Security Council Resolution 2358 (2017) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Assistance Mission in Somalia (Unsom) Until 31 Mar. 2018]

S/RES/2358 (2017)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 84 The situation in Somalia, published in 2017.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2016–2019

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/2461 (2019)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2019	S/RES/2461 (2019)	Security Council resolution 2461 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Mar. 2020]	—	—
2018	S/RES/2408 (2018)	Security Council resolution 2408 (2018) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Mar. 2019]	—	—
2017	S/RES/2358 (2017)	Security Council resolution 2358 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Mar. 2018]	—	—
2016	S/RES/2275 (2016)	Security Council resolution 2275 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Mar. 2017]	—	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

12 reports · 2017–2020

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2020	S/2020/398	Situation in Somalia report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2461 (2019)
2020	S/2020/121	Situation in Somalia report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2461 (2019)
2019	S/2019/884	Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia	S/RES/2461 (2019)
2019	S/2019/661	Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia	S/RES/2461 (2019)
2019	S/2019/393	Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia	S/RES/2461 (2019)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Human Rights Internal Security Security Sector Reform Somalia Special Missions

What’s in this document?

26 operative paragraphs

UNSOM

Decides to extend UNSOM’s mandate as set out in paragraph 1 resolution 2158 (2014) until 31 March 2018;

Takes note of the letter of the Secretary-General dated 5 May (S/2017/404) on the strategic assessment of the United Nations presence in Somalia, and requests UNSOM to implement its mandate at both the national and regional level including through strengthening further and maintaining its presence in all Federal Member States subject to United Nations security requirements and as the security situation allows, in order to provide strategic policy advice on the political process, reconciliation, peacebuilding, state building and security sector reform;

Underscores the importance of UNSOM’s support to the political process, including the provision of United Nations good offices functions to support the Federal Government of Somalia’s peace and reconciliation process, in particular with regards to the consolidation of the state formation, mediation, prevention and resolution of conflicts, and constitutional review processes, resource and revenue sharing, improved accountability of Somali institutions especially on anti-corruption issues, the development of an effective federal political system, and a federal justice system as well as support for the preparation of an inclusive, credible and transparent one person, one vote elections in 2021,and coordination of international electoral support to Somalia;

Encourages UNSOM to enhance its interaction with Somali civil society at national and regional levels, including women, youth, business and religious leaders, and to help ensure that the views of civil society are incorporated in the various political processes;

Requests UNSOM to provide strategic advice in support of a comprehensive approach to security in line with the Security Pact and New Partnership for Somalia in order to support their implementation;

Requests UNSOM, along with international partners, to support the Federal Government of Somalia to implement Somalia’s National Strategy and Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in order to strengthen Somalia’s capacity to prevent and counter terrorism;

Requests UNSOM to support system-wide implementation of the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP) across all United Nations support to AMISOM and the Somali security sector;

Welcomes the strong relationship between UNSOM, UNSOS and AMISOM, and underlines the importance of all entities continuing to strengthen the relationship further;

Requests UNSOM to continue to implement its mandate in an integrated manner, and welcomes the Secretary-General’s efforts to strengthen strategic integration and decision-making across the UN system within respective mandates, including with consideration of the role of women and youth;

Somalia

Welcomes the commitment of the Federal Government of Somalia, in accordance with the rule of law, to address immediate issues of formalisation of the status of the Federal Member States, allocation of powers, resource and revenue sharing, the development of a political system, and federal justice model, and further welcomes the commitment of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States to work closely together, and with the Parliament on these issues, building on the existing work on the constitutional review, and encourages dialogue with civil society and the Somali public, including integration of women and youth in this regard;

Emphasizes the importance of reconciliation, including inter and intra-clan reconciliation, across the country as the basis of a long-term approach to stability, and urges the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States to pursue reconciliation talks at local, regional and national levels;

Welcomes the commitments of the Federal Government of Somalia to one person, one vote elections in 2021, and the outline roadmap including the commitment to develop an electoral law setting out the legislative framework by the end of 2018 and stresses the importance of adhering to these commitments;

Reaffirms the important role of women and youth in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, and in peacebuilding, stresses the importance of their participation in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, notes that women are not adequately represented in governmental organisations at regional and national levels and urges the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States to continue to promote increased representation of women at all decision-making levels in Somali institutions;

Welcomes the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States’ commitment to security sector reform in particular the historic political agreement Somalia’s leaders reached on 16 April 2017 to integrate regional and federal forces into a coherent National Security Architecture capable of gradually taking on lead responsibility for providing security, and the swift establishment of the National Security Council and National Security Office;

Underlines the importance of swift implementation of the National Security Architecture, in order to develop Somali-led security institutions and forces, both military and civilian, that are capable, affordable, acceptable and accountable with the ability to provide security and protection to the people of Somalia as part of a comprehensive approach to security, and emphasises the vital importance of the rule of law and of security forces complying with international humanitarian and human rights law as applicable;

Welcomes the launch of Somalia’s National Strategy and Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, and encourages the development of relevant national legislation to implement this;

Welcomes commitments by international partners to provide additional and more effective support, including more standardized and more coordinated delivery of mentoring, training, equipment, capacity building, and remuneration of police and military forces consistent with the Security Pact agreed at the London Somalia Conference;

Calls on international partners to establish the agreed coordination and implementation mechanisms in order to harmonize donor support to the Somali security sector, and requests UNSOM to continue to assist the Federal Government of Somalia in coordinating international donor support to Somalia’s security sector in compliance with HRDDP;

Encourages the Federal Government of Somalia to fulfil its commitments to sound, transparent and accountable financial management including revenue mobilisation and anti-corruption measures, as set out in the New Partnership for Somalia, and requests UNSOM to continue to provide support and strategic policy advice to achieve this in order to reinforce the legitimacy and stability of Somalia’s new governance arrangements, bolster the Government’s ability to deliver services, attract investment, and help advance Somalia along the path towards normalisation with International Financial Institutions and debt relief;

Encourages the Federal Government of Somalia to implement fully the Action Plan of its Human Rights Roadmap and establish its National Human Rights Commission and to pass legislation, including legislation aimed at protecting human rights and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of crimes involving violations or abuses of human rights violations of international humanitarian law and conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence;

Underlines the importance of respect for international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians, especially women and children, by all parties to the conflict in Somalia;

Reiterates its concern at the high number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), including persons newly displaced by the drought, expressing its serious concern at the ongoing forced evictions of IDPs in Somalia, stresses that any eviction should be consistent with relevant national and international frameworks, calls upon the Federal Government of Somalia and all relevant actors to strive to provide concrete durable solutions for internal displacement, and further calls upon the Federal Government of Somalia and all relevant actors to strive to create the conditions conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees and IDPs with the support of the international community;

Expresses grave concern at the worsening humanitarian crisis and renewed risk of famine in Somalia and its impact on the people of Somalia, commends the efforts of the United Nations humanitarian agencies and other humanitarian actors and donors to call the possible famine early and scale up life-saving assistance to vulnerable populations, condemns any misuse or obstruction of humanitarian assistance, reiterates its demand that all parties allow and facilitate full, safe, rapid and unhindered access for the timely delivery of aid to persons in need across Somalia, including by dismantling illegal checkpoints and removing administrative hurdles, and in line with the humanitarian principles, underlines the importance of proper accounting in international humanitarian support, and encourages national disaster management agencies in Somalia to scale up capacity with support from the United Nations to take a stronger coordination and leadership role;

Strongly condemns all violations and abuses committed against children in armed conflict in Somalia, calling on the Federal Government of Somalia to implement fully the Convention of the Rights of the Child 1989, and the Action Plans signed in 2012, and underscores the need to strengthen the legal and operational framework for the protection of children, including by ratification of or accession to its Optional Protocols;

Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council regularly informed on the implementation of this resolution, including through oral updates and no fewer than three written reports, with the first written report by 1 September 2017 and every 120 days thereafter;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.