United Nations
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S/RES/2130 (2013)
Distr.: General 18 December 2013

Resolution 2130 (2013)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7088th meeting, on 18 December 2013
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its determination to combat impunity for those responsible for serious international crimes and the necessity of all persons indicted by the ICTY being brought to justice,
Taking note of the letter to the President of the Council from the SecretaryGeneral dated 21 November 2013 (S/2013/685) attaching letters from the President of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ("the International Tribunal") dated 30 October 2013 and 19 November 2013,
Recalling its resolution 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,
Welcoming the commencement of the functioning of the branch of the Mechanism for the International Tribunal for former Yugoslavia on 1 July 2013 and taking note of the assessment of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (S/2013/679),
Recalling also its previous resolutions on the extension of the terms of office of the permanent and ad litem judges at the International Tribunal, who are members of the Trial Chambers and the Appeals Chamber,
Taking into account the assessments by the International Tribunal in its Completion Strategy Report (S/2013/678), and the updated trial and appeals schedule,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Requests the ICTY to take all possible measures to complete its work as expeditiously as possible with the aim to facilitate the closure of the Tribunal, taking into account resolution 1966 (2010) which requested the International Tribunal to complete its trial and appeals proceedings by 31 December 2014, and expresses concern that, in order to complete the work of the ICTY, trials and appeals will go beyond 2014;
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2. Decides to extend the term of office of the following permanent and ad litem judges at the International Tribunal, who are members of the Trial Chambers and the Appeals Chamber, until 31 December 2014 or until the completion of the cases to which they are assigned, if sooner:
- Koffi Kumelio A. Afande (Togo) - Carmel Agius (Malta) - Liu Daqun (China) - Theodor Meron (United States of America) - Fausto Pocar (Italy) - Patrick Robinson (Jamaica) - Jean-Claude Antonetti (France) - O-Gon Kwon (Republic of Korea) - Burton Hall (The Bahamas) - Howard Morrison (United Kingdom) - Guy Delvoie (Belgium) - Christoph Flügge (Germany) - Alphons Orie (The Netherlands) - Bakone Justice Moloto (South Africa) - Melville Baird (Trinidad and Tobago) - Flavia Lattanzi (Italy) - Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua (Democratic Republic of Congo)
3. Underlines that States should cooperate fully with the International Tribunal, including through the provision of information to assist the Tribunal in its work, as well as with the Mechanism;
4. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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