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6.
Expressesconcern at the reports that the various communities living in Abyei
areheavily armed. Council recallsthat the June 2011 Agreement on Temporary Arrangements
for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area stipulates that Abyei should be a
weapons‐free Area, and that only UNISFA is authorized to carry weapons inside the area. To
this end, Councilurgesthe two Governments to take all the necessary steps to ensure that
Abyei is effectively demilitarized, including through disarmament programmes as necessary.
Council further appeals to the Government of Sudan to fully and immediately withdraw its
forces from the demilitarized zone;
7.
Urges the two Governments immediately to take steps to implement confidence‐
building measures among the respective communities living in theAbyei area, including
through reconciliation processes at the grass‐roots level, as well as the introduction of
programmes to assist in the return ofinternally displaced persons to their respective
communities, and calls on the two Governments to implement the agreements they have
signed;
8.
Stresses that this grave incidentthat occurred in Abyei serves to underscore that the
status quo in Abyei is not tenable. Council, having expressed its appreciation for the efforts by
both President Omar Hassan al Bashir and President SalvaKiirMayardit to contain the crisis and
prevent it from escalating, urgesthe two Heads of State, who have accepted responsibility for
addressing the Abyei issue, to meet immediately, in order to address the impasse blocking the
full implementation of the Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and
Security of Abyei Area, in particular the establishment of the key temporary institutions in
Abyei, namely the Abyei Area Administration, the Abyei Area Council and the Abyei Police
Service, and to work with AJOC and UNISFA to restore and maintain security in Abyei;
9.
Further urges the two Heads of State to reach agreement on the final status of Abyei,
on the basis of the AUHIP proposal of 21 September 2012;
10.
Expressesits appreciationand full supportto UNISFA in providing security in a very
challenging environment, and calls on both governments to give it their full cooperation.
Council also expresses its appreciation to Ethiopia for its commitment to the cause of peace in
Sudan and South Sudan. In this regard, Council calls on the United Nations Security Council
urgently to provide the additional forces requested by UNISFA to be able to expand its
mandate into the neighbouring border area between Sudan and South Sudan;
11.
Requests the Commission to provide an update on the situation in the next two weeks,
to enable it to decide on further steps to take.
12.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.