S/RES/2003 deals with the issues around the construction of security and peace in Sudan and the countries in the region. The document explores the extension of mandate of the UNAMID and addresses some issues surrounding the mission of that specific operation. There is also a call for the missions in the area, UNAMID, UNISFA and UNMISS to work in cooperation with each other aiming at constructing a comprehensive approach for the situation in Sudan. One of the important aspects is also its call for the cessation of hostilities and further calls for human rights reporting efforts to be taken by different United Nations personnel.
Preamble
The resolution starts reaffirming all its previous resolutions and presidential statements in Sudan and its strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of the country. It recalls its previous resolutions related to civilians, children, women and UN personnel in armed conflict situation and as well as its resolution that put forward that there can be no peace without justice. It moves to call attention to the convention related to the status of refugees in the country and recall the report on children and armed conflict from 2009. Then, the resolution express its strong commitment and determination to support the AU-UN Darfur peace process and welcomes the outcome of All Darfur Stakeholders Conference and calls on the government and all armed movements to make every effort to reach a comprehensive peace settlement. The document welcomes the establishment of the Implementation Follow-up Committee headed by the State of Qatar and the report of the Secretary-General on UNAMID.
It underlines the importance of the partnership between the UN and the AU, consistent with Chapter VIII of the Charter and also stresses the need to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping deployments. It expresses deep concern at the deteriorating security situation and its concern at the return to hostilities between the government and the other parties of the conflict. In this regard, the document reiterates that there can be no military solution to the conflict, but rather a political one. It reiterates its condemnation of all violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Darfur and the negative effect of the ongoing violence in the region. It also expresses concern on the alleged links between armed movements in Darfur and groups outside the region. It determines that the situation in the region continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security.
Operative Clauses
The document extends the mandate of UNAMID for twelve months, until July 31, 2012 and welcomes the Secretary-General’s intention to review the uniformed personnel required for the mission and a report to be issued no later than 180 days from the adoption of the resolution. The resolution still underlines the need for UNAMID to make full use of its mandate and capabilities mainly the protection of civilians and ensuring safe, timely and unhindered humanitarian access. It also reaffirms the importance of promoting the AU-UN led peace and political process for Darfur and emphasizes the Chapter VII’s mandate that the mission has established for itself. It also demands that all parties to the conflict engage immediately and without preconditions to reach a permanent ceasefire and comprehensive peace settlement.
The resolution recognizes the creation of an environment that allows the systemic and sustained engagement of all Darfurian stakeholders in constructive and open dialogue; it requests the Secretary-General to include assessments of the elements of stakeholders in the reports. There is also a welcoming of the Secretary-General’s intention to develop a roadmap for the Darfur peace process. It also commends the contribution of troop and police from countries and donors to UNAMID and underlines that any attack or threat of attack on the mission is unacceptable; in this regard it calls for the removal of all obstacles to UNAMID’s full and proper discharge of its mandate. The document still demands that the mission be given a license for its own radio transmitter in line with previous agreement and requests the reporting procedures to take place every 90 days in the advance of UNAMID’s mandate implementation.
The resolution still demands that all parties to the conflict in Darfur immediately end violence, attacks on civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel, and comply with their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law and calls for the cessation of hostilities from all parties. It further expresses serious concern at the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in some parts of Darfur and condemns human rights violations in, and relating to, Darfur, with includes arbitrary arrests and detentions. There is a note that the conflicts in one area of Sudan affects other areas of the country and the region at large and for that they call for effective inter-mission cooperation among UNAMID, UNISFA and UNMISS.
The resolution still stresses the importance of reaching durable solutions for refugees and idp that are in the country and in the region and notes that security and freedom of movement will facilitate recovery initiatives and a return to normalcy. It also commends the efforts on a water conference that took place in Khartoum, while expressing deep concern over the persistent localized conflict, violence and its effects on the civilian population. As usual in peacekeeping related resolution, there is a demand that the mission take into consideration the special measures related to protection of civilians, women and children as enshrined in other UNSC resolutions. The resolution finishes by requesting the Secretary-General to ensure continued monitoring and dialogue with the parties to the conflict and that he review and update the concept of operations and rules of engagement of UNAMID. It decided to remain seized of the matter.
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