Security Council Resolution 1745 (2007) [on Extension of the Mandate and Increase in the Strength of the Un Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (Unmit)]

S/RES/1745(2007)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 180 The situation in Timor-Leste, published in 2007.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2007–2008

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2008	S/2008/26	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 21 August 2007 to 7 January 2008)		S/RES/1745(2007)
2007	S/2007/513	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 27 January to 20 August 2007)		S/RES/1745(2007)

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15 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of UNMIT until 26 February 2008;

Decides to increase UNMIT’s authorized force strength by up to 140 police personnel in order to permit the deployment of an additional formed police unit to supplement the existing FPUs particularly during the pre- and post-electoral period;

Welcomes the signing of the military technical arrangement between the United Nations and Australia on 25 January 2007 under which the international security force ensures protection of United Nations premises and properties as well as a rapid response capacity for the UNMIT police;

Calls upon the Government of Timor-Leste, assisted by UNMIT, to continue working on a comprehensive review of future role and needs of the security sector including the Ministry of Interior, PNTL, Ministry of Defence, and F-FDTL;

Emphasizes the need for regular meetings and information sharing and, in that regard, welcomes the establishment of a Trilateral Coordination Forum, with participants from the Government of Timor-Leste, UNMIT and the international security force, in order to maintain coordination;

Calls upon all parties in Timor-Leste to adhere to the principles of non-violence and to democratic and legal processes to ensure that the upcoming elections have a unifying impact and contribute to bringing the people of Timor-Leste together and encourages all Timorese parties to ensure that free, fair and peaceful elections take place and that the timetable for polls developed by the National Commission on Elections is respected;

Takes note of the work of the United Nations Independent Certification Team, encourages the implementation of its key recommendations to ensure credibility of the electoral process, and further encourages the international community to assist in this process including through electoral observation;

Calls upon all parties in Timor-Leste, and in particular political leaders, to continue to work together in a spirit of cooperation and compromise in order to consolidate progress made by Timor-Leste in recent years and to enable the country to move to a peaceful and more prosperous future;

Emphasizes the importance of ongoing efforts to reach accountability and justice for the events of 1999 and April through May 2006, including follow-up to the Independent Special Commission of Inquiry report and, in this regard, encourages UNMIT’s sustained efforts to support national dialogue, political reconciliation and the strengthening of the justice system;

Calls upon UNMIT to continue to cooperate and coordinate with the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes as well as all relevant partners to support the Government of Timor-Leste and relevant institutions and in designing poverty reduction and economic growth policies;

Urges the development partners including the United Nations agencies and multilateral financial institutions to continue providing resources and assistance for the preparations for the upcoming elections, other projects towards sustainable development and calls upon the international donor community to consider contributing generously towards the 2007 Consolidated Appeal for Timor-Leste;

Requests UNMIT fully to take into account gender considerations as set out in Security Council resolution 1325 as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate, and further requests the Secretary-General to include in his reporting to the Security Council progress on gender mainstreaming throughout UNMIT and all other aspects relating to the situation of women and girls, especially in relation to the need to protect them from gender-based violence;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance in UNMIT with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed, and urges those countries contributing troops and police to take appropriate preventive action and to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;

Further requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council closely and regularly informed of developments on the ground, in particular the state of preparations for the upcoming elections and the security situation and to submit a report which includes recommendations for possible adjustments in UNMIT’s mandate and strength to the Security Council within 60 days after the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Timor-Leste, and to submit a report no later than 45 days before the expiration of the current mandate and to submit further reports as and when he considers appropriate;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Security Council Resolution 1745 (2007) [on Extension of the Mandate and Increase in the Strength of the Un Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (Unmit)]

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