Security Council Resolution 2215 (2015) [on Drawdown of the Un Mission in Liberia (Unmil)]

S/RES/2215 (2015)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 90 The situation in Liberia, published in 2015.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Liberia Liberia Situation National Security Peacekeeping Operations Political Conditions

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7 operative paragraphs

Endorses the Secretary-General’s recommendation in his update of 16 March 2015 on the drawdown of UNMIL uniformed personnel, and consistent with resolution 2190 (2014), authorizes the Secretary-General to implement the third phase of the phased drawdown to arrive at a new military ceiling of 3,590 personnel and to reduce the police ceiling to 1,515 personnel, with both ceilings to be reached by September 2015;

Decides that the mandate of UNMIL shall no longer include the task set forth in paragraph 10 (d) (i) of resolution 2190 (2014);

Reaffirms its expectation that the Government of Liberia will assume fully its complete security responsibilities from UNMIL no later than 30 June 2016 and also reaffirms its intention to consider the continued and future reconfiguration of UNMIL accordingly;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to streamline the activities of UNMIL across its civilian, police and military components to fully reflect the downsizing of the police and military components and narrowing of the mandate decided in resolution 2190 (2014) and this resolution and further requests the Secretary-General to consolidate the civilian, police and military presence of UNMIL in line with the security transition noted in paragraph 3 above;

Calls on the Governments of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire to continue reinforcing their cooperation, particularly with respect to the border area, and in this regard, calls upon all United Nations entities in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, including all relevant components of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and UNMIL, within their respective mandates, capabilities and areas of deployment, as well as the two United Nations Country Teams, where relevant and appropriate, to support the Ivoirian and Liberian authorities;

Reaffirms the importance of inter-mission cooperation arrangements as UNMIL and UNOCI downsize, as well as the inter-mission cooperation framework set out in resolution 1609 (2005) and recalls the relevant provisions of resolution 2162 (2014) in this regard;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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