Security Council Resolution 1867 (2009) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (Unmit)]

S/RES/1867(2009)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 179 The situation in Timor-Leste, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2008–2010

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/1912(2010)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	S/RES/1912(2010)	Security Council resolution 1912 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)]	1,874	58%Compare
2009	S/RES/1867(2009)	Security Council resolution 1867 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)]	1,755	46%Compare
2008	S/RES/1802(2008)	Security Council resolution 1802 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)]	1,478	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

6 reports · 2008–2011

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2011	S/2011/32	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 21 September 2010 to 7 January 2011)	S/RES/1912(2010)
2010	S/2010/522	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 21 January to 20 September 2010)	S/RES/1912(2010)
2010	S/2010/85	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 24 September 2009 to 20 January 2010)	S/RES/1867(2009)
2009	S/2009/504	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 21 January 2009 to 23 September 2009)	S/RES/1867(2009)
2009	S/2009/72	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 9 July 2008 to 20 January 2009)	S/RES/1802(2008)

What’s in this document?

19 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of UNMIT until 26 February 2010 at the current authorized levels;

Urges all parties in Timor-Leste, in particular political leaders, to continue to work together and engage in political dialogue and consolidate peace, democracy, rule of law, sustainable social and economic development, advancement of protection of human rights and national reconciliation in the country, and reaffirms its full support for the continued efforts of the SRSG aimed at addressing critical political and security-related issues facing the country, including enhancing a culture of democratic governance, through inclusive and collaborative processes, including the expanded High-Level Coordination Committee and the Trilateral Coordination Forum;

Requests UNMIT to extend the necessary support, within its current mandate, for local elections currently planned for 2009, responding to the request from the Government of Timor-Leste, and encourages the international community to assist in this process;

Reaffirms the continued importance of the review and reform of the security sector in Timor-Leste, in particular the need to delineate between the roles and responsibilities of the Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) and the PNTL, to strengthen legal frameworks, and to enhance civilian oversight and accountability mechanisms of both security institutions, and requests UNMIT to continue to support the Government of Timor-Leste in these efforts;

Supports the gradual resumption of policing responsibilities by the PNTL beginning in 2009 through a phased approach, while emphasizing that the PNTL must meet the criteria mutually agreed between the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT as set out in paragraph 21 of the report of the Secretary-General to guarantee the PNTL’s readiness for the resumption of such responsibilities in any given district or unit, and requests the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT to cooperate with each other to implement the resumption process, and requests UNMIT to continue to ensure, through the presence of UNMIT police component and the provision of support to the PNTL, the maintenance of public security in Timor-Leste, which includes interim law enforcement and public security until the PNTL is fully reconstituted;

Underscores the need for the concept of operations and rules of engagement to be regularly updated as necessary and to be fully in line with the provisions of this resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to report on them to the Security Council and troop and police contributing countries within 90 days after the adoption of this resolution;

Requests UNMIT, working with partners, to intensify its efforts to assist with further training, mentoring, institutional development and strengthening of the PNTL with a view to enhancing its effectiveness, including with respect to addressing the special needs of women;

Reaffirms the importance of ongoing efforts to achieve accountability and justice, and underlines the importance of the implementation by the Government of Timor-Leste of the recommendations of the United Nations Special Commission of Inquiry report of 2006 (S/2006/822), including paragraphs 225 through 228 of the report;

Underlines the importance of a coordinated approach to the justice sector reform, based on needs assessment, and the ongoing need to increase Timorese ownership and strengthen national capacity in judicial line functions, including the training and specialization of national lawyers and judges;

Emphasizes the need for sustained support of the international community to Timor-Leste to develop and strengthen its institutions and further build capacities in the justice sector;

Requests UNMIT to continue its efforts, adjusting them as necessary to enhance the effectiveness of the judiciary, in assisting the Government of Timor-Leste in carrying out the proceedings recommended by the Commission of Inquiry;

Calls upon UNMIT to continue to support the Government of Timor-Leste in its efforts to coordinate donor cooperation in areas of institutional capacity-building;

Takes note of the Timor-Leste National Recovery Strategy and the Government’s declaration of 2009 as the year of infrastructure, rural development and human resources capacity development, and in this regard, 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 in designing poverty reduction, promotion of sustainable livelihood and economic growth policies;

Encourages the Government of Timor-Leste to strengthen peacebuilding perspectives in such areas as integration of internally displaced persons, employment and empowerment, especially focusing on rural areas and youth, as well as local socio-economic development including agricultural activities;

Requests UNMIT to fully take into account gender considerations as set out in Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) 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 on the need to protect them from gender-based violence, detailing special measures to protect women and girls from such violence;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance by 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 Security Council regularly informed of the developments on the ground, including those related to preparation for the planned local elections, and on the implementation of this resolution, including in particular progress on transfer of the policing responsibility from UNMIT to the PNTL, and to submit to the Security Council, no later than 30 September 2009, a report reviewing, inter alia, the resumption of policing responsibilities by the PNTL, and, no later than 1 February 2010, a report which includes possible adjustments in UNMIT’s mandate and strength;

Welcomes the work undertaken by the Secretary-General and the Government of Timor-Leste to develop a medium-term strategy and establish benchmarks for measuring and tracking progress in Timor-Leste, and assessing the level and form of United Nations support while keeping the benchmarks under active review, and underlines the importance of ownership of the strategy by the leaders and people of Timor-Leste in this process;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Security Council Resolution 1867 (2009) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (Unmit)]

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