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External sources (not reviewed)

drawdown of the force: (a) completion of credible disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants and dismantling of militias; (b) successful completion of the elections; (c) commencement of security sector reform, in particular confidence-building measures within a broader framework for democratic governance and oversight of the security sector, reunification of the army and establishment of functional and republican Ivorian armed forces and security services; and (d) restoration of State authority throughout the country.

comprehensive strategy to facilitate technical assistance to States by considering where a regional or subregional approach would be appropriate rather than just facilitating the provision of assistance to individual Member States; and broader engagement with partner international, regional and subregional organizations, international donors and providers, other Security Council counter-terrorism bodies and the other organizations coordinated under the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force umbrella.

to 6 May 2009 noted that, although progress had been made in many key areas, notwithstanding an extremely low starting point — that of a completely failed State after 14 years of civil war, with an infrastructure in ruins, a third of the population displaced and a completely collapsed public sector — there were many contentious issues and political undercurrents that, without the deterrence provided by UNMIL, could rapidly develop into major destabilizing factors.

plans for new peacekeeping operations and assisting operations in developing annual workplans and budgets, to helping to mobilize extrabudgetary resources for programme implementation.

concept and the Secretary-General’s special report (S/2012/74) on AMISOM.

any viable or lasting regional strategy to combat piracy will also need to include measures to reduce high levels of youth unemployment, wide income disparities within society, the prevalence of corruption, the uncontrolled circulation of illicit weapons, and other structural measures (see S/2012/45).

to building the capacity of FARDC.

of the MONUC force in four phases over a period of three years; the list of critical tasks that would need to be accomplished in keeping with paragraph 2 of resolution 1906 (2009); and specific areas in which the United Nations could support the implementation of the Government’s plans for addressing the ongoing conflicts in the east, security sector reform, building the capacity of policing, judicial and correctional institutions, and peacebuilding and consolidation.

reintegration of Congolese armed groups is highly complex owing to the existence of three parallel disarmament, demobilization and reintegration-related processes: (a) the accelerated integration of Congolese armed groups into FARDC, which itself presents new risks and challenges in the context of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration; (b) a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration framework under the Amani programme that targets some 99,000 combatants, including 20,000 in the eastern part of the country; and (c) the national programme for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration itself.

including the fortification and diversification of all commodities whenever possible.

development of the framework for African Union and United Nations facilitation of the Darfur peace process.

strategy to address FDLR outlined in my last report (S/2009/623), including by considering a commander incentive programme targeting mid- to high-level FDLR commanders who are not implicated in the genocide or accused of having committed atrocities against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

combatants from Libya and armed Tuareg and Toubou elements into these countries, as well as the impact that their return is having on the socio-economic and political stability in the host communities; (b) the inflow of weapons into the region and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, surface-to-air missiles and explosives; (c) the nature and the extent of criminal and terrorist activities in these countries and ongoing regional initiatives to address them; (d) the impact on the security sector; (e) the national operational capacity of the security sector; (f) judicial reform; (g) additional efforts needed to address the root causes of recurrent food insecurity and malnutrition, as well as other humanitarian issues; (h) youth unemployment; and (i) disaster risk evaluation.

local committee on contracts in field missions in consultation with the Procurement Division and DFS, analyse Headquarters Committee on Contracts recommendations and identify systemic trends and issues in the acquisition process.

and subregional organizations.

in the report of the assessment mission on the impact of the Libyan crisis on the Sahel region (S/2012/42).

with paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 1906 (2009), need to be accomplished through efforts by MONUC, the United Nations country team, the Government and bilateral partners to enable MONUC to progressively draw down without triggering a relapse into instability.

developing a web-based matrix for information-sharing between security sector reform partners, conducting seminars on the subject, and facilitating exchange programmes with other countries for Parliamentarians and Ministry of Defence staff to share lessons learned and experiences.

of civilians; recognize the different needs of the different regions of the country; give national institutions the space to operate independently where they can; allow MONUC to focus on critical tasks with a clear strategic objective and exit strategy while paying commensurate attention to the peacebuilding needs; and set the ground for the progressive transition to a United Nations presence that focuses more on peacebuilding and making development viable than on security as local conditions allow.

and providing information and advice at relevant conferences and meetings on maritime security.

report to the Security Council on the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire, that the three armed helicopters currently deployed in the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) be transferred to UNOCI and that, should the Council decide to extend the UNOCI mandate, the authorized strength of the military component be reduced from its current authorized level of 9,727 to 8,837 military personnel, comprising 8,645 troops and staff officers and 192 military observers (see S/2012/186, paras. 59 to 69).

in terms of effectiveness and efficiency in addressing rural poverty; and (b) identify and assess alternative strategic frameworks in terms of their expected effectiveness and efficiency, and decide which framework should be the basis for the formulation of programme activities beyond 2011.

with one of the largest coastal areas in the region and in its capacity as Chair of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, plans to host a Gulf of Guinea Commission ministerial meeting and a Gulf of Guinea Commission summit conference in the near future to press for a more robust role in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

adoption of a national strategy for human rights protection to enhance respect for human dignity and citizenship, to promote a culture of peace and to prevent impunity, including through the training of traditional authorities; (b) the strengthening of the role of civil society organizations as human rights defenders; (c) the strengthening of the capacity of law enforcement officials in criminal procedures; (d) the decentralization of State administration, particularly the Judiciary Police, and the establishment of sectoral courts and an Access to Justice Centre in the region of Gabú; (e) the promotion of basic economic, social and cultural rights; and (f) the creation of legislation on land ownership to reduce land disputes and the frequency of homicide.