Adopted by the Security Council at its 6576st meeting, on 8 July 2011
The Security Council,
Welcoming the establishment of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011
upon its proclamation as an independent state,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan,
Recalling the Presidential Statement of 11 February 2011 that affirmed that
national ownership and national responsibility are key to establishing sustainable peace and the primary responsibility of national authorities in identifying their priorities and strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding,
Stressing the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach to peace
consolidation that strengthens coherence between political, security, development, human rights, and rule of law activities, and addresses the underlying causes of conflict, and underlining that security and development are closely interlinked and mutually reinforcing and key to attaining sustainable peace,
Deploring the persistence of conflict and violence and its effect on civilians, including the killing and displacement of significant numbers of civilians, and noting the importance of sustained cooperation and dialogue with civil society in the context of stabilizing the security situation and ensuring the protection of civilians,
Underscoring the need for coherent UN activities in the Republic of South
Sudan, which requires clarity about roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
between UNMISS and the UN Country Team, and noting the need for cooperation
with other relevant actors in the region, including the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO),
Recalling previous statements on post-conflict peacebuilding, stressing the
importance of institution-building as a critical component of peacebuilding, and
emphasizing a more effective and coherent national and international response to enable countries emerging from conflict to deliver core government functions, including managing political disputes peacefully, and making use of existing national capacities in order to ensure national ownership of this process,
Emphasizing the vital role of the United Nations to support national
authorities, in close consultation with international partners, to consolidate the peace and prevent a return to violence and therefore to develop an early strategy in support of national peacebuilding priorities, including establishment of core government functions, provision of basic services, establishment of the rule of law, respect for human rights, management of natural resources, development of the security sector, tackling youth unemployment, and revitalization of the economy,
Recognizing the importance of supporting peacebuilding efforts in order to lay
the foundation for sustainable development,
Underscoring the need for forging stronger and well-defined partnerships
among the United Nations, development agencies, bilateral partners, and other
relevant actors, regional and subregional institutions and the international financial institutions, to implement national strategies aimed at effective institution building, which are based on national ownership, the achievement of results, and mutual accountability,
Recognizing the need for the Security Council to show flexibility in making
necessary adjustments to the mission priorities, where appropriate, according to
progress achieved, lessons learned, or changing circumstances on the ground,
Recognizing the need to broaden and deepen the pool of available civilian
experts, especially women and experts from developing countries, to help develop
national capacity, and encouraging Member States, the United Nations and other
partners to strengthen cooperation and coordination to ensure that relevant expertise is mobilized to support the peacebuilding needs of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and people of the Republic of South Sudan,