Security Council Resolution 1876 (2009) [on Extension of the Mandate of Un Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (Unogbis) and the Establishment of the Un Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (Uniogbis)]

S/RES/1876(2009)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 186 The situation in Guinea-Bissau, published in 2009.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2010–2011

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2011	S/2011/655	Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country	S/RES/1876(2009)
2011	S/2011/370	Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country	S/RES/1876(2009)
2011	S/2011/73	Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country	S/RES/1876(2009)
2010	S/2010/550	Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country	S/RES/1876(2009)

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Cooperation Between Organizations Criminal Investigation Drug Traffic Gender Mainstreaming Guinea-Bissau Human Rights Institution Building Internal Security Organized Crime Peacebuilding Political Conditions Post-Conflict Reconstruction Regional Organizations Rule of Law Security Sector Reform Small Arms

What’s in this document?

26 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) until 31 December 2009;

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of UNOGBIS in that country of 11 June 2009 (S/2009/302), and takes note of his recommendations contained therein;

Requests the Secretary-General to establish a United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) to succeed UNOGBIS, as recommended by him in his report (S/2009/302) for an initial period of 12 months, beginning on 1 January 2010, with the following key tasks:

Assisting the Peacebuilding Commission in its work in addressing critical peacebuilding needs in Guinea-Bissau;

Strengthening the capacities of national institutions in order to maintain constitutional order, public security and the full respect for the rule of law;

Supporting national authorities to establish effective and efficient police and law enforcement and criminal justice systems;

Supporting an inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation process;

Providing strategic and technical support and assistance to the Government of Guinea-Bissau in developing and coordinating the implementation of security sector reform;

Assisting national authorities to combat drug trafficking and organized crime, as well as human trafficking, especially child trafficking;

Supporting the national efforts to curb the proliferation of small arms and light weapons;

Undertaking human rights promotion, protection and monitoring activities and supporting the institutionalization of respect for the rule of law;

Mainstreaming a gender perspective into peacebuilding, in line with Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008);

Enhancing cooperation with the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries, the European Union and other partners in their efforts to contribute to the stabilization of Guinea-Bissau;

Helping in the mobilization of international assistance;

Underlines the need for appropriate expertise to ensure that the UNIOGBIS effectively and efficiently implements its mandate;

Further underlines the importance of establishing a fully integrated office with effective coordination of strategies and programmes between the United Nations agencies, funds, and programmes, between the United Nations and international donors, and between the integrated office, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and other United Nations missions in the subregion, and requests the Secretary-General to take necessary measures with UNOGBIS to ensure a smooth transition between UNOGBIS and the new integrated office;

Requests the Secretary-General to develop a strategic workplan with appropriate benchmarks to measure and track progress on the implementation of the mandate described in paragraph 3 above, and report on its implementation in accordance with paragraph 14 below;

Calls on the Government and all political stakeholders of Guinea-Bissau to work together in order to set up the best conditions for national reconciliation and to consolidate peace and security throughout Guinea-Bissau;

Urges all members of the Armed Forces, including its leaders, to abide by civilian rule and to refrain from any interference in political issues, to guarantee the security of the national institutions, as well as the population in general, and calls for the full protection and respect of human rights;

Urges Guinea-Bissau’s political leaders to refrain from involving the military in politics, and requests them to use legal and peaceful means to solve their differences;

Calls on the Government of Guinea-Bissau to conduct credible and transparent investigations into the political assassinations in March and June 2009, and to bring to justice those responsible for these acts, calls also upon the international community to support those investigations;

Requests in particular the Secretary-General, in consultation with the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), to assist the Government of Guinea-Bissau in carrying out a credible investigation process;

Takes note of the initiatives undertaken by regional organizations for ensuring the protection of the national institutions and the authorities;

Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and UNIOGBIS, to assist the Government of Guinea-Bissau for an effective coordination of the support provided by the international community to security sector reform in Guinea-Bissau, taking into account the work already undertaken by the European Union and other international actors in this area;

Further requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council regularly informed every four months on progress with establishing the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau, with the first report due by 31 October 2009, and thereafter with the implementation of this resolution;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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