                                                            Secretary-General on the Sudan.
Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
                                                                  It is my understanding that the Council is ready
     Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
                                                            to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.
     (S/2011/239)
                                                            In favour:
      The President (spoke in Spanish): Under rule 37
                                                                  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia,
of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite
                                                                  France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria,
the representative of the Sudan to participate in this
                                                                  Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United
meeting.
                                                                  Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
      In accordance with the understanding reached in             United States of America
the Council’s prior consultations, and under rule 39 of
                                                                 The President (spoke in Spanish): There were
its provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. David
                                                            15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted
Buom Choat, Political, United Nations, Congressional
                                                            unanimously as resolution 1978 (2011).
Affairs Officer of the Government of Southern Sudan,
to participate in this meeting.                                  The Security Council has thus concluded the
                                                            present stage of its consideration of the item on its
     The Security Council will now            begin   its
                                                            agenda.
consideration of the item on its agenda.
                                                                 The meeting rose at 10.35 a.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 015 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 000 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Y BRAZIL
Y CHINA
Y COLOMBIA
Y FRANCE
Y GABON
Y GERMANY
Y INDIA
Y LEBANON
Y NIGERIA
Y PORTUGAL
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SOUTH AFRICA
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES