Resolution nº S/RES/2109 (2013) of the United Nations Security Council

• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/2109 (2013)

Security Council

Distr.: General

11 July 2013

13-39116 (E)

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Resolution 2109 (2013)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 6998th meeting, on

11 July 2013

The Security Council

,

Recalling

its previous resolutions 1996 (2011), 2046 (2012), and 2057 (2012),

Reaffirming

its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial

integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan,

Wel co mi ng

the establishment of government institutions and the National

Legislative Assembly by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, and

further welcoming the enactment of national legislation, including the National

Elections Act, Political Parties Act, and Energy and Mining Act,

Taking note

of the Public Financial Management and Accountability Act, the

Petroleum Act, and the Banking Act, as well as President Salva Kiir’s programme to

combat corruption, and

underscoring

the need for the Government of the Republic

of South Sudan to take further steps to address corruption,

Deeply committed

to seeing South Sudan become an economically prosperous

state living side-by-side with Sudan in peace, security, and stability,

Underscoring

the need for coherent United Nations activities in the Republic

of South Sudan, which requires clarity about roles, responsibilities, and

collaboration between UNMISS and the United Nations country team based on their

comparative advantage, and

noting

the need for cooperation with other relevant

actors in the region, including the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in

Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA),

and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic

Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO),

Underscoring

the need for forging stronger and well-defined partnerships among

the United Nations, development agencies, bilateral partners, and other relevant

actors, regional and subregional institutions and the international financial institutions,

to implement national strategies aimed at effective institution building which are

based on national ownership, the achievement of results, and mutual accountability,

Deploring

the increased occurrence of conflict and violence and its effect on

civilians, in particular a marked deterioration in the security and humanitarian

situation in parts of Jonglei, including the killing and displacement of significant