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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1997

Field	Value
number	1997
organ	SC
date	11 July
year	2011
meeting	6,579
code	S/RES/1997
document	https://undocs.org/S/RES/1997(2011)
for	15
abstention	0
against	0
subject	The situation in Sudan
result	Adopted
image	UN Mission in Sudan ribbon.png
caption	UNMIS ribbon

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1997, adopted unanimously on July 11, 2011, after recalling resolutions 1590 (2005), 1627 (2005), 1663 (2006), 1706 (2006), 1709 (2006), 1714 (2006), 1755 (2007), 1812 (2008), 1870 (2009), 1919 (2010) and 1978 (2011) on the situation in Sudan, the Council authorised the withdrawal of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) by August 31, 2011.

The resolution was adopted amid reservations by some nations including France, Germany, the United Kingdom and United States, that the withdrawal during conflict and tensions between Sudan and South Sudan necessitated the UNMIS operation to remain in the region.

Resolution

Observations

The Security Council noted a request from the Sudanese foreign ministry declaring the government's request to end UNMIS on July 9, 2011—the day South Sudan would become independent from Sudan. It emphasised the need for the orderly withdrawal of the UNMIS mission following the end of its mandate on July 9, 2011.

Acts

The resolution authorised the withdrawal of UNMIS from July 11, 2011, further calling on the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to complete the withdrawal of all UNMIS personnel by August 31, 2011. All staff and equipment would be transferred from UNMIS to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) in a "smooth transition".

Meanwhile, the Council urged the northern Sudanese government to respect all aspects of the status of forces agreement signed in December 2005, and to guarantee full freedom of movement of United Nations personnel and equipment. Finally, the Secretary-General was also asked to present options to the Security Council concerning security arrangements in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states.

References

(July 11, 2011). "Security Council Resolution 1997 (2011) authorising closure of United Nations in the Sudan". United Nations.
(11 July 2011). "Despite reservations, U.N. votes to pull Sudan peacekeepers".
(12 July 2011). "UN Security Council votes to withdraw peacekeeping force in Sudan".
(11 July 2011). "S. Sudan applies to become UN member, UNMIS dismantled".

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