S/RES/1969 deals mainly with the tasks that are delegated to the UN mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT) as they relate to the preparations for the 2012 elections in the country as well as the efforts on peacebuilding and institution building. It extends the mandate of the mission until late February 2012 and it also includes several elements that call for national capacity building in the country, specially when it comes to the development of judicial infrastructure and police capacities on the ground. Overall, it’s goals are closely related to continue the previous work of the organization in the country.
Preamble
The document initiates by reaffirming all its previous resolutions and statements on Timor Leste and welcomes the report of the Secretary-General late January 2011. It also reaffirms its full commitment to the sovereignty and the promotion of long-term stability in the country. It takes note of general stability through further improvements in the political and security situations as well as welcoming the inclusive participation in democratic processes and governmental efforts to promote cooperation and dialogue between local and national authorities. It also welcomes the efforts of the local political leadership to create opportunities for the participation of all political parties. There is also a welcoming of the deliberations by the national parliament on the draft laws on reparations.
The preamble reaffirms the need for respect of the independence of the judiciary branch and the need to act against impunity, it further welcomes the progress made in strengthening the justice and corrections sectors’ capacities. It specially recognizes the steps taken to further augment institutional capacities of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Service Commissions. The document welcomes the commencement of a jointly-owned transition planning and implementation mechanism and the progress towards the full resumption of primary policing role to the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL). It also reaffirms the importance to implement fully the agreement of assistance in the rebuilding of the police force and the Ministry of Interior to handle internal disciplinary issues. There is also the noting of the continuing need for support to strength the capacities of the police force in cooperation with the international security forces for that goal and also for the policing efforts in the meantime.
The document also welcomes the strong economic growth and socio-economic development in the progress of the Government of Timor Leste and also their action to take measure to protect women and girls from gender based violence. It notes the efforts of the government to finalize a development plan from 2011 to 2030 and recalls that the country still faces many challenges in areas related to the underlying factors of the 2006 crisis. It also acknowledges the critical importance of institution building in post-conflict scenarios and the importance of the 2012 elections for the long-term stability of the country. The preamble still stresses the importance of the understanding of checks and balances for the institutions of the State. It closes the section by welcoming the continued Timorese government effort as it relates to internally displaced persons and the important role that the UN-related team has in the country.
Operative Clauses
The document decides to extend the mandate of the mission until February 26, 2012 and urges all parties in the country to work together and engage in political dialogue to consolidate peace, democracy, rule of law, sustainable social and economic development and reaffirms the support for the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. There is also a request for the UNMIT to extend the necessary support in preparation to the elections in 2012 as demanded by the local government. It also reaffirms the importance of the government to continue reviewing and reforming the security sector in the country, specially the police forces. When it comes to the PNTL, it emphasizes the importance of taking measures to ensure the credibility and integrity of the force and encourages the efforts for it to complete the resumption of primary polcing responsibilities.
It further endorses the reconfiguration of the mission’s police component to take into account the electoral process in 2012. For that, it requests the mission to provide interim law enforcement and public security in those areas in which the PNTL is not yet ready to take those activities. In those regards, it requests the mission to support further institutional development and capacity building of the PNTL and it support the joint working group that aims at developing a plan for further capacity-building support for the local police. The resolution bureaucratically underscores the need for the concept of operations and rules of engagement be updated to be in line with the provisions of the document.
It also reaffirms the importance of the efforts to achieve accountability and justice and calls for the UNMIT to assist in doing so within its mandate. For that it also underlines the importance of a coordinated approach to the justice sector reform aimed at increasing Timorese ownership and strengthening national capacity in this sector. It further requests the UNMIT to continue its efforts in this area and calls upon the mission to support the coordination of donor cooperation. It also recognizes the importance of the development plans and calls upon all the parties to cooperate and coordinate with the relevant partners to advance those plans. The document also encourages the local government to strengthen peacebuilding perspectives in areas of employment and empowerment.
Afterwards, the resolution moves to the way too common two clauses, one requesting for a gender perspective to be employed by the mission on the ground and the second one dealing with the necessity to uphold the zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers. There is also a request for the Secretary-General to provide reports on the development of the situation on the ground, one by October 15, 2011 and one by January 26, 2012. It also reaffirms the importance of medium-term strategy and benchmarks to measure and track progress in Timor-Leste. The document still encourages an intensification of the ongoing discussions on the elements for future changes to the nature and scope of the UN presence on the ground post-UNMIT. It lastly decides to remain seized of the matter.
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