S/RES/2351 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
28 April 2017
Resolution 2351 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7933rd meeting, on
28 April 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling and reaffirming all its previous resolutions on Western Sahara,
Reaffirming its strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his
Personal Envoy to implement resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008),
1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013), 2152 (2014),
2218 (2015), and 2285 (2016),
Reaffirming its commitment to assist the parties to achieve a just, lasting, and
mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination
of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements consistent with the
principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, and noting the role
and responsibilities of the parties in this respect,
Reiterating its call upon the parties and the neighbouring states to cooperate
more fully with the United Nations and with each other and to strengthen their
involvement to end the current impasse and to achieve progres s towards a political
solution,
Recognizing that achieving a political solution to this long-standing dispute
and enhanced cooperation between the Member States of the Maghreb Arab Union
would contribute to stability and security in the Sahel region,
Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping
operations, including the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western
Sahara (MINURSO), under close review and reiterating the need for the Council to
pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping deployments, and effective
management of resources,
Emphasizing the need to regularly evaluate MINURSO’s performance such
that the mission retains the skills and flexibility needed to eff ectively carry out its
mandate,
Further emphasizing that hiring, retention and assignment processes of the
United Nations for MINURSO should allow for mission structures to quickly and
easily adapt to changing operational environments, and noting the SecretaryGeneral’s intention to reform these processes to make the Organization more
nimble,
17-06888 (E)
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