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1st LD: UN Security Council adopts resolution on adjusting mandate of UN mission in South Sudan

Xinhua, October 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to adjust the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support implementation of the "Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan."

The resolution will renew the mandate of UNMISS until Dec. 15. It requests the Secretary-General to review the mandate within 45 days of the resolution's adoption, and provide "an assessment and recommendations, including resource requirements, for necessary civilian and force structure capabilities for UNMISS deployment and requirements in the context of implementation of the Agreement and to fulfill the mandate."

The 15-nation council adopted the resolution with 13 votes in favor and two abstaining.

UNMISS was established by the council on July 9, 2011, the day when South Sudan became an independent country after decades of civil war between the north and south of Sudan, which ended in 2005 with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Endit