UN Security Council resolution 1867

UN Security Council Resolution 1867
Date:	2009
Meeting:	6086
Identifier:	s / RES / 1867 (2009) ( document )
Poll:	Pro: 15  Ent. : 0  Cons: 0
Object:	The situation in East Timor
Result:	accepted
Composition of the Security Council 2009:
Permanent members:
CHN FRA GBR RUS USA
Non-permanent members:
AUT BFA CRI HRV JPN
LBY MEX TUR UGA VNM

With Resolution 1867 of the UN Security Council , it was decided to extend the mandate of UNMIT in East Timor until February 26, 2010, while maintaining the number of staff approved at the time. The resolution was adopted unanimously on February 26, 2009 with reference to resolutions 1599 , 1677 , 1690 , 1703 , 1704 , 1745 and 1802 . In addition, the report by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (S / 2009/72) was noted.

background

After the Indonesian occupation from 1975 to 1999, East Timor was initially under UN administration. After the country was given independence on May 20, 2002, the UN mission remained in support. She was supposed to end in 2006, but broke in the same year unrest . The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) worked with the International Stabilization Force (ISF) to restore law and order and stabilize the country.

The resolution

UNMIT police station in Metinaro

The Security Council welcomed the stabilization of the situation in East Timor since the unrest of 2006 and the rebuilding of state structures, but still saw a fragility. The politicians and state institutions of East Timor were urged to continue to contribute to the stabilization. He reaffirmed his commitment to maintaining the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of East Timor and promoting the country's long-term stability. The six-week government action to collect and destroy weapons in the country, the return of numerous internally displaced persons to their hometowns and the dissolution of the petitioners , the group of renegade soldiers who had triggered the unrest, were praised, but also emphasized the importance of reconciliation and the Reintegration of the rebels into society. The independence of the judiciary and its responsibility must be respected. Support for the reconstruction of the East Timorese National Police (PNTL) has been promised. The Security Council expressed concern about the increasing poverty in East Timor, even though it recognized the progress made in building the state.

UNMIT's mandate was extended until February 26, 2010. UNMIT has been instructed to extend its support at the request of the East Timorese government to hold the 2009 local elections . The international community was also encouraged to help. The reform of the security forces was still seen as important. The tasks and roles of the police and the East Timorese Defense Forces (F-FDTL) must be clearly separated. The Security Council expressed its support for the gradual transfer of responsibility for security to the National Police. Since February 5, 2008 she was with the police for Dili , in the districts of Bairro Pite, Bidau and Mercado Lama. There was still a great need for support in the justice sector, as was society with a particular focus on women, youth and rural areas.

Follow-up time

In 2009, the East Timorese National Police regained responsibility for the four districts of Lautém , Oe-Cusse Ambeno , Manatuto and Viqueque . In addition, she took over the police duties at sea and police training center again. The rest of the country followed by 2011. The local elections went off without any major problems. The UNMIT mission ended December 31, 2012.

See also

• History of East Timor

Individual evidence

1. ^ Scoop, February 5, 2008, More Authority For National Police In Timor-Leste
2. ↑ ABC news, May 14, 2009, E Timor police take back first district
3. ^ Australian Civil-Military Center
4. ^ UNMIT Press Release, December 5, 2009, Timor-Leste commits to police accountability; resumption in Viqueque ( Memento of the original of December 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Timor Expose, September 12, 2010, PNTL resumes primary policing responsibilities in Ermera ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.