Resolution nº S/RES/2457(2019) of the United Nations Security Council

• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/ 2457 (2 019)

Security Council

Distr. : Genera l

27 F ebruary 2019

19-033 57 (E) 28021 9

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Resolution 2457 (2019)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 8473 rd meeting, on

27 Februa ry 201 9

The S ecurity Counci l,

Reaf firm ing its p rimary respons ibility under the C harter of the Unite d Nati ons

for the mai ntenance of int ernatio nal peac e and security as wel l as it s commi tment t o

upho ld the P urposes and Pri nciples of the C harter o f the U nited Na tions,

Reca llin g that the pre vention of co nflict remai ns a p rimary resp onsibili ty of

Stat es, and further rec alling thei r re sponsib ility to protect ci vilians and to resp ect

huma n righ ts, as prov ided f or by releva nt in ternatio nal la w, a nd fur ther r eaffirmi ng

the respon sibility of each individ ual St ate to prot ect it s popu lations from genoci de,

war crimes, ethnic c leansing , and cr imes ag ainst hu manity,

Reca llin g in this re gard its pre vious Presi dential St atements a nd resolut ions

conc erning t he vario us facto rs and causes t hat play a role in trigge ring, w orsening or

prolo nging c onflicts in Afric a,

Expre ssing co ncern o ver confl icts in d ifferent geograp hic area s, and rei tera ting

that the United Nation s’ c ooperat ion wi th reg ional and subregio nal or ganizati ons i s

criti cal to co ntributi ng to the prevent ion of th e outbre ak, esca lation, c ontinuat ion and

recu rrence o f confli ct, in li ne with Chapter VIII of the Uni ted Nati ons Charter,

Noti ng tha t Africa still face s enor mous c halleng es, in cluding: gove rnance

defi cits, economic diffi culties, high rates of unempl oyment, the misman agement of

ethni c diver sity, comp etition over po wer and r esource s, state fragilit y and w eak stat e

insti tutions, ungove rned spa ces whic h leave room fo r illega l activit ies, the continu ed

flow of weapo ns in to t he co ntinent and their illi cit c irculati on, mercenar y ac tivity,

insur gencies and rebe llions, inadequa te borde r monito ring and control that fac ilita tes

tran snationa l organiz ed crime , illicit exploita tion of n atural re sources , contin ued

crisi s that precip itate irreg ular migra tion, corr uption, ill icit financ ial flows whi ch

facil itate fu nding for illegal activiti es, clima te chan ge and n atural di sasters, and slow

proc esses in the rat ificatio n of AU in strumen ts and p olicies,

Reaf firm ing the nee d to add ress the multidi mension al natur e of peac e and

secur ity chall enges fac ing African countrie s emerging from conf lict, and e mphasizi ng

the import ance of a compr ehensiv e and integ rated approa ch for peac e bui lding and

sust aining p eace, wi th a vie w to pre venting them fr om rela psing in to confl ict,