Security Council Resolution 1829 (2008) [on Establishment of the Un Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (Unipsil)]

S/RES/1829(2008)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 171 The situation in Sierra Leone, published in 2008.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2009

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2009	S/2009/438	Third report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone	S/RES/1829(2008)
2009	S/2009/267	Second report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone	S/RES/1829(2008)
2009	S/2009/59	First report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone	S/RES/1829(2008)

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Corruption Drug Control Employment Governance Human Rights Monitoring Inter-Agency Cooperation Partnership Peacebuilding Post-Conflict Reconstruction Resident Coordinators Rule of Law Sierra Leone Special Representatives Women's Advancement Youth Employment

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to establish the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), as recommended in his report (S/2008/281) for a period of 12 months beginning on 1 October 2008, with the key tasks as specified in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 8 below;

Welcomes the Secretary-General’s recommendation in his report (S/2008/281) that UNIPSIL should be headed by an Executive Representative of the Secretary-General who would also serve as the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Resident Coordinator; and underlines the need for appropriate expertise and adequate material resources, in order that the Office can effectively and efficiently implement its mandate;

Requests that UNIPSIL focus on and support the Government of Sierra Leone in the following areas:

Providing political support to national and local efforts for identifying and resolving tensions and threats of potential conflict, whatever the source;

Monitoring and promoting human rights, democratic institutions and the rule of law, including efforts to counter transnational organized crime and drug trafficking;

Consolidating good governance reforms, with a special focus on anti-corruption instruments such as the Anti-Corruption Commission;

Supporting decentralization, reviewing the 1991 Constitution and the enactment of relevant legislation;

Closely coordinating with and supporting the work of the Peacebuilding Commission, as well as the implementation of the Peacebuilding Cooperation Framework and projects supported through the Peacebuilding Fund;

Underlines the importance of establishing a fully integrated office with effective coordination of strategy and programmes among the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Sierra Leone, and emphasizes the need for the United Nations system to support and cooperate fully with UNIPSIL, in accordance with the Executive Representative’s function as Resident Representative and Resident Coordinator;

Stresses the need for close cooperation between UNIPSIL, ECOWAS, the Mano River Union, international partners and other United Nations missions in the region;

Emphasizes that the Government of Sierra Leone bears the primary responsibility for peacebuilding, security and long-term development in the country, and encourages the Government of Sierra Leone to continue its close engagement with the Peacebuilding Commission in this regard, including through the regular monitoring of progress in the implementation of the Sierra Leone Peacebuilding Cooperation Framework, and further encourages international partners to continue to provide support to the Government of Sierra Leone and to cooperate with the Peacebuilding Commission;

Calls upon the Government of Sierra Leone and all other stakeholders in the country to increase their efforts to promote good governance, including through the effective functioning of local government and continued measures to combat corruption and improve accountability; promote the development of the private sector to generate wealth and employment opportunities, in particular for young people; strengthen the judiciary; and advance human rights, including through implementation of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission;

Emphasizes the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), underlines that a gender perspective should be taken into account in implementing all aspects of the mandate of UNIPSIL, and encourages UNIPSIL to work with the Government of Sierra Leone in this regard;

Requests that the Secretary-General keeps the Council informed every four months on the implementation of the mandate of UNIPSIL and this resolution, with the first report due by 31 January 2009;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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