Security Council Resolution 2416

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Countries: 
S. Sudan
Sudan
Resolution Reference PDF: 

Security Council Resolution 2416

Report References: 

Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation in Abyei (S/2018/293)

Resolution Extracts: 

Security Council Resolution 2416 (Operative Clause 16)

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Extract: 

Urges the two Governments immediately to take steps to implement confidence-building measures among the respective communities in the Abyei Area, ensuring women are involved at all stages, including through reconciliation processes at the grass-roots level as well as through support for the ongoing efforts of S/RES/2416 (2018) 18-07877 5/7 non-governmental organizations engaging in peacebuilding, and by fully supporting UNISFA’s efforts in promoting community dialogue

Security Council Resolution 2416 (Operative Clause 17)

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Extract: 

Underscores that women’s participation at all levels of inter-community dialogue is critical to ensure a credible, and legitimate process and calls upon all parties to promote full and equal participation of women

Security Council Resolution 2416 (Operative Clause 26)

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Extract: 

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that effective human rights monitoring is carried out, including of any sexual and gender-based violence and violations and abuses of human rights committed against women and children and reiterates its call upon the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan to extend their full cooperation to the Secretary-General to this end, including by issuing visas to the concerned United Nations personnel

Security Council Resolution 2416 (Operative Clause 27)

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Extract: 

Requests the Secretary-General to seek to increase the number of women in UNISFA, as well as to ensure the meaningful participation of wome n in all aspects of operations

Security Council Resolution 2416 (Operative Clause 28)

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Protection
Extract: 

Requests UNISFA to make rapid progress on deploying a Women and Child Protection Advisor

Security Council Resolution 2416 (Preamble)

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Peacekeeping
Extract: 

Further recalling resolutions 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions on women, peace, and security and emphasizing that persistent barriers to full implementation of these resolutions will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women’s empowerment, participation, and human rights, and through concerted leadership, consistent information and action, and support, to build women’s engagement in all levels of decision-making, also recalling resolution 2242 and its aspiration to increase the number of women in military and police contingents of United Nations peacekeeping operations