               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1993 (2011)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               29 June 2011




               Resolution 1993 (2011)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6571st meeting,
               on 29 June 2011
                    The Security Council,
                     Taking note of the letter to the President of the Council from the Secretary-General dated 27 June 2011 (S/2011/392), attaching a letter from the President of
               the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“the International Tribunal”)
               dated 8 June 2011,
                    Recalling its resolutions 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993, 1503 (2003) of
               28 August 2003 and 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004, and its previous resolutions
               concerning the International Tribunal,
                     Recalling in particular its resolution 1966 (2010) of 22 December 2010 by
               which the Security Council established the International Residual Mechanism for
               International Tribunals (“the Mechanism”) and requested the International Tribunal
               to take all possible measures to expeditiously complete all its remaining work no
               later than 31 December 2014, prepare its closure and ensure a smooth transition to
               the Mechanism,
                     Taking note of the assessments by the International Tribunal in its Completion
               Strategy Report (S/2011/316),
                    Recalling that in resolution 1931 (2010) of 29 June 2010 the Security Council
               underlined its intention to extend, by 30 June 2011, the terms of office of the trial
               judges at the International Tribunal based on the Tribunal’s projected trial schedule,
               and requested the President of the International Tribunal to submit to the Council an
               updated trial and appeals schedule, and taking note of the updated trial and appeals
               schedule submitted by the President of the International Tribunal,
                    Noting the concerns expressed by the President of the International Tribunal
               about staffing, and reaffirming that staff retention is essential for the timely
               completion of the International Tribunal’s work,
                    Noting with concern the risk that there will be insufficient capacity for the
               enforcement of sentences imposed by the International Tribunal,
                    Urging the International Tribunal to take all possible measures to complete its
               work expeditiously as requested in resolution 1966 (2010),
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,


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                    1.   Decides to extend the term of office of the following permanent judges at
               the International Tribunal, who are members of the Trial Chambers, until
               31 December 2012 or until the completion of the cases to which they are assigned, if
               sooner:
                    - Jean-Claude Antonetti (France)
                    - Guy Delvoie (Belgium)
                    - Burton Hall (The Bahamas)
                    - Christoph Flügge (Germany)
                    - O-Gon Kwon (South Korea)
                    - Bakone Justice Moloto (South Africa)
                    - Howard Morrison (United Kingdom)
                    - Alphons Orie (The Netherlands)
                    2.   Decides to extend the term of office of the following ad litem judges at
               the International Tribunal, who are members of the Trial Chambers, until
               31 December 2012 or until the completion of the cases to which they are assigned, if
               sooner:
                    - Melville Baird (Trinidad and Tobago)
                    - Elizabeth Gwaunza (Zimbabwe)
                    - Frederik Harhoff (Denmark)
                    - Flavia Lattanzi (Italy)
                    - Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua (Democratic Republic of Congo)
                    - Prisca Matimba Nyambe (Zambia)
                    - Michèle Picard (France)
                    - Árpád Prandler (Hungary)
                    - Stefan Trechsel (Switzerland)
                     3.   Reaffirms the necessity of trial of persons indicted by the International
               Tribunal and reiterates its call on all States, especially the States of the former
               Yugoslavia, to intensify cooperation with and render all necessary assistance to the
               International Tribunal, and in particular calls for the arrest of Goran Hadzic;
                     4.   Reiterates the importance of the International Tribunal being adequately
               staffed to complete its work expeditiously and calls upon relevant United Nations
               bodies to intensify cooperation with the Secretariat and the Registrar of the
               International Tribunal and to take a flexible approach in order to find practicable
               solutions to address this issue as the International Tribunal approaches the
               completion of its work, and at the same time calls upon the International Tribunal to
               renew its efforts to focus on its core functions;
                     5.   Commends States that have concluded agreements for the enforcement of
               sentences of persons convicted by the International Tribunal or have otherwise
               accepted such convicted persons to serve their sentences in their territories, and
               calls upon States to renew their commitment to the enforcement of sentences and to
               look positively on requests from the International Tribunal in this regard;
                    6.    Further calls upon States that have not concluded agreements for the
               enforcement of sentences of persons convicted by the International Tribunal or
               otherwise accepted such convicted persons to serve their sentences in their
               respective territories and that are able to do so to consider concluding these
               agreements or accepting such persons;
                     7.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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