S/2016/82
United Nations
Security Council
Provisional
27 January 2016
Original: English
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lreiand:
draft resolution
The SecuriO: Couneil,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 6 January 2016 (S/2016/11)
on the United Nations operation in Cyprus,
Noting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in view of the prevailing
conditions on the island it is necessary to keep the United Nations Peacekeeping
Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) beyond 3 l January 2016,
Noting the intention of the Secretary-General to report on his Good Offices in
the next reporting period, echoing the Secretary-General's firm belief that the
responsibility for finding a solution lies first and foremost with the Cypriots
themselves, and reqffirming the primary role of the United Nations in assisting the
parties to bring the Cyprus conflict and division of the island to a comprehensive
and durable settlement,
Welcoming the good progress of negotiations, the positive momentum and the
commitment expressed by the leaders to work tirelessly to reach a comprehensive
settlement as soon as possible, in a results-oriented manner as agreed to in the Joint
Declaration adopted by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on
ll February 2014, and the support provided by the Secretary-General's Special
Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide,
Recalling the importance attached by the international community to all
parties engaging fully, flexibly and constructively in the negotiations and, noting
that the negotiations have not yet resulted in an enduring, comprehensive and just
settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as set
out in the relevant Security Council resolutions, encouraging the sides to intensify"
the substantive negotiations on the unresolved core issues interdependently, and
stressing that the status quo is unsustainable,
Noting the need to advance the consideration of and discussions on military
confidence building measures, calling Jot renewed efforts to implement all
remaining confidence building measures, and for agreement on and implementation
of further steps to build trust between the communities,
Reqffirming the importance of continued crossings of the Green Line by
Cypriots, and encouraging the opening by mutual agreement of other crossing
points,
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Convinced of the many important benefits, including economic benefits for all
Cypriots that would flow from a comprehensive and durable Cyprus settlement,
urging the two sides and their leaders to foster positive public rhetoric, and
encouraging them clearly to explain the benefits of the settlement, as well as the
need for increased flexibility and compromise in order to secure it, to both
communities well in advance of any referenda,
ttigkligkting the importance, both political and financial, of the supporting
role of the international community, and in particular that of all parties concerned in
taking practical steps towards helping the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot
leaders to exploit fully the current opportunity,
Taking note of the assessment of the Secretary-General that the security
situation on the island and along the Green Line remains stable, and urging all sides
to avoid any action, including violations of the military status quo, which could lead
to an increase in tension, undermine the progress achieved so far, or damage the
goodwill on the island,
Recalling the Secretary-General's firm belief that the situation in the buffer
zone would be improved if both sides accepted the 1989 aide-memoire used by the
Uni ted Nations,
Noting with regret that the sides are withholding access to the remaining
minefields in the buffer zone, and that detaining in Cyprus must continue, noting the
continued danger posed by mines in Cyprus, noting also proposals and discussions
as well as positive initiatives on detaining, and ulging rapid agreement on
facilitating the recommencement of detaining operations and clearance of the
remaining minefields,
Commending the work of the Committee on Missing Persons, kigkligkting the
importance of intensifying its activities, and therefore the need to provide all
information required, noting that nearly half of all missing persons have yet to be
located and around 69% have yet to be identified, welcoming moves to allow the
Committee access to 30 additional suspected burial sites in military areas in north
Cyprus, urging the opening up of access to all areas expeditiously to allow the
Committee to carry out its work, and trusting that this process will promote
reconciliation between the communities,
Agreeing that active participation of civil society groups, including women's
groups, is essential to the political process and can contribute to making any future
settlement sustainable, recalling that women play a critically important role in peace
processes, welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal contacts and events
including, inter alia, on the part of all United Nations bodies on the island, and
urging the two sides to promote the active engagement of civil society and the
encouragement of cooperation between economic and commercial bodies and to
remove all obstacles to such contacts,
Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to
peacekeeping deployments,
Welcoming the intention of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping
operations under close review to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, including a
review of UNFICYP when appropriate, and noting the importance of transition
planning in relation to the settlement, including recommendations as appropriate for
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further adjustments to UNFICYP's mandate, force levels and other resources and
concept of operations, taking into account developments on the ground and the
views of the parties,
Noting with ul)preciation the efforts of Lisa Buttenheim as the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General, Force Commander Major General Kristin
Lund, and the Secretary-General's appointment of Special Adviser Espen Barth
Eide,
Echoing the Secretary-General's gratitude to the Government of Cyprus and
the Government of Greece for their voluntary contributions to the funding of
UNF1CYP, and his request for further voluntary contributions fi'om other countries
and organizations, and expressing appreciation to Member States that contribute
personnel to UNFICYP,
Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the United Nations to sensitize
peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/A1DS and other
communicable diseases in all its peacekeeping operations,
i. Welcomes the progress of the leaders-led negotiations so far and the
ongoing efforts of the leaders and their negotiators to reach a comprehensive and
durable settlement, and encourages the sides to grasp the current opportunity with
determination to secure a comprehensive settlement;
2. Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General (S/2016/11) and
(S/2016/15);
3. Recalls Security Council resolution 2026 (2011), and calls upon the two
leaders to:
(a) Put their efforts behind further work on reaching convergences on the
core issues:
(b) Continue to work with the Technical Committees with the objective of
improving the daily lives of the Cypriots;
(c) Improve the public atmosphere for the negotiations, including by
focussing public messages on convergences and the way ahead, and delivering more
constructive and harmonised messages; and
(d) Increase the participation of civil society in the process as appropriate;
4. Urges the implementation of confidence-building measures, and looks
forard to agreement on and implementation of further such mutually-acceptable
steps, including military confidence building measures andthe opening of crossing
points already agreed upon and others, that can contribute to a conducive
environment for a settlement;
5. Welcomes all efforts to accommodate the Committee on Missing Persons
exhumation requirements as well as the joint appeal for information issued by the
two leaders on 28 May 2015, and calls upon all parties to provide more expeditious,
full access to all areas, given the need to intensify the Committee's work;
6.
Rea[/irms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution
1251 (1999) of 29 June 1999 and subsequent resolutions;
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7. Kxpresses its full support for UNFICYP and decides to extend its
mandate for a further period ending 31 July 2016; and to increase force levels to
888;
8.
Calls on both sides to continue to engage, as a matter of urgency and
while respecting UNFICYP's mandate, in consultations with UNFICYP on the
demarcation of the buffer zone, and on the United Nations 1989 aide-memoire, with
a view to reaching early agreement on outstanding issues;
9. Calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in
Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000;
10. CalLs' on both sides to allow access to deminers and to facilitate the
removal of the remaining mines in Cyprus within the buffer zone, and urges both
sides to extend detaining operations outside the buffer zone;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on implementation of
this resolution, including on contingency planning in relation to the settlement, by
8 July 2016 and to keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary;
12. Fflcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the
Secretary-General's zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
ensure fhll compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct,
reqtests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard
and to keep the Security Council informed, and utges troop-contributing countries
to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment
awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure 'full
accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
13. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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