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2001, adopted unanimously on July 28, 2011, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in

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, including resolutions

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(2003), 1546 (2004),

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(2004),

1619 Events January–June * January 12 – James I of England's Banqueting House, Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire."Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Conne ...

(2005), 1700 (2006),

1770 Events January– March * January 1 – The foundation of Fort George, Bombay is laid by Colonel Keating, principal engineer, on the site of the former Dongri Fort. * February 1 – Thomas Jefferson's home at Shadwell, Virgi ...

(2007),

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(2008),

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(2009) and

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

(2010), the Council extended the mandate of the

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(UNAMI) for a further period of 1 year. The resolution was drafted by the

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Resolution

Observations

In the preamble of the resolution, the Security Council emphasised the importance of stability and security of

and its people, the region and

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. The

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was urged to continue to strengthen

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and the

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and improvements in the security situation in the country were welcomed, though the Council noted that challenges remained. It underlined the need for an inclusive political process and the role of the United Nations. Greater efforts were urged with regard to promoting the

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and humanitarian issues of the Iraqi people. The Council reaffirmed that all parties should take steps to protect civilians and create conditions for the return of

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s and

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s. The preamble concluded by welcoming progress made towards Iraq achieving an international standing to that prior to the adoption of Resolution 661 (1990), further calling on Iraq to continue dialogue with

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to resolve issues from previously issued Chapter VII resolutions.

Acts

The mandate of UNAMI and the

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was extended for one year and would be reviewed at the end of that period or sooner if requested to do so by the Iraqi government. The security of UNAMI personnel was emphasised in order for the operation to carry out its work and the Iraqi government and other countries were called upon to provide support to the United Nations in the country. The Council appreciated the efforts of countries that had provided financial, logistical, and security resources to UNAMI. Finally, Resolution 2001 concluded by requesting the

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to report every four months on progress made by UNAMI in fulfilling its responsibilities.

References

External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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Resolution

Observations

Acts

See also

References

External links