Security Council Resolution 1885 (2009) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Mission in Liberia (Unmil)]

S/RES/1885(2009)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 89 The situation in Liberia, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 2004–2010

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/1938(2010)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	S/RES/1938(2010)	Security Council resolution 1938 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)]	1,276	52%Compare
2009	S/RES/1885(2009)	Security Council resolution 1885 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)]	1,229	24%Compare
2008	S/RES/1836(2008)	Security Council resolution 1836 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)]	1,089	45%Compare
2007	S/RES/1777(2007)	Security Council resolution 1777 (2007) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)]	700	48%Compare
2007	S/RES/1750(2007)	Security Council resolution 1750 (2007) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)]	641	26%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

5 reports · 2004–2011

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2011	S/2011/497	Twenty-third progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia	S/RES/1938(2010)
2011	S/2011/72	Twenty-second progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia	S/RES/1938(2010)
2005	S/2005/764	Ninth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia	S/RES/1626(2005)
2005	S/2005/560	Eighth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia	S/RES/1561(2004)
2004	S/2004/972	Fifth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia	S/RES/1561(2004)

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Capacity Building Development Plans Elections Internal Security International Cooperation Liberia Liberia Situation Military Personnel Partnership Peacebuilding Peacekeeping Operations Peacemaking Police Post-Conflict Reconstruction Rule of Law Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Decides that the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) shall be extended until 30 September 2010;

Authorizes UNMIL to assist the Liberian government with the 2011 general presidential and legislative elections, by providing logistical support, particularly to facilitate access to remote areas, coordinating international electoral assistance, and supporting Liberian institutions and political parties in creating an atmosphere conducive to the conduct of peaceful elections;

Calls upon Liberian authorities to ensure that the outstanding issues regarding the electoral legal framework, including delineation of constituencies and proposed constitutional amendments, are finalized to facilitate adequate preparations for the elections;

Further endorses the Secretary-General’s recommendation that the conduct of free and fair, conflict-free elections be a core benchmark for UNMIL’s future drawdown;

Reaffirms its intention to authorize the Secretary-General to redeploy troops, as may be needed, between UNMIL and UNOCI on a temporary basis in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1609 (2005) and calls on troop contributing countries to support the efforts of the Secretary-General in this regard;

Endorses the Secretary-General’s recommendation in his special report of 10 June 2009 (S/2009/299) to implement the third stage of UNMIL’s drawdown, from October 2009 to May 2010, repatriating 2,029 military personnel, three attack helicopters, and 72 armoured personnel carriers, leaving UNMIL’s military strength at 8,202 personnel, including 7,952 troops in Liberia and 250 at the Special Court for Sierra Leone and keeping the UNMIL police component at its current authorized strength;

Requests the Secretary-General, following consultations with the Government of Liberia, to develop and submit to the Council a strategic integrated plan to coordinate activity towards the achievement of benchmarks, and recalling the statements of its President on 22 July 2009 (PRST/2009/23) and 5 August 2009 (PRST/2009/24) which emphasized the need for coherence between, and integration of, peacemaking, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and development to achieve an effective response to post-conflict situations, requests the Secretary-General to provide in his reports an indication of progress toward achieving a coordinated United Nations approach in Liberia and in particular on critical gaps to achieving peacebuilding objectives;

Underscores the importance that the military concept of operations and rules of engagement be regularly updated and 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 Contributing Countries;

Further requests the Secretary-General to continue to monitor progress on core benchmarks, in particular on progress on preparations for the 2011 elections, and on the progress made towards building the capability of the Liberia National Police, and to report regularly on that progress to the Security Council;

Calls upon the Government of Liberia, in coordination with UNMIL, the United Nations country team and international partners to redouble efforts to develop national security and rule of law institutions that are fully independently operational, and to this end encourages coordinated progress on the implementation of all Security and Justice Development Plans, including the Liberia National Police strategic plan referenced in paragraph 29 of the Secretary-General’s report of 10 August 2009 (S/2009/411);

Further requests the Secretary-General to keep it regularly informed of the situation on the ground and to provide by 15 August 2010 a report on the issues addressed in paragraphs 2 and 9;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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