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]

S/RES/2351 (2017)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 2017.

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?

5 subjects

Negotiation Peace Agreements Peacekeeping Operations Western Sahara Western Sahara Question

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 30 April 2018;

Reaffirms the need for full respect of the military agreements reached with MINURSO with regard to the ceasefire and calls on the parties to adhere fully to those agreements;

Recognizes that the recent crisis in the buffer strip in Guerguerat raises fundamental questions related to the ceasefire and related agreements and encourages the Secretary-General to explore ways that such questions can be resolved;

Calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of MINURSO, including its free interaction with all interlocutors, and to take the necessary steps to ensure the security of as well as unhindered movement and immediate access for the United Nations and associated personnel in carrying out their mandate, in conformity with existing agreements;

Emphasizes the importance of the parties’ commitment to continue the process of 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, and encourages the neighbouring countries to make important contributions to this process;

Calls upon the parties to show political will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to resume negotiations, thus ensuring implementation of resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008), 1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013), 2152 (2014), and 2218 (2015) and the success of negotiations;

Affirms its full support for the commitment of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy towards a solution to the question of Western Sahara in this context to relaunch the negotiating process with a new dynamic and a new spirit leading to the resumption of a political process with the aim of reaching a 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;

Calls upon the parties to resume 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 brief the Security Council on a regular basis, and at least twice a year, on the status and progress of these negotiations under his auspices, on the implementation of this resolution, challenges to MINURSO’s operations and steps taken to address them, expresses its intention to meet to receive and discuss his briefings and in this regard, further requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation in Western Sahara well before the end of the mandate period;

Further requests the Secretary-General to update the Security Council within six months of the appointment of the new Personal Envoy on (i) ways in which the Personal Envoy, working with the parties, is progressing towards a 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 present a clear path forward; (ii) how MINURSO’s performance measures are being developed and implemented (iii) how structures and staffing can be reorganized to achieve mission goals efficiently, and (iv) how new technologies are being considered to reduce risk, improve force protection, and better implement the mandate of MINURSO;

Encourages the parties to resume cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to review and, where possible, expand confidence-building measures;

Urges Member States to provide new and additional voluntary contributions to fund food programmes to ensure that the humanitarian needs of refugees are adequately addressed and avoid reductions in food rations;

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;

Supports an increase in the ratio of medical personnel within the current uniformed authorization as requested in the most recent report of the Secretary-General to address the severely overstretched medical capacity of MINURSO;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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