Dealing with Sudan security under the UN - S/RES/2003 (2011)

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.

UN mission in Iraq extension of mandate - S/RES/2001

S/RES/2001 addresses issues surrounding the UN mission in Iraq, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has its mandate renewed through the resolution that also congratulates the current efforts that have been made by them. The resolution reinforces the efforts being taken by the mission on the ground while also expressing the importance of the stability and security, independence and territorial integrity of the country. In this regard, there very little novelty in the resolution other than the extension of the mandate and requirement for reviews and reports.

Dealing with Afghanistan through the UN mission - S/RES/1974 (2011)

S/RES/1974 addresses questions related to the stabilization of Afghanistan and the long-term work of the UN mission that exists in the ground (UNAMA). In this regard, they grant an extension of the mandate of the mission and reaffirms several agreements that have been established in the past. It also puts forward the importance of the UN efforts through the civilian side of the operation and the importance of the access for humanitarian assistance in the country.

No More Security Need for the Special Court for Sierra Leone - S/RES/1971 (2011)

S/RES/1971 is a resolution completely focused on altering the needs and requirements for action take became outdated or unnecessary in the changing international context. The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was providing security services for the Special Court for Sierra Leone, but they are deemed not required any more by the authorities that command the efforts in the area.

UNMIT gets a mandate extension and elections supervision duties - S/RES/1969 (2011)

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.

The end of UNMIS means the start of UNMISS - S/RES/1997 (2011)

S/RES/1997 is one of rarest resolutions that the United Nations Security Council ever issues. The document order the withdrawal of the troops of the UNMIS from the country and it to be deployed to the new missions in the region, the UNMISS and UNISFA. This is one of the rare moments in the workings of the Council in which the mandate of a mission was not extend, but rather let to expire. Nonetheless, the UN presence in the region did not change as a result of this change, since from the writing of the resolution one can assume that all the assets will just be redeployed.

An UN mission formed before the country - S/RES/1996

South Sudan is a new country that has many birth-certificates within the archives of the United Nations Organization, one of them is S/RES/1996, which establishes the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). It is dated before the establishment of the new republic and due to this fact it calls for its actions to be adopted after the proclamation of the new independent state. It sets out to determine the very broad mandate of the mission in the country as well as the several calls for cooperation among the relevant regional actors. The tasks assigned to the mission are related to basic elements of governance, such as specific actions related to institution-building in the region and core government functions, such as basic services.

UN Mission Interaction in Africa - S/RES/1609 (2005)

The resolution 1609 deals with the integration of the mission of the United Nations in Ivory Coast, (UNOCI) with its nearby missions in Sierra Leone and Liberia and also with the change of the mandate related to the first mission. The overall goal of the resolution is to integrate the efforts of the different portions of the military efforts that are taking place in the region. The mandate that is developed through the resolution encompasses most of the activities possible that might take place in the efforts of the peacekeeping mission and the peace-building in the nation. In this regard, it is a pretty extensive mandate that goes from issues of elections to the actual building of the authority of the State.

Quick Response to South Sudan Referendum - S/RES/1978 (2011)

S/RES/1978 is a short and straight forward response to the referendum that took place in South Sudan and voted for the transformation of that region into an independent country. In this regard, the main goal of the resolution can be seen as assuring the international community and the interested parties in South Sudan that the United Nations will support the results from the ballot box and that it will assist in implementing those results. The resolution extends the mandate of the mission in Sudan temporarily, until July 9; a time in which we can probably expect a new resolution to be released establishing a new mission on the region, possibly under a different name.

Mandate Extension and Elections in the DR Congo - S/RES/1991 (2011)

S/RES/1991 addresses questions related to the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while working through some of the peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts that the UN mission, MONUSCO. The fundamental concern expressed throughout the resolution is indeed with the safety of the electoral process and the possible human rights violations that have taken place in the region. It recognizes the challenges that lay ahead of the mission, otherwise there would be no point in extending the mandate, while congratulating of previous efforts. This is a very common occurrence among UNSC resolutions, but the generality of the sentence does apply to S/RES/1991, as it really discuss the security improvement and as well as the concerns.

Cooperation between Peacekeeping Mission - S/RES/1992 (2011)

S/RES/1992 (2011) deals with an interesting aspect of cooperation between peacekeeping operations. The United Nations currently has missions deployed in bordering Liberia and Ivory Coast and there are issues in the region that are shared by the two missions. Some of these border issues are being addressed through inter-mission cooperation arrangements and by the exchange of military personnel between the two deployed forces.

Renewing 1973's UNDOF in the Middle East - S/RES/1994 (2011)

S/RES/1994 is another exercise in extension of mandate in a UN peacekeeping operation that has been going on for a while. In this case it is the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force that is placed in the border between Israel and Syria since S/RES/338 (1973) and has been in place since the end of the Yom Kippur War and remains there since. This time frame makes the UNDOF one of the oldest peacekeeping operation established by the UN.

New Peacekeeping Operation in Sudan UNISFA - S/RES/1990 (2011)

S/RES/1990 creates a new peacekeeping mission in Africa, this time in south Sudan to deal mainly the backlash of the possible of the creation of a new country. The efforts of the mission are closely related to the political development that is taking place in the country towards pacification. The mandate is related to redeployment of forces, de-mining operations, delivery of aid and also building a policy force. The force is designed to be up to 4,200 in military numbers and it is supposed to last six months.

Renewing the Mission in Cyprus - S/RES/1986 (2011)

S/RES/1986 is one of the type of resolutions that became commonplace in the United Nations Security Council, which congratulates their previous efforts while extending the mandate of the mission being discussed. In the case they are dealing with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) which had its mandate first established in S/RES/186 (1964) and after the period the region still feels the need to maintain the mission on the ground. The mandate was set to expired on July 15th, 2011 and with this resolution it was extended until December 15th, 2011, while calling for continuous review and reporting by the mission and the Secretary-General on it to the Council.

If HIV/AIDS is a threat to peace and security, what is the limit? - S/RES/1983

S/RES/1983 represents one of those stretches of a fundamental concept so it can fit something else. Or does it sound reasonable that HIV/AIDS is a threat to international peace and security? The resolution makes no reference to any specific situation in which HIV/AIDS had become a threat to international peace and security. In order to make this issue one that is minimally connected to the the main task of the UNSC, which is the maintenance of international peace and security, they focus on area of international conflict. The tone of the whole resolution is closer to a resolution from the Economic and Social Council or the General Assembly rather than other resolutions from the Security Council.