Resolution nº S/RES/2086 (2013) of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2013
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/2086 (2013)

Security Council

Distr.: General

21 January 2013

13-21160 (E)

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Resolution 2086 (2013)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 6903rd meeting, on

21 January 2013

The Security Council

,

Reaffirming

its primary responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations

for the maintenance of international peace and security and its readiness to strive for

sustainable peace in all situations under its consideration,

Reaffirming

its commitment to uphold the purposes and principles of the

Charter of the United Nations, including its commitment and respect to the

principles of political independence, sovereign equality and territorial integrity of

all States in conducting all peacekeeping and peacebuilding activities and the need

for States to comply with their obligations under international law,

Commending

the critical role of United Nations peacekeeping operations in the

maintenance of international peace and security, preventing and containing

conflicts, promoting compliance with international norms and Security Council

decisions and building peace in post-conflict situations,

Resolving

to strengthen the central role of the United Nations in peacekeeping

and to ensure the effective functioning of the collective security system established

by the Charter of the United Nations,

Noting

that peacekeeping ranges from traditional peacekeeping missions,

which primarily monitor ceasefire to complex multidimensional operations, which

seek to undertake peacebuilding tasks and address root causes of conflict,

Reaffirming

that respect for the basic principles of peacekeeping, including

consent of the parties, impartiality, and non-use of force, except in self-defence and

defence of the mandate, is essential to the success of peacekeeping Operations,

Reiterating

the commitment to enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations

in addressing conflict at all stages from prevention to settlement to post-conflict

peacebuilding,

Encouraging

further progress on a comprehensive, coherent and integrated

approach to the maintenance of international peace and security by preventing

conflicts, preventing relapse and building sustainable peace through effective

preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding strategies,