Sudan: Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei (S/2013/198)

I. Introduction

1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 2075 (2012), in which the Council requested that I continue to inform it of progress in the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), and to bring to its attention any violation of the 20 June 2011 Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area (S/2011/384, annex). The report also provides an update on progress made in the implementation of the additional tasks mandated to UNISFA under Security Council resolution 2024 (2011) related to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism. In addition, it provides an update on the situation in Abyei and on the deployment and operations of UNISFA since my previous report on the matter issued on 25 January 2013 (S/2013/59). Finally, the report contains my recommendations regarding the review of the mandate of UNISFA for possible reconfiguration, pursuant to paragraph 8 of Security Council resolution 2075 (2012), in the light of the compliance by the Sudan and South Sudan with the decisions set forth in resolution 2046 (2012) and their commitments, as set forth in the Agreements of 20 June, 29 June, 30 July 2011 and 27 September 2012, including the redeployment of all forces from the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone, achieving full operational capability for the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism and completing the full demilitarization of the Abyei Area.