Security Council Resolution 1847 (2008) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp)]

S/RES/1847(2008)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 42 The situation in Cyprus, published in 2008.

What else is in this group?

27 documents · 1997–2010

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2010).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	S/RES/1953(2010)	Security Council resolution 1953 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)]	1,337	–
2010	S/RES/1930(2010)	Security Council resolution 1930 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)]	1,272	–
2009	S/RES/1898(2009)	Security Council resolution 1898 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)]	1,206	–
2009	S/RES/1873(2009)	Security Council resolution 1873 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)]	1,226	–
2008	S/RES/1847(2008)	Security Council resolution 1847 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)]	1,174	–

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2009

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2009	S/2009/248	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus		S/RES/1847(2008)

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Accountability Civil Society Codes of Conduct Confidence-Building Measures Cyprus Cyprus Question Disappearance of Persons Good Offices Greek Cypriot Community Military Activity Mine Clearance Negotiation Peacekeeping Operations Sex Crimes Training Programmes Turkish Cypriot Community

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the analysis of developments on the ground over the last six months in the Secretary-General’s report, in accordance with his mandate;

Welcomes also the launch of fully fledged negotiations on 3 September 2008, and the prospect of a comprehensive and durable settlement that this has created;

Urges full exploitation of this opportunity, including by intensifying the momentum of negotiations, preserving the current atmosphere of trust and goodwill, and engaging in the process in a constructive and open manner;

Welcomes the announcement on confidence-building measures and the cancellation of military exercises, and looks forward to these measures being fully implemented as well as to agreement on further such steps, including the possible opening of other crossing points, as mentioned in the leaders’ joint statements;

Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution 1251 (1999) of 29 June 1999 and subsequent resolutions;

Expresses its full support for UNFICYP and decides to extend its mandate for a further period ending 15 June 2009;

Calls on both sides to continue to engage, as a matter of urgency and while respecting UNFICYP’s mandate, in consultations with UNFICYP on the demarcation of the buffer zone, and on the United Nations 1989 aide-memoire, with a view to reaching early agreement on outstanding issues;

Calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on implementation of this resolution by 1 June 2009 and to keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary;

Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of predeployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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