Security Council resolution 1941 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL)]

Decides to extend the mandate of UNIPSIL, as set out in resolutions 1829 (2008) and 1886 (2009), until 15 Sept. 2011; calls upon the Government of Sierra Leone to increase their efforts to take measures to combat corruption, improve accountability, and promote the development of the private sector in order to generate wealth and employment opportunities; calls upon the Government of Sierra Leone to continue good governance reform by supporting the Anti-Corruption Commission to increase the transparency and management of Sierra Leone's natural and mineral resources; emphasizes that the Government of Sierra Leone bears the primary responsibility for peacebuilding, security and long-term development in the country; encourages the Peacebuilding Commission to provide support to the Government of Sierra Leone in preparation for the 2012 elections; urges the Government to accelerate the promotion of national unity and reconciliation; commends the Government for recognizing the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding; requests that the Secretary-General keep the Council informed every 6 months of progress made in the implementation of the mandate of UNIPSIL and this resolution.

Adopted unanimously, 6392nd meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2010-31 July 2011 - S/INF/66 - (SCOR, 66th year).