19. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance of UNISFA with the United Nations zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council informed if cases of such conduct occur;
Emphasizing the importance of the full participation of women in the implementation of agreements and in the prevention and resolution of conflict and peacebuilding more broadly,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006) 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), and 2068 (2012) on children and armed conflict, 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel, and 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), and 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on women peace and security,
Stressing the need for effective human rights monitoring, including of any sexual and gender-based violence or violations and abuses committed against children, and reiterating its concern at the lack of cooperation by the parties with the Secretary-General to this end,
(i) To cooperate closely with the Chairperson of the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC), provide support and technical assistance to him, and coordinate other United Nations agencies' activities to this effect, as well as to assist the parties to the DDDC in addressing the need for an all inclusive approach, including the role of women, towards reconciliation and peacebuilding;
(l) To ensure an adequate human rights and gender presence, capacity and expertise within UNMIS to carry out human rights promotion, civilian protection and monitoring activities that include particular attention to the needs of women and children;
8. Decides that the mandate of UNMIS in Darfur shall be to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement of 5 May 2006 and the N'djamena Agreement on Humanitarian Cease-fire on the Conflict in Darfur (“the Agreements”), including by performing the following tasks: […] (f) To assist with development and implementation of a comprehensive and sustainable programme for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants and women and children associated with combatants, as called for in the Darfur Peace Agreement and in accordance with resolutions 1556 (2004) and 1564 (2004);
9. Decides further that the mandate of UNMIS in Darfur shall also include the following: (b) To contribute towards international efforts to protect, promote and monitor human rights in Darfur, as well as to coordinate international efforts towards the protection of civilians with particular attention to vulnerable groups including internally displaced persons, returning refugees, and women and children;
Reiterating its strong condemnation of all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Darfur, and calling upon the Government of National Unity to take urgent action to tackle gender-based violence in Darfur including action towards implementing its Action Plan to Combat Violence Against Women in Darfur with particular focus on the rescission of Form 8 and access to legal redress,
13. Further requests that UNMISS continues to ensure full compliance with the United Nations zero tolerance policy on SEXUAL exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council fully informed about the Mission 's progress in this regard, and urges Troop Contributing Countries to take appropriate preventive action including pre-deployment awareness training, and to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
18. Further demands that all parties immediately cease all forms of violence, human rights violations and abuses, violations of international humanitarian law, including GENDER-based violence, rape and other forms of SEXUAL violence, and violations and abuses against children in violation of applicable international law such as those involving their recruitment and use, killing and maiming, abduction and attacks against schools and hospitals, strongly urges the Government to the fully and immediately implement its action plan to end and prevent child recruitment signed on 12 March 2012 further strongly urges the opposition forces to fully and immediately implement their commitment to end grave violations against children signed on 10 May 2014, and calls for specific and time bound commitments to combat SEXUAL violence in accordance with resolution 1960 and 2106;
19. Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to move forward expeditiously and transparently to complete the investigations of allegations of human rights violations and abuses consistent with international standards, to hold to account all those responsible for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, and to ensure that all victims of SEXUAL violence have equal protection under the law and equal access to justice, and to safeguard equal respect for the rights of WOMEN and girls in these processes;
2. Urges all parties to engage in an open and fully inclusive national dialogue seeking to establish lasting peace, reconciliation and good governance, including through the full and effective participation of youth, WOMEN, diverse communities, faith groups, civil society, and the formerly detained SPLM leaders, encourages the efforts of IGAD and the United Nations to reach a peace agreement between the parties, and further urges them to ensure that child protection provisions are integrated into all peace negotiations and peace agreements;
20. Emphasizes the importance of the full and effective participation of women at all levels in the implementation of agreements and in the prevention and resolution of conflict and peacebuilding more broadly, calls upon all parties to take measures to ensure women's full and effective representation and leadership in all conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts, including through support to women's civil society organizations and incorporating gender expertise in peace talks, and encourages troop and police contributing countries to take measures to increase the deployment of women in the military, police, and civilian components of the mission, and reaffirms the importance of appropriate gender expertise and training in all missions mandated by the Security Council;
4. Decides that the mandate of UNMISS shall be as follows, and authorizes UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform the following tasks: (a) Protection of civilians: (i) To protect civilians under threat of physical violence, irrespective of the source of such violence, within its capacity and areas of deployment, wi th specific protection for WOMEN and children, including through the continued use of the Mission's Child Protection and WOMEN Protection Advisers;
4. Decides that the mandate of UNMISS shall be as follows, and authorizes UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform the following tasks: (a) Protection of civilians: (v) To exercise good offices, confidence-building, and facilitation in support of the mission's protection strategy, especially in regard to women and children, including to facilitate inter-communal reconciliation in areas of high risk of conflict as an essential part of long-term State-building activity;
4. Decides that the mandate of UNMISS shall be as follows, and authorizes UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform the following tasks: (b) Monitoring and investigating human rights: (ii) To monitor, investigate, verify and report specifically and publicly on violations and abuses committed against children and WOMEN, including all forms of SEXUAL and GENDER-based violence in armed conflict by accelerating the implementation of monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related SEXUAL violence and by strengthening the monitoring and reporting mechanism for grave violations against children;
Emphasizing that persisting barriers to full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to WOMEN 's empowerment, participation, and human rights, and through concerted leadership, consistent information and action, and support, to build WOMEN 's engagement in all levels of decision-making,
Expressing grave concern that according to the 8 May 2014 "Conflict in South Sudan: A Human Rights Report," there are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extrajudicial killings, rape and other acts of SEXUAL violence, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary arrests and detention have been committed by all parties to the conflict in South Sudan,
Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel; resolutions and1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012), 2143 (2014) on children and armed conflict; and resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013) on WOMEN, peace, and security; resolution 2150 (2014) on the Prevention and Fight against Genocide; and resolution 2151 (2014) on security sector reform,
Strongly condemning reported and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, including those involving extrajudicial killings, ethnically targeted violence, SEXUAL and GENDER -based violence, rape, recruitment and use of children, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention, violence aimed at spreading terror among the civilian population, and attacks on schools and hospitals as well as United Nations peacekeeping personnel, by all parties, including armed groups and national security forces, as well as the incitement to commit such abuses and violations, and emphasizing that those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights must be held accountable and that the Government of South Sudan bears the primary responsibility to protect civilians within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction, including from potential crimes against humanity and war crimes,
For December, in which Morocco has the Security Council presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Afghanistan, Central African Region, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Golan Heights, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Somalia, Syria, and Timor-Leste. The MAP also provides recommendations on Women, Peace and Security and the expected open debate on peacebuilding.
Monday, 4 March 2013
UN North Lawn Building (CR D)
1:15-2:30pm
In peacekeeping operations, the implementation of the WPS agenda depends on strong leadership in mainstreaming gender within missions. SRSG Johnson talked about her responsibilities and experiences as UNMISS Head of Mission in ensuring a gender-responsive peacekeeping operation.
