United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769, adopted unanimously on July 31, 2007, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Sudan, the Council established the joint African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in an attempt to end the violence in Darfur, for an initial period of twelve months.[1]

UN Security Council
Resolution 1769
Darfur refugee camp in Chad
Date31 July 2007
Meeting no.5,727
CodeS/RES/1769 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in Sudan
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

After rejecting a first draft version which included the threat of sanctions, Sudan agreed to accept a second resolution which did not include sanction threats, which it described as a "step in the right direction".[2]

Resolution

Observations

In the preamble of the resolution, the Council recalled that all parties—including Sudan—at a consultation on Darfur had agreed for the deployment of the United Nations Light and Heavy Support packages to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and a hybrid operation in Darfur.[3] The parties had agreed that the hybrid operation should have an "African character" with troops sourced from African countries.[4]

Meanwhile, Resolution 1769 expressed concern about attacks on the population, including widespread sexual violence, and the safety of humanitarian aid workers; in this regard, there was a need to bring those responsible for attacks to justice. The Council demanded an end to air raids and the use of United Nations markings on aircraft in those bombings. It reaffirmed that instability in Darfur may have implications for the wider region and therefore determined the situation to remain a threat to international peace and security.

Acts

With the intention of the supporting the Darfur Peace Agreement, the Security Council established UNAMID for an initial period of twelve months. It would consist of United Nations and AMIS troops, numbering 19,555 troops, including 360 military observers and liaison officers, and 3,772 police personnel, including 19 police units of 140 officers.[3] All parties were required to co-operate in UNAMID's deployment.

The peacekeeping operation was to monitor the arms embargo in place since Resolution 1556 (2004). Using "all means necessary" under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the mission was also instructed to protect civilians, aid workers and itself from attack and to support the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement.[5]

The resolution emphasised that there was no military solution to the conflict in Darfur. There was a need to focus on developmental initiatives such as reconstruction and development, compensation and the return of internally displaced persons to bring about peace in Darfur.

Finally, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was requested to report on the situation every 90 days, including the situation on the ground and the implementation of the peace process.

See also

References
  1. "Security Council authorises deployment of United Nations-African Union 'hybrid' peace operation in bid to resolve Darfur conflict". United Nations. July 31, 2007.
  2. "Sudan accepts UN resolution on Darfur force". Channel NewsAsia. 1 August 2007.
  3. Totten, Samuel (2011). An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide: Volume 1, Volume 1. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-313-35237-9.
  4. Dagne, Ted (2010). Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement. DIANE Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4379-3155-6.
  5. Burr, Millard; Collins, Robert O. (2008). Darfur: the long road to disaster. Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-55876-470-5.
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