Security Council Resolution 2359 (2017) [on Deployment of the Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force (Fc-G5s)]

S/RES/2359 (2017)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 100 Peace and security in Africa, published in 2017.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2017

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2017	S/2017/869	Report of the Secretary-General on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel		S/RES/2359 (2017)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Mali Peacekeeping Operations Regional Cooperation Regional Security Sudano-Sahelian Region

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the deployment of the FC-G5S throughout the territories of its contributing countries, with up to 5,000 military and police personnel, with a view to restoring peace and security in the Sahel region;

Welcomes the strategic concept of operations of the FC-G5S, addressed by the Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council in his letter dated 15 May 2017, including its provisions related to humanitarian liaison, protection of civilians, gender, conduct and discipline;

Emphasizes the important role of women in prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolution 1325 (2000), and underlines that a gender perspective should be taken into account in implementing all aspects of the strategic concept of operations of the FC-G5S;

Underlines the need for the G5 Sahel States to take into account the association of children with terrorist and transnational organized criminal groups to protect and consider as victims children who have been released or otherwise separated from those groups and to pay particular attention to the protection, release and reintegration of all children associated with those groups;

Urges the FC-G5S, MINUSMA and the French forces to ensure adequate coordination and exchange of information, through relevant mechanisms, of their operations, within their respective mandates, and reiterates in this regard its request to the Secretary-General to enhance cooperation between MINUSMA and the G5 Sahel Member States through provision of relevant intelligence and liaison officers from the G5 Sahel Member States to MINUSMA;

Recalls that the G5 Sahel States have the responsibility to provide the FC-G5S with adequate resources, urges the G5 Sahel States to continue efforts towards the sustainable, viable and effective operationalization of the FC-G5S, and welcomes the commitment of the European Union to provide financial support to the FC-G5S worth of 50 million euros, encourages further support from bilateral and multilateral partners including through the provision of adequate logistical, operational and financial assistance to the FC-G5S, as appropriate, and encourages bilateral and multilateral partners to expeditiously convene a planning conference to ensure coordination of donor assistance efforts to the FC-G5S;

Requests the Secretary General, in close coordination with the G5 Sahel States and the African Union, to report to the Security Council on the activities of the FC-G5S, including on its operationalization, on challenges encountered and possible measures for further consideration, as well as on ways to mitigate any adverse impact of its military operations on the civilian population, including on women and children, with an oral update within 2 months of the adoption of this resolution, with a written report within 4 months of the adoption of this resolution, and thereafter to include these elements in regular reporting by UNOCA and UNOWAS;

Expresses its intent to review the deployment of the FC-G5S 4 months after the adoption of this resolution;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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