               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2166 (2014)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              21 July 2014




               Resolution 2166 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7221st meeting, on
               21 July 2014

                    The Security Council,
                      Deploring the downing of a civilian aircraft on an international flight,
               Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, on 17 July in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, with the loss
               of all 298 passengers and crew on board,
                    Reaffirming the rules of international law that prohibit acts of violence that
               pose a threat to the safety of international civil aviation and emphasizing the
               importance of holding those responsible for violations of these rules to account,
                    Recalling its press statement of 18 July 2014,
                     Stressing the need for a full, thorough and independent international
               investigation into the incident in accordance with international civil aviation
               guidelines, noting in this regard the crucial role played by the International Civil
               Aviation Organization (ICAO) in aircraft accident and incident investigations, and
               welcoming the decision by ICAO to send a team to work in coordination with the
               Ukrainian National Bureau of Incidents and Accidents Investigation of Civil Aircraft
               in this investigation, following a request for assistance by Ukraine to ICAO and
               others,
                     Expressing serious concern that armed groups in Ukraine have impeded
               immediate, safe, secure and unrestricted access to the crash site and the surrounding
               area for the appropriate investigating authorities, the Organization for Security and
               Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine and
               representatives of other relevant international organizations assisting the
               investigation in accordance with ICAO and other established procedures,
                     1.   Condemns in the strongest terms the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight
               MH17 on 17 July in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine resulting in the tragic loss of
               298 lives;
                     2.   Reiterates its deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the
               victims of this incident and to the people and governments of the victims’ countries
               of origin;




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                     3.   Supports efforts to establish a full, thorough and independent
               international investigation into the incident in accordance with international civil
               aviation guidelines;
                     4.   Recognizes the efforts under way by Ukraine, working in coordination
               with ICAO and other international experts and organizations, including
               representatives of States of Occurrence, Registry, Operator, Design and
               Manufacture, as well as States who have lost nationals on MH17, to institute an
               international investigation of the incident, and calls on all States to provide any
               requested assistance to civil and criminal investigations related to this incident;
                     5.    Expresses grave concern at reports of insufficient and limited access to
               the crash site;
                     6.    Demands that the armed groups in control of the crash site and the
               surrounding area refrain from any actions that may compromise the integrity of the
               crash site, including by refraining from destroying, moving, or disturbing wreckage,
               equipment, debris, personal belongings, or remains, and immed iately provide safe,
               secure, full and unrestricted access to the site and surrounding area for the
               appropriate investigating authorities, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and
               representatives of other relevant international organizations according to ICA O and
               other established procedures;
                    7.    Demands that all military activities, including by armed groups, be
               immediately ceased in the immediate area surrounding the crash site to allow for
               security and safety of the international investigation;
                    8.   Insists on the dignified, respectful and professional treatment and
               recovery of the bodies of the victims, and calls upon all parties to ensure that this
               happens with immediate effect;
                    9.   Calls on all States and actors in the region to cooperate fully in relatio n
               to the international investigation of the incident, including with respect to
               immediate and unrestricted access to the crash site as referred to in paragraph 6;
                    10. Welcomes in this regard the statement on 17 July 2014 by the Trilateral
               Contact Group of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the
               OSCE and demands that the commitments outlined in that statement be
               implemented in full;
                     11. Demands that those responsible for this incident be held to account and
               that all States cooperate fully with efforts to establish accountability;
                     12. Urges all parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation to
               observe to the fullest extent applicable, the international rules, standards and
               practices concerning the safety of civil aviation, in order to prevent the recurrence
               of such incidents, and demands that all States and other actors refrain from acts of
               violence directed against civilian aircraft;
                     13. Welcomes the full cooperation of the United Nations offered by the
               Secretary-General in this investigation, and requests the Secretary-General to
               identify possible options for United Nations support to the investigation and to
               report to the Security Council on relevant developments;
                    14.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.



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