Security Council Resolution 2103 (2013) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (Uniogbis) Until 31 May 2014]

S/RES/2103 (2013)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 2013.

What else is in this group?

2 documents · 2013

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2013	S/RES/2103 (2013)	Security Council resolution 2103 (2013) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) until 31 May 2014]	—	–
2013	S/RES/2092 (2013)	Security Council resolution 2092 (2013) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) until 31 May 2013]	—	–

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

7 reports · 2013–2014

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2014	S/2014/603	Report of the Secretary-General on the restoration of and respect for constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau	S/RES/2103 (2013)
2014	S/2014/332	Report of the Secretary-General on the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau	S/RES/2103 (2013)
2014	S/2014/333	Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau	S/RES/2103 (2013)
2014	S/2014/105	Report of the Secretary-General on the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau	S/RES/2103 (2013)
2013	S/2013/680	Report of the Secretary-General on the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau	S/RES/2103 (2013)

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Armed Forces Drug Traffic Elections Guinea-Bissau Human Rights Violations Laundering of Funds Peacebuilding Post-Conflict Reconstruction

What’s in this document?

28 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of UNIOGBIS for a period of 12 months beginning on 1 June 2013 until 31 May 2014, and to readjust it as recommended by the Secretary-General to perform the following tasks:

Supporting an inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation process to facilitate the return to constitutional order;

Assisting in creating an environment conducive to the holding of free, fair and transparent elections;

Assisting in strengthening democratic institutions and enhancing the capacity of state organs to function effectively and constitutionally;

Providing strategic and technical advice and support for the establishment of effective and efficient law enforcement and criminal justice and penitentiary systems, capable of maintaining public security and combating impunity while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Providing strategic and technical advice and support to national authorities and relevant stakeholders, including in coordination with ECOWAS/ECOMIB, in implementing the national security sector reform and rule of law strategies as well as developing civilian and military justice systems that are compliant with international standards;

Assisting national authorities to combat drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, in close cooperation with UNODC;

Undertaking human rights promotion, protection, monitoring and reporting activities;

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

Working with the Peacebuilding Commission in support of Guinea-Bissau’s peacebuilding priorities; and

Contributing to the mobilization, harmonization and coordination of international assistance, including for the implementation of the national security sector reform and rule of law strategies, and enhancing cooperation with the AU, the ECOWAS, the CPLP, the EU and other partners in support of the restoration and maintenance of constitutional order and the stabilization of Guinea-Bissau;

Fully supports the Secretary-General’s recommendations related to adjustments to the integrated approach in Guinea-Bissau, the Peacebuilding Commission and Peacebuilding Fund, and of the activities of the United Nations Country Team, as outlined in his report;

Takes note of ongoing consultations among Guinea-Bissau’s stakeholders to resolve the current crisis and urges them to enhance their efforts towards the formation of an inclusive government, the adoption of a consensual transitional road map including for elections in 2013, and the adoption of a newly drafted “Regime pact”;

Underlines the importance of free, fair and transparent elections to ensure the restoration of constitutional order by the end of 2013 and requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and UNIOGBIS and the United Nations as a whole, to provide electoral assistance to that end;

Reiterates its demand to the armed forces to submit themselves fully to civilian control;

Condemns the violations and abuses of human rights, including political and civil rights, urges the Guinea-Bissau authorities to take all necessary measures to protect human rights, put an end to impunity, initiate investigations to identify the perpetrators of such acts and bring them to justice and take action to protect witnesses in order to ensure due process; urges them to take steps to mitigate the climate of fear resulting from restrictions on freedom of expression and freedom of assembly;

Welcomes the joint efforts by international partners, in particular the African Union, the CPLP, ECOWAS, the European Union and the United Nations, to enhance cooperation in support of the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau and encourages them to continue to work together towards the country’s stabilization;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to work through UNIOGBIS, in coordination with other partners, including ECOWAS and CPLP, on the ongoing dialogue process among political parties, to facilitate the achievement of the objectives referred to in paragraph 3 above in view of the restoration of constitutional order;

Encourages the efforts in support of SSR as a crucial element for long-term stability in Guinea-Bissau and encourages coordinated action by all relevant subregional, regional, and international partners of Guinea-Bissau in this field in order to obtain expeditious and positive results;

Calls upon the Guinea-Bissau authorities to review, adopt and implement national legislations and mechanisms to more effectively combat transnational organized crime, in particular drug trafficking and money laundering, and in this context, to provide additional support to the Transnational Crime Unit (TCU) established under the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI); and urges both the civilian and military leadership in Guinea-Bissau and international partners to demonstrate greater commitment to combat drug trafficking;

Encourages members of the international community to enhance cooperation with Guinea-Bissau, in order to enable it to ensure control of air traffic and surveillance of maritime security within its jurisdiction, in particular to fight drug trafficking and organized crime, as well as illegal fishing in Guinea-Bissau’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone;

Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to increase efforts to achieve greater coherence, coordination and efficiency among relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programs in Guinea-Bissau to maximize their collective effectiveness toward combating drug trafficking, in particular through provision by these agencies, funds and programs of relevant information to the Special Representative on individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with drug-trafficking that contribute to creating a threat to the peace, stability and security of Guinea-Bissau and the subregion;

Invites the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to share all relevant information with the Committee established pursuant to its resolution 2048 (2012), particularly names of individuals who meet the criteria set forth in paragraph 6 and elaborated by paragraph 7 of resolution 2048 (2012);

Stresses the challenges posed by the fight against drug trafficking in the search of solutions to the overall political and economic crisis in Guinea-Bissau, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure the relevant capacity within UNIOGBIS, by providing an anti-drug component, including appropriate expertise;

Encourages international bilateral and multilateral partners to continue their technical support to Guinea-Bissau in strengthening efforts to tackle transnational organized crime including illicit activities, such as money-laundering and drug trafficking, calls upon them to increase their support to WACI and the TCU to fight transnational organized crime and drug trafficking which threaten security and stability in Guinea-Bissau and in the subregion and further encourages them to contribute to support UNODC presence in Guinea-Bissau and to the UNIOGBIS Trust Fund for immediate, medium and longer-term priorities, including for elections and post-election reforms;

Emphasizes the importance of the organization of an international pledging conference on the recovery of Guinea-Bissau after the holding of free, fair and transparent elections;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Council regular reports, every 180 days, on the implementation of this resolution and to continue to provide concurrent report on the implementation of resolution 2048 (2012) every 90 days restarting with the adoption of this resolution;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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