UM del - 2006-07 - Bilag 22: Sikkerhedsresolution 1732 af 28. november 2006 vedr. forlængelse af den internationale sikringsstyrkes mandat i Irak samt annekser

Resolution 1723 (2006)Adopted by the Security Council at its 5574th meeting on28 November 2006The Security Council,Welcomingthe formation of a national unity government in Iraq with a detailedpolitical, economic and security programme and a strong national reconciliationagenda andlooking forwardto the day Iraqi forces assume full responsibility for themaintenance of security and stability in their country, thus allowing the completionof the multinational force mandate and the end of its presence in Iraq,Welcomingthe progress made to date in the training and equipping of Iraqisecurity forces as well as in the transfer of security responsibilities to those forces inMuthanna and Dhi Qar provinces andlooking forwardto the continuation of thatprocess during 2007,Recallingall of its previous relevant resolutions on Iraq,Reaffirmingthe independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity ofIraq,Reaffirming alsothe right of the Iraqi people freely to determine their ownpolitical future and control their own national resources,Welcomingthe continuing work of the Government of Iraq towards a federal,democratic, pluralistic, and unified Iraq, in which there is full respect for humanrights,Welcomingthe vital role played by the Government of Iraq in continuing topromote national dialogue and reconciliation in pursuit of an atmosphere in whichsectarianism is totally rejected, including the National Reconciliation Planannounced by Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki,stressingthe importance of the rapidimplementation of the plan, andreaffirmingthe willingness of the internationalcommunity to work closely with the Government of Iraq to assist thesereconciliation efforts,Recognizingthe International Compact with Iraq, an initiative of theGovernment of Iraq to create a new partnership with the international communityand to build a strong framework for Iraq’s continued political, security andeconomic transformation and integration into the regional and global economy, andwelcomingthe important role that the United Nations is playing by jointly chairingthe Compact with the Government of Iraq,06-63235 (E)

Callingupon the international community, particularly countries in the regionand Iraq’s neighbours, to support the Iraqi people in their pursuit of peace, stability,security, democracy, and prosperity, andnotingthat the successful implementationof this resolution will contribute to regional stability,Demandingthose who use violence in an attempt to subvert the politicalprocess should lay down their arms and participate in the political process, andencouragingthe Government of Iraq to continue to engage with all those whorenounce violence,Reaffirmingthat acts of terrorism must not be allowed to disrupt Iraq’spolitical and economic transition, andfurther reaffirmingthe obligations of MemberStates under resolution 1618 (2005) of 4 August 2005 and other relevant resolutionsand international conventions with respect, inter alia, to terrorist activities in andfrom Iraq or against its citizens,Recognizingthe request conveyed in the letter of 11 November 2006 from thePrime Minister of Iraq to the President of the Council, which is annexed to thisresolution, to retain the presence of the multinational force in Iraq, andaffirmingthecommon goals therein: Iraqi assumption of recruiting, training, equipping, andarming of the Iraqi Security Forces; Iraqi assumption of command and control overIraqi forces; and the transfer of responsibility for security to the Government ofIraq,Recognizingthe importance of consent of the sovereign government of Iraq forthe presence of the multinational force and of close coordination and partnershipbetween the multinational force and that government,Welcomingthe willingness of the multinational force to continue efforts tocontribute to the maintenance of security and stability in Iraq, includingparticipating in the provision of humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, asdescribed in the letter of 17 November 2006 from the United States Secretary ofState to the President of the Council, which is annexed to this resolution,Recognizingthe tasks and arrangements set out in letters annexed to resolution1546 (2004) of 8 June 2004 and the cooperative implementation by the Governmentof Iraq and the multinational force of those arrangements,Affirmingthe importance for all forces promoting the maintenance of securityand stability in Iraq to act in accordance with international law, includingobligations under international humanitarian law, and to cooperate with the relevantinternational organizations, andwelcomingtheir commitments in this regard,Recallingthe establishment of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq(UNAMI) on 14 August 2003, andaffirmingthat the United Nations should continueto play a leading role in assisting the Iraqi people and government with furtherpolitical and economic development, including advising and supporting theGovernment of Iraq, providing strong support in developing the InternationalCompact with Iraq, contributing to coordination and delivery of reconstruction,development and humanitarian assistance, and promoting the protection of humanrights, national reconciliation, as well as judicial and legal reform in order tostrengthen the rule of law in Iraq,Recognizingthat international support for security and stability is essential tothe well-being of the people of Iraq as well as the ability of all concerned, including

the United Nations, to carry out their work on behalf of the people of Iraq, andexpressingappreciation for Member State contributions in this regard underresolution 1483 (2003), resolution 1511 (2003), resolution 1546 (2004) andresolution 1637 (2005),Recognizingthat the Government of Iraq will continue to have the primaryrole in coordinating international assistance to Iraq andreaffirmingthe importanceof international assistance and development of the Iraqi economy and theimportance of coordinated donor assistance,Recognizingthe significant role of the Development Fund for Iraq and theInternational Advisory and Monitoring Board in helping the Government of Iraq toensure that Iraq’s resources are being used transparently and equitably for thebenefit of the people of Iraq,Stressingthe responsibility of the Iraqi authorities to undertake all appropriatesteps to prevent attacks on the diplomatic personnel accredited in Iraq in accordancewith the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961,Determiningthat the situation in Iraq continues to constitute a threat tointernational peace and security,Actingunder Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,1.Notesthat the presence of the multinational force in Iraq is at the requestof the Government of Iraq andreaffirmsthe authorization for the multinational forceas set forth in resolution 1546 (2004) anddecidesto extend the mandate of themultinational force as set forth in that resolution until 31 December 2007, takinginto consideration the Iraqi Prime Minister’s letter dated 11 November 2006 and theUnited States Secretary of State’s letter dated 17 November 2006;Decides furtherthat the mandate for the multinational force shall be2.reviewed at the request of the Government of Iraq or no later than 15 June 2007, anddeclaresthat it will terminate this mandate earlier if requested by the Governmentof Iraq;3.Decidesto extend until 31 December 2007 the arrangements establishedin paragraph 20 of resolution 1483 (2003) for the depositing into the DevelopmentFund for Iraq of proceeds from export sales of petroleum, petroleum products, andnatural gas and the arrangements referred to in paragraph 12 of resolution 1483(2003) and paragraph 24 of resolution 1546 (2004) for the monitoring of theDevelopment Fund for Iraq by the International Advisory and Monitoring Board;Decides furtherthat the provisions in the above paragraph for the deposit4.of proceeds into the Development Fund for Iraq and for the role of the InternationalAdvisory and Monitoring Board shall be reviewed at the request of the Governmentof Iraq or no later than 15 June 2007;Requeststhat the Secretary-General continue to report to the Council on5.UNAMI operations in Iraq on a quarterly basis;6.Requeststhat the United States, on behalf of the multinational force,continue to report to the Council on the efforts and progress of this force on aquarterly basis;7.Decidesto remain actively seized of the matter.

Annex ILetter dated 11 November 2006 from the Prime Minister of Iraqaddressed to the President of the Security Council[Original: Arabic and English]Iraq has taken in the specified time the steps required for the completion of thepolitical process, in particular the drafting of a permanent constitution and thelaying of foundations for building its political and legal institutions. In May 2006,the constitutionally elected Council of Representatives formed a Government ofnational unity. The steps for building a democratic, federal and united Iraq wereconsolidated by the commitment of the Government to adopt a dialogue and nationalreconciliation scheme, secure broad political participation, monitor human rights,establish the rule of law and economic development and provide services to citizens.Establishing security and securing permanent stability are among the highestpriorities of the Iraqi Government’s programme to realize the desired peace andprosperity for the Iraqi people. However, terrorists and forces hostile to democracycontinue to target innocent citizens and the various State institutions.Security and stability in Iraq are the responsibility of the Iraqi Government.The Security Council affirmed in its resolution 1546 (2004) that Iraqi security forceswould play a progressively greater role in enabling the Iraqi Government to assumethat responsibility, diminishing and thereby ending the role of the multinationalforce, when the responsibility for security of the Iraqi security forces increases andexpands. From the experience of the past two and a half years, it was establishedthat the Iraqi security forces, which operated under the command of the IraqiGovernment, had acquired new experiences and responsibilities and had grown insize, experience and capacity, demonstrated by their increased ability to assume fullresponsibility in the fields of security and defence.We started to reap the fruits of success when our forces assumed responsibilityfor security in the governorates of Al Muthanna and Dhi Qar. In September 2006,the Ministry of Defence assumed the operational command and control of theground, naval and air force commands. It also assumed operational command andcontrol over two military divisions, indicating an increase in the ability of the IraqiArmy to assume the leadership in providing security to the Iraqi people. The IraqiGovernment is also relentlessly working on building the necessary administrativeand logistics system to make our Iraqi forces self-sufficient.It is the intention of the Iraqi Government to continue increasing the numberof governorates that fall fully under the control of the Iraqi authorities during 2006,until all 18 are under their control. When the responsibilities for security aretransferred to the Iraqi authorities in a certain governorate, the multinational forcewill be present in its bases and can provide support to Iraqi security forces at therequest of the Iraqi authorities, in accordance with an agreement that allocates theauthorities and responsibilities between the two sides.We have agreed on three common goals: first, assumption by Iraq ofrecruiting, training, equipping and arming of Iraqi security forces; second,assumption by Iraq of command and control over Iraqi forces; and third, transferringresponsibility for security to the Government of Iraq. We have formed a high-levelworking group that will provide recommendations on how best to achieve these

goals. It has also been agreed to work towards the Iraqi authorities’ assuming theapprehension, detention and imprisonment tasks on the basis of an agreement to bereached between the Government of Iraq and the multinational force.Hence, the Iraqi Government requests the extension of the mandate of themultinational force in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1546 (2004)and 1637 (2005) and the letters attached thereto for another 12 months starting on31 December 2006, provided that the extension is subject to a commitment by theCouncil to end the mandate at an earlier date if the Iraqi Government so requestsand that the mandate is subject to periodic review before 15 June 2007. The IraqiGovernment requests the termination of the UNMOVIC mission due to thecompletion of its tasks. The Iraqi Government believes that the time has come toterminate the war compensations that were imposed on Iraq.The Iraqi Government realizes that the provisions of resolution 1546 (2004)relating to the depositing of revenues in the Development Fund for Iraq and the roleof the International Advisory and Monitoring Board help to ensure the use of thenatural resources of Iraq for the benefit of the people of Iraq. We recognize that thefund plays an important role in convincing donors and creditors that Iraq ismanaging its resources and debts in a responsible way for the Iraqi people. This roleis vital, especially since Iraq is seeking to form a new partnership with theinternational community to build a vital network for economic transformation andintegration in the economies of the region and the world through the InternationalCompact with Iraq. We ask the Security Council to extend the mandate of theDevelopment Fund for Iraq and the International Advisory and Monitoring Boardfor another 12 months and to review this mandate based on the request of the IraqiGovernment before 15 June 2007.The people of Iraq are determined to establish a stable and peaceful democracyfor themselves and a proper basis for building a vital economy. This vision for thefuture of Iraq cannot become a reality without the help of the internationalcommunity.We realize that the Security Council intends to append the present letter to thespecial resolution concerning Iraq that is being prepared. Meanwhile, I ask that thepresent letter be distributed to the members of the Security Council as soon aspossible.(Signed) Nuri Kamelal-MalikiPrime Minister of the Republic of Iraq

Annex IILetter dated 17 November 2006 from the Secretary of State of theUnited States of America to the President of the Security CouncilHaving reviewed the request of the Government of Iraq to extend the mandateof the Multinational Force (MNF) in Iraq and following consultations with theGovernment of Iraq, I am writing to confirm, consistent with this request, that MNFunder unified command stands ready to continue to fulfil its mandate as set out inSecurity Council resolution 1546 (2004) and extended by Security Councilresolution 1637 (2005).The Government of Iraq and MNF in Iraq continue to improve theircooperation through a security partnership to combat the challenges that threatenIraq’s security and stability. This partnership has evolved over time to incorporatethe increasing leadership by Iraqi security forces in fighting and deterring terrorismand other violent acts throughout Iraq’s 18 provinces. In the context of thispartnership, MNF is prepared to continue to undertake a broad range of tasks tocontribute to the maintenance of security and stability and to ensure forceprotection, acting under the authorities set forth in resolution 1546 (2004), includingthe tasks and arrangements set out in the letters annexed thereto, and in closecooperation with the Government of Iraq. The forces that make up MNF will remaincommitted to acting consistently with their obligations and rights underinternational law, including the law of armed conflict.Iraqi security forces have already made substantial progress this year indeveloping their capabilities and, as a result, they are shouldering a greater portionof the responsibility for Iraq’s security. This progress is most notable in theirassumption of security responsibility in Dhi Qar and Muthana and the assumption ofoperational command and control over the Ground, Naval, and Air Force Commandsand two Iraqi military divisions by the Ministry of Defense.The Government of Iraq and MNF have agreed on three common goals: Iraqiassumption of recruiting, training, equipping and arming of the Iraqi security forces;Iraqi assumption of command and control over Iraqi forces; and transferringresponsibility for security to the Government of Iraq. We look forward torecommendations from the newly formed high-level working group on how thesegoals can best be achieved. The strong partnership between the Government of Iraqand MNF is a vital factor in fulfilling these goals. Together we will build towardsthe day when the Iraqi forces assume full responsibility for the maintenance ofsecurity and stability in Iraq.The co-sponsors intend to annex this letter to the resolution on Iraq that isunder consideration. In the meantime, I request that you provide copies of thepresent letter to members of the Council as quickly as possible.(Signed) CondoleezzaRice