� � �•� I � THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 3 July 2013 --------- --- - Dear Madam President, Further to my repmt to the Security Council on South Sudan (S/2013/366) published on 20 June 2013, I have the honour to transmit to the Security Council the benchmarks and indicators of achievement on progress made towards contributing to peace and security in South Sudan_ - I would be grateful if you would bring this letter and its attachment to the attention of the members of the Security CounciL Please accept, Madam President, the assurances of my highest consideration. Z· Her Excellency Mrs. Rosemary A. DiCarlo President of the Security Council New York ----.- - --,-- RECEIVED JUL � 3 2013 I - ' , i '· ·' �---., {...... ··""· .1 r 'c.' . , Ji .. �' :" ,�·-> "f"0 -.::.\.::')' - , I EOSG/CENTRAL United Nations Nations Unies Executive Office of the Secretary-General Cabinet du Secretaire general ' - ! ..! :1 .; _ .. p - ��.'� 1...: __;. "'""'-'·�� �� .;: To: CDC (through ODSG) Please find attached for your approval, the benchmarks and indicators of achievement on progress made towards contributing to peace and security in South Sudan. Please find also attached, for your approval and SG's signature, a letter_addressed to the Presideo<J.n.u.t�----­ of the Security Council transmitting the benchmarks and indicators of achievement, for the attention of members of the Council. Political Unit 1 July 2013 13-05873 �(:-� � �dl!� THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 28 June 2013 ---- ----Excellen'-'*'�--------------------------- I wish to thank you for your letter dated 11 June 2013 in which you shared with me the outcome of your discussion with H.E. General Michel Sleiman, -------���e��n��h��ptibli��dm�-lli�llllillem��4he-Syfian-----­ refugee crisis on Lebanon. I fully share the concerns of President Sleiman regarding the unsustainable burden placed on the Lebanese Government. It is a major preoccupation of mine and I am repeatedly drawing the issue to the attention of key members of the international community. The United Nations is absolutely committed to assisting the Lebanese authorities in mobilizing the resources necessary to address the overwhelming consequences of the Syrian refugee crisis. On 7 June 2013 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched the revised Syria Regional Response Plan, which seeks US$ 2.9 billion to address the needs of 3.5 million Syrian refugees, as well as 1.9 million affected people in the host countries of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey until the end of the year. This Plan was drafted in full consultation with the Lebanese authorities. It foresees that US$ 1.2 billion will be directed to multilateral emergency relief efforts in Lebanon, if funding is made available. The Plan also presents the own requirements of the Government ofLebanon ofUS$ million ' 450 to support national institutions. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees travelled to Lebanon on 18 June 2013 to review the situation with the Government. He took the opportunity to call on the international community to urgently provide the resources required to assist Syrian refugees and other people affected by the crisis and preserve the stability of Lebano·n. His Excellency Dr. Nabil Elaraby Secretary General of the League of Arab States Cairo l3- oS9'D� Noting thep oints made during your phone call with President Sleiman, I also assure you of the support of the relevant United Nations agencies in Lebanon. I welcome the proposal for an international conference on the impact of¢.e Syrian crisis on Lebanon and look forward to working with President Sleiman and you in encouraging the international community to support such a conference. Please accept, Excellency, the assurance�·of my highest consideration. B CONFIDENTIAL ACTION � COPY I§� Immediate Note to Mr. Eliasson Benchmarks to the Security Council on South Sudan 1. As you will recall, the Secretary-General's report on South Sudan, which was published on _ --· 20 June recommended a further one- ear extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). It stated that "the end goal remains for the Government to progressive y everop-­ its ability and authority to prevent, mitigate and resolve inter-communal tensions and conflicts through an effectively functioning civilian administration where law and order institutions play a ----centraLwle.--Ihe-S-udan People'sLiberation Army (SPLA) should be graduallytransformed and its operational activities restricted to national defence". It was noted, due to the ongoing consultations with the Government, that "benchmarks for measuring progress towards this end-state will be circulated separately to the Council Members." 2. Attached are the benchmarks against which progress over the last three months has been measured. They are consistent with the previous period. Negative trends were, however, noted in three areas, namely in the area of the protection of civilians; the work of the Anti-Corruption Commission; and the alignment of national legislation with international human rights standards. On a positive note, some progress was noted in the reform of the South Sudan National Police Service. 3. The Security Council plans to hold consultations on UNMISS's mandate on 8 July. We / would be grateful to receive your approval for the document to be circulated in advance of those consultations. Attached please find a draft transmittal letter for approval and signature of the Secretary-General. - r Herve Ladsous 27 June 2013 cc: Ms. Malcorra Ms. Haq n , I -· Secretary-GeaeraJ. UN Progress Report on BenchmarKls C*blnet March-June 2013 -+----------------- ---- CONFIDENTIAL South Sudan is iJtaccurately characterized as an unstable country. A more precise assessment which takes into ac ou.nt the na re of the security threats eonfronting the country and the varying levels of vulnerability of different areas of the country wo ld broadly ategorize I . the ten States of fouth Sudan into three groups: tju (a) States which re relatively stable but remain vulnerable to localized violence and occasional inter-communal t nsions, and I here the main challenge isr the lack of adequate conflict resolution mechanism, limited capacity of rule of law institution and failure to utilize economic and sJcial development opportunities. Examples are Western, Central and Eastern Equatoria, Weste n Bahr el-G azal and Northern Bahr ell Ghazal; (b) States whicJ are at risk of destabilization - Warrap, Lakes, Unity, and Upper Nile. These are states where re activities of armed groups have re uced in the past two years but are not yet fully under control and where the inter-commu al violence elated to d � r competition for Aatural resources (e.g. cattle-rustling) has increased. While national authorities are not under attac�k and there a�e not any large displacemJnts of civilian populations as a result of conflict, the situations and institutions nevertheless re ain extrem y fragile;� I and (c) States which !are currently being destabilized Qonglei) and where the SPLA is conducting military operations gainst arm d groups. National forces are being ambushed by armed groups and large numbers of civilians are being displaced. This broa categorizat on can be refined further{ through county level threat assessments, as incidents can spread across different states and tl1e s tcurity envirt nment in South Sudan m� change relatively quickly. The end goal of UNMISS is to assist the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to progressively develop the bility and c�pacity to prevent, mitigatJ and resolve inter-communal tensions and conflicts through an effectively functioningcivilian ad inistration vrhere rule of law institutioJs play a central role, and where the national army is progressively transformed, with its operatio1 a! activities �estricted to national defeJce. The attachedbenchmarks will facilitate measurement of progress towards the attainment of thi end state. BENCHMARK I a. The incidence of From 8 March to 11 June, a total of 121 violent incidents with humanitarian impact were large-scale armed reported by OCHA (Eastern Equatoria 4; Jonglei 24; Lakes 13; Unity 7; Upper Nile 4; Warrap 3; The Republic of violence in South and, Western Equatoria 2). While there has been a seasonal spike in violence associated with South Sudan has Sudan is reduced cattle-raiding in the tri-state area, most of the armed violence during the reporting period has developed consistently over occurred in Jonglei State. The conflict between the GRSS and the David Yau Yau armed group as sufficient time. well cattle raids resulted in a significant number of civilian deaths. On a political level, the capacity to GRSS's offer of amnesty to rebel group leaders on 25 April was accepted by the South Sudan prevent, Liberation Army (SSLA). the SSDM/A and the South Sudan Defence Forces. This represents an mitigate and important development, however, David Yau Yau has so far rejected dialogue and the amnesty resolve conflicts offer, and his group's activities are having spillover effects in Eastern Equatoria and Central and effectively Equatoria States, as well as in Upper Nile State. The GRSS has dispatched Ministerial delegations, 0 carry out its parliamentarians, state and county officials, and comm unity leaders to areas in Jonglei and in responsibility to Western Bahr ei-Ghazal to help prevent or resolve conflicts. Some State Governments, notably protect civilians. Warrap and Lakes and Eastern Equatoria, are proactively pursuing initiatives to address cattle raids and inter-communal armed violence. (S/RES/1996 (2011). 3(b); b. Early warning and Despite the fact that UNMISS's capacity to conduct aerial recces,. critical for gathering early 3(c)(v); 9; 10; 15; early response warning information, has been severely depleted due to new stringent but essential aviation and S/RES/2057 mechanisms are regulations and a lack of adequate assets, the Mission continued to share, with the SPLA and (2012), 3; 4; 5; functional and help GRSS, early warning information collected through patrols, findings from Integrated Team 10; 12; 19) identify threats to missions to vulnerable areas, and reports from staff deployed in state and county offices.