Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until November, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2469 (2019)

May 14, 2019 | UN
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The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November today, deciding also to reduce its authorized troop ceiling to 3,550 and increase its authorized police ceiling to 640 personnel, including 148 individual police officers. Unanimously adopting resolution 2469 (2019), the 15-member Council requested that the Secretary-General appoint a civilian deputy head of mission for UNISFA to facilitate further engagement with the relevant parties in a manner consistent with the Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, including agreement to establish the Abyei Police Service.