S/RES/2391 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
8 December 2017
Resolution 2391 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8129th meeting, on
8 December 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 2374 (2017), 2364 (2017) and 2359 (2017), as well as
its press statement of 6 October 2017,
Recalling its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
and security,
Affirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of the countries of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel),
namely Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger,
Expressing its deep concern regarding the transnational threat posed by
terrorism and organized crime (including trafficking in persons, arms, drugs and
natural resources, and the smuggling of migrants) in the Sahel region, and strongly
condemning the continued attacks in the G5 Sahel States against civilians,
representatives from local, regional and State institutions, as well as national,
international and UN security forces,
Acknowledging the impact of the activities of terrorist organizations, including
those benefiting from transnational organized crime, in the G5 Sahel States o n
regional and international peace and security,
Underscoring the primary responsibility of the G5 Sahel States to address these
threats and challenges, as well as the importance for the international community to
support African countries uniting their efforts at regional or subregional level to fight
against terrorism and transnational organized crime with a view to restore peace and
security, including through the protection of civilians,
Welcoming the continued determination of the G5 Sahel States to unite their
efforts to address the impact of terrorism and transnational organized crime, including
through the establishment of a joint force conducting cross -border joint military
counter-terrorist operations (Force conjointe du G5 Sahel — “FC-G5S”), whose
deployment has been authorized by the African Union Peace and Security Council
communiqué of 13 April 2017 and welcomed by United Nations Security Council
resolution 2359 (2017),
Noting with satisfaction the reaffirmation of the commitment of G5 Sahel States
to fully operationalize the FC-G5S, repeatedly expressed during the Summit in
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