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Security Council Resolution
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1978, adopted unanimously on April 27, 2011, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in
Sudan, the Council extended the mandate of the
United Nations Mission in Sudan
The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan ...
(UNMIS) until July 9, 2011 and announced its intention to create a successor mission.
Observations
The Council considered the results of the
independence referendum
An independence referendum is a type of referendum in which the residents of a territory decide whether the territory should become an independent sovereign state. An independence referendum that results in a vote for independence does not alwa ...
held in
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
in January 2011 and the government's request for a continued United Nations presence there. At the same time, it also determined the situation to remain a threat to international peace and security in the region.
Acts
The
mandate of UNMIS, as set out in
Resolution 1590 (2005), was extended until July 9, 2011 (the day South Sudan would become independent). The Council announced its intention to establish a successor mission, and requested the
Secretary-General
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Ban Ki-moon to consult with parties to the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement on the matter and report by May 16, 2011.
Finally, UNMIS was requested to prepare for the establishment of the follow-on mission.
See also
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African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
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(2009–2011)
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Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated ...
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War in Darfur
The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, is a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups bega ...
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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2011 in Sudan
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April 2011 events