International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals - Security Council, 9674th meeting

Adopting Resolution 2740 (2024), Security Council Reappoints Serge Brammertz of Belgium as Prosecutor, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, for Two Years

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:16:36
• Production Date: 27 June 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: SERGE BRAMMERTZ
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL RESIDUAL MECHANISM FOR CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS - IRMCT
• Subject Topical: TRIBUNAL; INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL; INTERNATIONAL MONITORS; WAR CRIMES; CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY; VOTING; RECONCILIATION; JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS; CRIMINAL LAW; INTERNATIONAL LAW; INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; ARMED CONFLICTS; FORMER YUGOSLAVIA SITUATION; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SITUATION; RWANDA SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: RWANDA; SERBIA; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
• MAMS Id: 3234684
• Parent Id: 3228473

Description

The Security Council today re-appointed Serge Brammertz of Belgium as Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for a term beginning on 1 July 2024 and ending on 30 June 2026. 

By a recorded vote of 14 in favour to none against, with 1 abstention (Russian Federation), the Council adopted resolution 2740 (2024) (to be issued as S/RES/2740(2024)), urging States to cooperate fully with the Mechanism. 

The Council further continued to urge all States to intensify their cooperation with and render all necessary assistance to the Mechanism to enforce sentences pronounced by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Mechanism, and welcomed the continuing support already provided by States in this regard. 

 

• Draft resolution contained in document S/2024/505 
• Submitted by: Sierra Leone 
• Vote: 14 in favour; 0 against; 1 abstention(s) (Russian Federation) 
• The draft resolution was adopted as resolution S/RES/2740 (2024). 
• Statements after the vote: Sierra Leone, Russian Federation, Slovenia

 

Related Sites and Documents

S/PV.9674

S/RES/2740 (2024)

S/2024/505

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