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FACT SHEET ON THE 2206 SOUTH SUDAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE Summary of Committee Activities (1 Jan 2019 - 2 August 2022) Member States Reporting Obligations Meetings in 2021 and 2022 as of 2 August 2022:0 Meetings in 2020: 1 (12 October) Meetings in 2019: (7 February, 11 September, 10 December) Actions On 12 October 2020, through videoconference, the Secretary of the Committee briefed the Committee on the report of the Secretary-General on the progress made with regard to the stabilization and restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau (S/2020/818). The Special Representative and head of UNIOGBIS briefed on the situation in the country. On 10 December 2019, Committee Chair Ambassador Ndong Mba briefed the Committee on his October 2019 visit to Guinea- Bissau Bissau. The Chair of the Committee (2018-2019), Ambassador Ndong Mba (Equatorial Guinea) visited Guinea-Bissau from 28 to 30 October ahead of the November 2019 presidential election. On 11 September 2019, the Committee received a briefing by the Chair of the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch, Kelvin Ong, on the report of the Secretary-General on progress made with regard to the stabilisation and restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau (S/2019/696). Bintou Keita, DPPA-DPO Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, also briefed the meeting on the political situation in the country. On 7 February 2019, the committee received a briefing from Pierre Lapaque, Regional Representative for the UNODC Regional Office for West and Central Africa providing on the situation in Guinea-Bissau and the region concerning illicit trafficking and international criminal activities. Resolution 2048 calls upon all states to report to the Committee within 120 days of the adoption of the resolution on the steps they have taken with a view to implementing effectively the travel ban measures. As of 1 February, 23 states had submitted reports, including seven Security Council members (France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, UK and US) UN Documents Security Council Resolutions S/RES/2512 (28 February 2020) renewed the mandate of UNIOGBIS until 31 Decem- ber 2020, and requested the Secretary-General to submit a report within five months to the 2048 Committee on the progress made regarding the stabilisation of Guinea- Bissau and the restoration of constitutional order and giving recommendations on the sanctions regime, including, but not limited to, its continuation, adjustment or suspension, and on prospective delisting, in accordance with paragraph 12 of resolu- tion 2048 (2012). S/RES/2048 (18 May 2012) imposed travel restrictions on five individuals involved in the 12 April 2012 coup and established a Sanctions Committee to oversee the implementation of the measures. Other S/2021/1066 (16 December 2021) was the annual report of the 2048 Committee. S/2020/1245 (15 December 2020) was the annual report of the 2048 Committee. S/2020/818 (20 August 2020) was a Secretary-General's report on progress made with regard to the stabilization and restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau. S/2019/966 (18 December 2019) was the annual report of the 2048 Committee. SC/13133 (20 December 2017) was a press release on the Committee's decision to delete Sanha Clussé from the 2048 Sanctions List. SC/10721 (20 July 2012) was a press release announcing the addition of six individu- als to the 2048 Committee travel ban list.
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