Security Council Resolution 1979 (2011) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso) Until 30 Apr. 2012]

S/RES/1979(2011)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 45 The situation concerning Western Sahara, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 2011–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/2440 (2018)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	S/RES/2440 (2018)	Security Council resolution 2440 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 Apr. 2019]	—	—
2017	S/RES/2351 (2017)	Security Council resolution 2351 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 Apr. 2018]	—	—
2016	S/RES/2285 (2016)	Security Council resolution 2285 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 Apr. 2017]	—	—
2015	S/RES/2218 (2015)	Security Council resolution 2218 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 Apr. 2016]	—	—
2014	S/RES/2152 (2014)	Security Council resolution 2152 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 Apr. 2015]	—	—

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

8 reports · 2012–2019

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2019	S/2019/282	Situation concerning Western Sahara report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2440 (2018)
2018	S/2018/277	Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara	S/RES/2351 (2017)
2017	S/2017/307	Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara	S/RES/2285 (2016)
2016	S/2016/355	Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara	S/RES/2218 (2015)
2015	S/2015/246	Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara	S/RES/2152 (2014)

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Budget Contributions Ceasefires Confidence-Building Measures Family Visits Negotiation Peacekeeping Operations Plebiscites Self-Determination of Peoples Sex Crimes Training Programmes Troop-Contributing States Western Sahara Western Sahara Question

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the need for full respect of the military agreements reached with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) with regard to the ceasefire and calls on the parties to adhere fully to those agreements;

Calls on all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of MINURSO and to ensure the security of as well as unhindered and immediate access for the United Nations and associated personnel in carrying out their mandate, in conformity with existing agreements;

Welcomes the parties’ commitment to continue the process of holding small, informal talks in preparation for a fifth round of negotiations, and recalls its endorsement of the recommendation in the report of 14 April 2008 (S/2008/251) that realism and a spirit of compromise by the parties are essential to achieve progress in negotiations;

Calls upon the parties to continue to show political will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to enter into a more intensive and substantive phase of negotiations, thus ensuring implementation of resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008), 1871 (2009) and 1920 (2010) and the success of negotiations, inter alia, by devoting attention to the ideas in paragraph 120 of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2011/249);

Affirms its strong support for the commitment of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy towards a solution to the question of Western Sahara in this context and welcomes the intensified pace of meetings and contacts;

Calls upon the parties to continue negotiations under the auspices of the Secretary-General without preconditions and in good faith, taking into account the efforts made since 2006 and subsequent developments, with a view to achieving a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, and noting the role and responsibilities of the parties in this respect;

Invites Member States to lend appropriate assistance to these talks;

Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council informed on a regular basis, and at least twice a year, on the status and progress of these negotiations under his auspices and express its intention to meet to receive and discuss his report;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation in Western Sahara well before the end of the mandate period;

Welcomes the commitment of the parties and the neighbouring states to hold periodic meetings with the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees to review and, where possible, expand confidence-building measures;

Urges Member States to provide voluntary contributions to fund confidence-building measures that allow for increased contact between separated family members, especially family visits, as well as for other confidence-building measures that may be agreed upon between parties;

Requests the Secretary-General in his next report to examine the existing challenges to MINURSO’s operations, reflecting on the situation on the ground;

Decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 30 April 2012;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance in MINURSO with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including predeployment awareness training, 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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