Security Council resolution 2364 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2018]
Symbol: S/RES/2364 (2017)
Date: 2017-06-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/72 [226] UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI
S/72 [225] MALI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: African Union|UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali|Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Organization)|Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali emanating from the Algiers Process (2015)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACE AGREEMENTS|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|MALI|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|STAFF SECURITY
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2364 (2017)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               29 June 2017




               Resolution 2364 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7991st meeting, on
               29 June 2017

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular 2359 (2017), 2295 (2016) and
               2100 (2013), and its press statements, including of 23 May 2017, concerning the
               situation in Mali,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity and territorial
               integrity of Mali, emphasizing that the Malian authorities have primary
               responsibility for the provision of stability and security throughout the territory of
               Mali, and underscoring the importance of achieving national ownership of peaceand security-related initiatives,
                     Reaffirming the basic principles of peacekeeping, including consent of the
               parties, impartiality, and non-use of force, except in self-defence and defence of the
               mandate, and recognizing that the mandate of each peacekeeping mission is specific
               to the need and situation of the country concerned, and also recalling its
               Presidential Statement of 25 November 2015 (S/PRST/2015/22),
                    Recognizing the legitimate aspiration of all Malian citizens to enjoy lasting
               peace and development,
                    Recognizing that the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali (“the
               Agreement”) signed in 2015 by the Government of Mali, the Plateforme coalition of
               armed groups, and the Coordination des Mouvements de l’Azawad coalition of
               armed groups, and its continued implementation, represents a historic opportunity to
               achieve lasting peace in Mali,
                     Considering the Agreement as balanced and comprehensive, aiming to address
               the political, institutional, governance, security, development and reconciliation
               dimensions of the crisis in Mali, respecting the sovereignty, unity and territorial
               integrity of the Malian State,
                    Underscoring that the responsibility for the full and effective implementation
               of the Agreement, which has to be Malian-led and Malian-owned, rests with the
               Government of Mali, the Plateforme and Coordination armed groups, and is crucial
               to contribute to lasting peace in Mali, drawing lessons from previous peace
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                    Recognizing the recent progress achieved for the implementation of the
               Agreement, including the holding of a Conference d’Entente nationale in March
               2017 and the establishment of all interim administrations in the North, while
               expressing its deep concern over the persistent delays for its full implementation
               two years after it was concluded, and highlighting the pressing need to deliver
               tangible and visible peace dividends to the population in the North and other parts
               of Mali in order to keep the momentum of the Agreement,
                     Urging the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and Coordination armed
               groups to take urgent and concrete action to fully and sincerely deliver on their
               obligations under the Agreement without further delay, including obligations not
               implemented during the Interim period, in particular regarding the concrete
               activities of the interim authorities installed in the northern regions, the reform of
               the security sector, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process, the
               revision of the constitution through an inclusive and consultative dialogue, the fight
               against impunity as well as a genuine reconciliation process,
                     Stressing the need for the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and
               Coordination armed groups, following the Conference d’Entente nationale, to make
               further progress towards the agreement and adoption of a Charter for Peace, Unity
               and National Reconciliation, through an inclusive and consultative d ialogue,
                     Taking note of the upcoming holding of district, regional, legislative and
               presidential elections, municipal by-elections and a constitutional referendum in
               2017 and 2018, stressing the need for these elections to be free, fair and inclusive,
               and further stressing the need to ensure adequate coordination of the electoral
               process with the implementation of the Agreement,
                     Welcoming the adoption by the Government of Mali, in January 2016, of
               Mali’s second National Action Plan for the implementation of the Security Council
               resolution 1325 (2000), further welcoming in this regard the adoption by the
               Government of Mali, in December 2015, of a law requiring a 30 per cent quota for
               women in national institutions, and encouraging its implementation,
                    Affirming its intention to facilitate, support and follow closely the
               implementation of the Agreement, commending the role played by Algeria and other
               members of the international mediation team to assist the Malian parties to
               implement the Agreement, and emphasizing the need for increased engagement by
               the members of the international mediation team,
                     Expressing concern about the volatile security situation, especially the
               expansion of terrorist and other criminal activities into central and southern Mali as
               well as the intensification of intercommunal violence in the Centre of Mali,
                     Noting that the slow progress in the implementation of the Agreement,
               particularly its defence and security provisions, as wel l as the delayed restructuring
               of the security sector, have hampered efforts to restore security in the North of Mali,
               and stressing the primary responsibility of the Government of Mali, the Plateforme
               and Coordination armed groups to accelerate the implementation of the Agreement
               in order to improve the security situation across Mali and to forestall attempts by
               terrorist groups to derail the implementation of the Agreement,
                     Noting the lack of progress in the creation and operationalization mechanisms
               to promote reconciliation and justice, including the Commission of Inquiry as well
               as the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, and expressing concerns that
               this delay risks creating a culture of impunity by allowing human rights abuses and
               violations to go unaddressed,



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                 Strongly condemning the activities in Mali and in the Sahel region of terrorist
           organisations, including MUJAO, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),
           Al Mourabitoune, Ansar Eddine, and associated individuals and groups such as
           Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Group for the Support of Islam and
           Muslims) and Islamic State in Greater Sahara and Ansaroul Islam, which continue
           to operate in Mali and constitute a threat to peace and security in the region and
           beyond, and human rights abuses and violence against civilians, notably women and
           children, committed in Mali and in the region by terrorist groups,
                Condemning the attacks against the United Nations Multidimensional
           Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the Malian Defence and
           Security Forces, the European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM Mali) and the
           French forces, that continue to be perpetrated by terrorist groups,
                 Stressing that terrorism can only be defeated by a sustained and
           comprehensive approach involving the active participation and collaboration of all
           States, and regional and international organisations to impede, impair, and isolate
           the terrorist threat, and reaffirming that terrorism cannot and should not be
           associated with any religion, nationality or civilization,
                 Stressing also that States must ensure that any measures taken to combat
           terrorism comply with all their obligations under international law, in particular
           international human rights law, refugee law, and humanitarian law,
                 Recalling the listing of MUJAO, the Organisation of Al-Qaida in the Islamic
           Maghreb, Ansar Eddine and its leader Iyad Ag Ghali, and Al Mourabitoune on the
           sanctions list established by the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida
           Sanctions Committee and reiterating its readiness, under the above-mentioned
           regime, to sanction further individuals, groups, undertakings and entities who are
           associated with Al-Qaida and other listed entities and individuals, including AQIM,
           Al Mourabitoune and Ansar Eddine, in accordance with the established listing
           criteria,
                Welcoming the continued action by the French forces, at the request and in
           support of the Malian authorities, to deter the terrorist threat in the North of Mali,
                 Emphasizing that security and stability in Mali are inextricably linked to that
           of the Sahel and West Africa regions, as well as the situation in Libya and in the
           North Africa region,
                Acknowledging the impact of the situation in Mali on peace and security in the
           Sahel, as well as on the wider West Africa and North African region,
                 Expressing its continued concern over the transnational dimension of the
           terrorist threat in the Sahel region, as well as the serious challenges posed by
           transnational organized crime in the Sahel region, including arms and drug
           trafficking, the smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons, and its increasing
           links, in some cases, with terrorism, and underscoring the responsibility of the
           countries in the region in addressing these threats and challenges,
                 Recognizing the determination and ownership of the Governments of the
           Group of Five for the Sahel States (G5 Sahel) to address the impact of terrorism and
           transnational organized crime, including through the conduct of cross -border joint
           military counter-terrorist operations, welcoming the efforts of the French forces to
           support these operations, also welcoming the African Union Nouakchott process,
           and further welcoming the decision of the States of the Sahel and Sahara to establish
           a new counterterrorist centre with its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt,
               Welcoming the deployment of the Force Conjointe des Etats du G5 Sahel
           (FC-G5S), and underlining that FC-G5S efforts to counter the activities of terrorist

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               groups and other organized criminal groups will contribute to create a more se cure
               environment in the Sahel region, with a view to supporting MINUSMA fulfil its
               mandate to stabilize Mali, and commending the European Union’s pledge to provide
               support to the FC-GS5 of 50 million Euros,
                     Strongly condemning the incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking with the
               aim of raising funds or gaining political concessions, reiterating its determination to
               prevent kidnapping and hostage-taking in the Sahel region, in accordance with
               applicable international law, recalling its resolutions 2133 (2014) and 2253 (2015),
               including its call upon all Member States to prevent terrorists from benefitting
               directly or indirectly from the payment of ranso ms or from political concessions and
               to secure the safe release of hostages and, in this regard, noting the publication of
               the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) “Algiers Memorandum on Good
               Practices on Preventing and Denying the Benefits of Kidnapping for Ransom by
               Terrorists”,
                     Strongly condemning all abuses and violations of human rights and violations
               of international humanitarian law, including those involving extrajudicial and
               summary executions, arbitrary arrests and detentions and ill -treatment of prisoners,
               sexual and gender-based violence, as well as killing, maiming, recruitment and use
               of children, attacks against schools and hospitals, calling on all parties to respect the
               civilian character of schools in accordance with international humani tarian law and
               to cease detention of all children on national security charges in violation of
               applicable international law, and further calling upon all parties to bring an end to
               such violations and abuses and to comply with their obligations under appli cable
               international law,
                     Reiterating, in this regard, that all perpetrators of such acts must be held
               accountable and that some of such acts referred to in the paragraph above may
               amount to crimes under the Rome Statute, taking note that, acting upon the referral
               of the transitional authorities of Mali dated 13 July 2012, the Prosecutor of the
               International Criminal Court (ICC) opened, on 16 January 2013, an investigation
               into alleged crimes committed on the territory of Mali since January 2012, and, in
               this regard, further taking note of the fact that on 27 September 2016 the ICC found
               Mr Al Mahdi guilty of the war crime of intentionally directing attacks against
               religious and historical monuments in Timbuktu, and recalling the importance of
               assistance and cooperation, by all parties concerned, with the Court,
                    Welcoming the signing of an action plan to end and prevent recruitment and
               use of children and sexual violence against children by the Coordination armed
               group and the United Nations in March 2017, and calling for its full and immediate
               implementation,
                    Underscoring that Malian civilian control and oversight as well as further
               consolidation of the Malian Defence and Security Forces are important to ensure
               Mali’s long-term security and stability and to protect the people of Mali,
                     Commending the role of the EUTM Mali in Mali in providing training and
               advice for the Malian Defence and Security Forces, including contributing to the
               strengthening of civilian authority and respect for human rights, and of the
               European Union Capacity Building Mission (EUCAP Sahel Mali) in p roviding
               strategic advice and training for the Police, Gendarmerie and Garde nationale in
               Mali,
                     Emphasizing the need for all parties to uphold and respect the humanitarian
               principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence in order to ensu re
               the continued provision of humanitarian assistance, the safety and protection of
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           in Mali, and stressing the importance of humanitarian assistance being delivered on
           the basis of need,
                  Remaining seriously concerned over the significant ongoing food and
           humanitarian crisis in Mali, and over the insecurity which hinders humanitarian
           access, exacerbated by the presence of armed groups, terrorist and criminal
           networks, and their activities, the presence of landmines as well as the continued
           illicit proliferation of weapons from within and outside the region that threatens the
           peace, security, and stability of States in this region, and condemning attacks against
           humanitarian personnel,
                Reiterating its strong support for the Special Representative of the Secretary -
           General for Mali, and for MINUSMA to assist the Malian authorities and the Malian
           people in their efforts to bring lasting peace and stability to their country, beari ng in
           mind the primary responsibility of the Malian authorities to protect the population,
           and welcoming the stabilizing effect of the international presence in Mali, including
           MINUSMA,
                 Commending troop and police contributing countries of MINUSMA for the ir
           contribution, paying tribute to the peacekeepers who risk, as well as lost, their lives
           in this respect, strongly condemning attacks against peacekeepers, underlining that
           these attacks may constitute war crimes under international law, stressing that those
           responsible for these acts should be held accountable, calling on the Government of
           Mali to swiftly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice and further stressing
           the importance of MINUSMA having the necessary capacities to promote the safety
           and security of the United Nations peacekeepers,
                Reiterating its serious concern at the continuing lack of key capabilities for
           MINUSMA, stressing the need to fill gaps in and strengthen MINUSMA’s
           capabilities to enable it to implement its mandate in a c omplex security environment
           that includes asymmetric threats, and emphasizing the utmost importance of
           improving logistics support to ensure the security and safety of MINUSMA’s
           personnel in that regard,
                  Welcoming the pledges announced at the MINUSMA extraordinary force
           generation conference chaired by the Secretary-General on 22 and 23 May 2017 to
           fill in troops and capacity gaps, calling on Member States who expressed pledges to
           deploy these units rapidly, and calling for the rapid deployment of the quick
           reaction force established by resolution 2162 (2014), as well as the aviation unit
           supporting it, following its withdrawal from UNOCI and its scheduled transfer to
           MINUSMA, pursuant to its resolution 2295 (2016),
                 Determining that the situation in Mali continues to constitute a threat to
           international peace and security,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

           Implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali
                 1.   Urges the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and Coordination armed
           groups to continue to engage constructively with sustained political will and in good
           faith to accelerate the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and
           Reconciliation in Mali to bring concrete peace dividends to the populations of Mali,
           and to urgently agree on new timelines for its implementation;
                2.    Urges the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and Coordination armed
           groups to prioritize without further delay the necessary steps to advance the
           implementation of the following provisions of the Agreement, bearing in mind the
           need to ensure the full implementation of the Agreement, notably:

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                    • political and institutional aspects, as referred to in Part II of the Agreement,
                      notably the decentralization process and the effective functioning of the
                      interim administrations, ensuring women’s participation, as well as the timely
                      holding of district, regional, legislative and presidential elections, municipal
                      by-elections, as well as a constitutional referendum in 2017 and 2018 by the
                      Malian authorities,
                    • defence and security aspects, as referred to in Part III and Annex 2 of the
                      Agreement, giving priority to the deployment of joint security patrols and
                      special units in the North of Mali and the cantonment, disarmament,
                      demobilization and reintegration of armed combatants, within the framework
                      of the reform of the security sector;
                    3.    Urges the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and Coordination armed
               groups to continue to uphold the ceasefire agreement of 23 May 2014, the
               Arrangement sécuritaire pour une cessation des hostilités of 5 June 2015, and the
               declarations of cessation of hostilities of 24 July 2014 and 19 February 2015;
                     4.   Expresses its readiness to consider targeted sanctions against those who
               take actions to obstruct or threaten the implementation of the Agreement, those who
               resume hostilities and violate the ceasefire, those who attack and take actions to
               threaten MINUSMA and other international presences, as well as those who provide
               support to such attacks and actions;
                     5.    Demands that all armed groups in Mali put aside their arms, cease
               hostilities, reject the recourse to violence, cut off all ties with terrorist
               organizations, take concrete steps to enhance their cooperation and coordin ation
               with the Government of Mali to eliminate the terrorist threat, and recognize, without
               conditions, the unity and territorial integrity of the Malian State, within the
               framework of the Agreement;
                     6.    Urges all parties in Mali to cooperate fully with the deployment and
               activities of MINUSMA, in particular by ensuring the safety, security and freedom
               of movement of MINUSMA’s personnel with unhindered and immediate access
               throughout the territory of Mali to enable MINUSMA to carry out fully its mandate;
                    7.   Urges the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and Coordination armed
               groups to cooperate fully and coordinate with the Special Representative of the
               Secretary-General for Mali and MINUSMA, in particular on the implementation of
               the Agreement;
                     8.    Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali
               (SRSG) to use his good offices to encourage and support the full implementation of
               the Agreement, in particular by playing a central role to support and oversee the
               implementation of the Agreement by the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and
               Coordination armed groups, notably by heading the Secretariat of the Comité de
               suivi de l’Accord (CSA), and in particular, to assist the Malian parties in identifying
               and prioritizing implementation steps, consistent with the provisions of the
               Agreement, and further requests the SRSG to use his good offices to support the
               holding of the upcoming elections and the constitutional referendum;
                     9.    Calls on the members of the CSA and other relevant international
               partners to sustain their support to the implementation of the Agreement, including
               through expediting the appointment of an independent observer as provided for in
               article 63 of the Agreement, and to coordinate their efforts with the SRSG for Mali
               and MINUSMA in this regard, and recognizes the role of the CSA to reconcile
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                 10. Affirms that the gradual restoration and extension of State authority
           across the territory of Mali, in particular the reformed and reconstitu ted Malian
           Defence and Security Forces (MDSF), consistent with the provisions of the
           Agreement, would contribute significantly to the stability of Mali and to deter the
           terrorist threat, and encourages bilateral and multilateral partners to increase their
           support to accelerate the redeployment of the MDSF, once reformed and
           reconstituted, to the north of Mali, particularly by providing relevant equipment and
           training, in coordination with the Government of Mali and MINUSMA and within
           the framework of the Agreement;
                11. Calls for the inclusion within national and regional strategies of
           programmes to support community efforts to address the stigma of sexual violence
           and the reintegration of survivors into their communities;
                 12. Calls upon the Government of Mali to finalize its strategy for the
           development of the North of Mali and the national emergency plan, welcomes the
           significant contributions of partners following the International Conference for the
           economic recovery and development of Mali held in Paris on 22 October 2015,
           encourages the effective fulfilment of the commitments made during this
           conference, and urges the Government of Mali to disburse the funds already
           received;
                 13. Welcomes the adoption by the Government of Mali of a comprehensive
           plan to re-establish state presence in the Centre of Mali (Plan de sécurisation
           intégrée des regions du centre — PSIRC), and calls for the implementation of this
           plan while balancing efforts to restore security with actions to strengthen
           governance, provide public and social services to the population, initiate a dialogue
           to gain trust among all communities and respect the rule of law and human rights;
                 14. Encourages all relevant United Nations agencies, as well as regional,
           bilateral and multilateral partners to provide the necessary support to contribute to
           the implementation of the Agreement by the Malian parties, in particular its
           provisions pertaining to socioeconomic and cultural development;

           MINUSMA’s mandate
                15.    Decides to extend the mandate of MINUSMA until 30 June 2018;
                16. Decides that MINUSMA shall continue to comprise up to 13,289 military
           personnel and 1,920 police personnel, and requests the Secretary-General to take the
           necessary steps to expedite force and asset generation, as well as deployment,
           including as set out in paragraph 34 below;
                17. Decides that the strategic priority of MINUSMA remains to support the
           implementation by the Government, the Plateforme and Coordination armed groups,
           as well as by other relevant Malian stakeholders, of the Agreement on Peace and
           Reconciliation in Mali, in particular its political and security aspects, notably the
           gradual restoration and extension of State authority;
               18. Authorizes MINUSMA to take all necessary means to carry out its
           mandate, within its capabilities and its areas of deployment;
                 19. Requests MINUSMA to achieve its more proactive and robust posture to
           carry out its mandate;
                 20.   Decides that MINUSMA’s mandate shall include the following priority
           tasks:




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         (a)   Support to the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation
               in Mali
                     (i) To support the implementation of the political and institutional reforms
               provided by the Agreement, especially in its Part II, notably to support the
               Government’s efforts for the effective and restoration and extension of State
               authority and rule of law throughout the territory, including through supporting the
               effective functioning of interim administrations in the North of M ali under the
               conditions set out in the Agreement;
                    (ii) To support the implementation of the defence and security measures of
               the Agreement, especially its Part III and Annex 2, notably:
                    – to support, monitor and supervise the ceasefire and to report to the Security
                      Council on violations of it,
                    – to support the deployment of joint security patrols in the North of Mali, where
                      necessary and where possible,
                    – to support the redeployment of the reformed and reconstituted Malian Defence
                      and Security Forces (MDSF) in the Centre and North of Mali,
                    – to support the cantonment, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of
                      armed groups, including through the integration of elements of the signatory
                      armed groups in the MDSF as an interim measure, within the framework of the
                      reform of the security sector, taking into account the particular needs of
                      women and children and without prejudice to the anticipated plans of the
                      demobilization, disarmament and reintegration and integration commissions,
                    – to ensure coherence of international efforts, in close collaboration with other
                      bilateral partners, donors and international organizations, including the
                      European Union, engaged in these fields, to rebuild the Malian security sector,
                      within the framework set out by the Agreement;
                     (iii) To support the implementation of the reconciliation and justice measures
               of the Agreement, especially in its Part V, including with respect to the
               establishment and operations of an international commission of inquiry, in
               consultation with the parties, and support the operationalization of the Truth, Justice
               and Reconciliation Commission;
                     (iv) To support, within its resources and areas of deployment, the conduct of
               inclusive, free, fair and transparent elections, as well as the holding of a
               constitutional referendum, including through the provision of appropriate technical
               assistance and security arrangements, consistent with the provisions of the
               Agreement;

         (b)   Good offices and reconciliation
                     To exercise good offices, confidence-building and facilitation at the national
               and local levels, in order to support dialogue with and among all stakeholders
               towards reconciliation and social cohesion, to support efforts to reduce
               intercommunal tensions, bearing in mind the primary responsibility of the Malian
               authorities, to support the holding of peaceful, inclusive, fair and transparent
               elections, and to encourage and support the full implementation of the Agreement
               by the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and Coordination armed groups,
               including by promoting the participation of civil society, including women’s
               organizations, as well as youth organizations;




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           (c)   Protection of civilians and stabilization, including against asymmetric threats
                      (i) To protect, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the Malian
                 authorities, civilians under threat of physical violence;
                       (ii) In support of the Malian authorities, to stabilize the key population
                 centres and other areas where civilians are at risk, notably in the North and Centre
                 of Mali, and, in this regard, to enhance early warning, to anticipate, deter and
                 counter threats, including asymmetric threats, and to take robust and active steps to
                 protect civilians, including through active and effective patrolling in areas wher e
                 civilians are at risk, and to prevent the return of armed elements to those areas,
                 engaging in direct operations pursuant only to serious and credible threats;
                       (iii) To provide specific protection for women and children affected by armed
                 conflict, including through Child Protection Advisors and Women Protection
                 Advisors as well as consultations with women’s organizations, and address the
                 needs of victims of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict;

           (d)   Countering asymmetric attacks in active defence of MINUSMA’s mandate
                      In pursuit of its priorities and active defence of its mandate, to anticipate and
                 deter threats and to take robust and active steps to counter asymmetric attacks
                 against civilians or United Nations personnel, to ensure promp t and effective
                 responses to threats of violence against civilians and to prevent a return of armed
                 elements to those areas, engaging in direct operations pursuant only to serious and
                 credible threats;

           (e)   Protection, safety and security of United Nations personnel
                       To protect the United Nations personnel, notably uniformed personnel,
                 installations and equipment and ensure the safety, security and freedom of
                 movement of United Nations and associated personnel, and, in this context, to
                 periodically review all implemented safety and security measures;

           (f)   Promotion and protection of human rights
                       (i) To assist the Malian authorities in their efforts to promote and protect
                 human rights, in particular in the areas of justice and reconciliation, including t o
                 support, as feasible and appropriate, the efforts of the Malian authorities, without
                 prejudice to their responsibilities, to bring to justice those responsible for serious
                 abuses or violations of human rights or violations of international humanitarian l aw,
                 in particular war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, taking into account
                 the referral by the transitional authorities of Mali of the situation in their country
                 since January 2012 to the International Criminal Court;
                       (ii) To monitor, help investigate and report publicly and regularly to the
                 Security Council, on violations of international humanitarian law and on violations
                 and abuses of human rights, including all forms of sexual and gender -based violence
                 and violations and abuses committed against women and children throughout Mali
                 and to contribute to efforts to prevent such violations and abuses;

           (g)   Humanitarian assistance
                       In support of the Malian authorities, to contribute to the creation of a secure
                 environment for the safe, civilian-led delivery of humanitarian assistance, in
                 accordance with humanitarian principles, and the voluntary, safe and dignified
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               resettlement of internally displaced persons and refugees in close coordination with
               humanitarian actors;
                     21. Underlines that support to the Malian defence and security forces under
               paragraph 20 (a) (ii), in the context of support for the implementation of the defense
               and security measures of the Agreement, continues to include coordinated
               operations, operational and logistical support, mentoring and strengthened
               information sharing, medical evacuation, transportation and planning, within
               existing resources, without prejudice to the basic principles of peacekeeping;
                    22. Further authorizes MINUSMA to use its existing capacities to assist in
               implementing the following tasks:

         (a)   Projects for stabilization
                    In support of the Malian authorities, to contribute to the creation of a secure
               environment for projects, including quick impact projects, aimed at stabilizing the
               North of Mali;

         (b)   Weapons and ammunition management
                     To assist the Malian authorities with the removal and destruction of mines and
               other explosive devices and weapons and ammunition management;

         (c)   Support for cultural preservation
                     To assist the Malian authorities, as necessary and feasible, in protecting from
               attack the cultural and historical sites in Mali, in collaboration with UNESCO;

         (d)   Cooperation with the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida
               Sanctions Committee
                    To assist, within its capabilities, its areas of deployment and without prejudice
               to its mandate, the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al -Qaida Sanctions
               Committee and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team established
               by resolution 1526 (2004), including by passing information relevant to the
               implementation of the measures in paragraph 2 of resolution 2253 (2015);
                     23. Requests the Secretary-General to align budgetary resources according to
               the prioritization of tasks as set out in paragraphs 20 and 22 of this resolution, and
               to ensure an efficient division of tasks and complementarity of efforts between
               MINUSMA and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), based on their mandates
               and comparative advantages, to support the implementation of the Agreement, as
               well as to continuously adjust this deployment according to the progress made in the
               implementation of MINUSMA’s mandate, consistent with the division of tasks with
               the UNCT requested in paragraph 48 of this resolution, while stressing the
               importance of adequate resources for the United Nations Country Team and
               encourages Member States and relevant organizations to consider providing the
               necessary voluntary funding;
                    24. Requests MINUSMA to further enhance its interaction with the civilian
               population, as well as its cooperation with the Malian Defence and Security Forces,
               including through the development of an effective communi cation strategy and
               MINUSMA radio, in order to raise awareness and understanding about its mandate
               and activities;
                     25. Requests the Secretary-General to enhance cooperation and information
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           the region as well as regional security initiatives, notably coordination with the
           G5 Sahel and the African Union Nouakchott Process;
                26. Requests MINUSMA to ensure that any support provided to non-United
           Nations security forces, including the MDSF, is provided in strict compliance with
           the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy on United Nations support to non -United
           Nations security forces (HRDDP);
                 27. Requests MINUSMA to take fully into account gender considerations as
           a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Malian authorities in
           ensuring the full and effective participation, involvement and representation of
           women at all levels and at an early stage of the stabilization phase, including the
           security sector reform and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes,
           as well as in reconciliation and electoral processes, further requests MINUSMA to
           assist the parties to ensure women’s full and active participation in the
           implementation of the Agreement, and further requests enhanced reporting by
           MINUSMA to the Security Council on this issue;
                 28. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure full compliance of MINUSMA
           with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuses and
           to keep the Council fully informed if such cases of misconduct occur, and urges
           troop- and police-contributing countries to take appropriate preventative action,
           including pre-deployment awareness training, and to ensure full accountability in
           cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                29. Requests MINUSMA to take fully into account child protection as a
           cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Malian authorities in
           ensuring that the protection of children’s rights is taken into account, inter alia, in
           disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes and in security sector
           reform in order to end and prevent violations and abuses against children;
                30. Requests MINUSMA to improve coordination between its civil, military
           and police components, including through an integrated approach to operational
           planning and intelligence;

           Capacities of MINUSMA, safety and security of MINUSMA’s personnel
                31. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary steps, including
           through the full use of existing authorities and extraordinary administrative
           measures, to enable MINUSMA to reach its full operational capacity without further
           delay;
                 32. Urges MINUSMA’s troop and police contributing countries to expedite
           the procurement and deployment of all necessary contingent-owned equipment,
           urges Member States to provide troops and police that have adequate capabilities,
           pre-deployment and, where appropriate, in situ training and equipment, including
           enablers, specific to the operating environment, in order for MINUSMA t o fulfil its
           mandate, and welcomes the assistance of Member States to MINUSMA’s troop and
           police contributing countries in this regard;
                33. Commends the commitment of the troop- and police-contributing
           countries in implementing the MINUSMA’s mandate in a challenging environment,
           and in this connection, takes note of the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)
           signed between the United Nations and the troop- and police-contributing countries,
           and calls on troop- and police-contributing countries to fully and effectively
           implement the provisions of these MoUs;
                 34. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all appropriate
           additional measures and, in consultation with troop- and police-contributing

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               countries, to identify options, including seeking the support of Member States, to
               review and enhance the safety and security of MINUSMA’s personnel and to enable
               MINUSMA to execute effectively its mandate in a complex security environment
               that includes asymmetric threats, including through:
                    – improving MINUSMA’s intelligence and analysis capacities, including
                      surveillance and monitoring capacities, within the limits of its mandate,
                    – providing training and equipment to counter explosive devices, including
                      enhanced support to troop and police contributing countries to deploy the
                      environment specific armoured personnel carriers and other mine -protected
                      vehicles needed under the current Force requirements,
                    – improving logistics in mission, including by securing MINUSMA’s logistical
                      supply routes and deploying combat convoy battalions, as needed,
                    – implementing more effective casualty and medical evacuation procedures, as
                      well as deploying enhanced medical evacuation capacities,
                    – taking active and effective measures to improve the planning and functioning
                      of MINUSMA’s safety and security facilities and arrangements,
                    – securing long-term rotation schemes for critical capabilities as well as
                      exploring innovative options to promote partnerships between equipment,
                      troop- and police-contributing countries;
                     35. Calls upon Member States, especially those in the region, to ensure the
               free, unhindered and expeditious movement to and from Mali of all personnel, as
               well as equipment, provisions, supplies and other goods, which are for the exclusive
               and official use of MINUSMA, in order to facilitate the timely and cost-effective
               delivery of the logistical supply of MINUSMA, and in this regard, requests the
               Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to facilitate the logistical supply of
               MINUSMA and to consolidate supply routes, including through using alternative
               routes and relocating MINUSMA’s logistics hubs;
                    36. Encourages the Secretary-General to keep the Mission concept under
               continuous review, specifically noting the deterioration of security in the Centre of
               Mali, in order to maximize the positive impact of MINUSMA’s resources and make
               operational adjustments where necessary, and requests the Secretary-General to
               keep it informed on its implementation;

               French forces mandate
                     37. Authorizes French forces, within the limits of their capacities and areas
               of deployment, to use all necessary means until the end of MINUSMA’s mandate as
               authorized in this resolution, to intervene in support of elements of MINUSMA
               when under imminent and serious threat upon request of the Secretary-General, and
               requests France to report to the Council on the implementation of this mandate in
               Mali and to coordinate its reporting with the reporting by the Secretary -General
               referred to in paragraph 47 below;

               Obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law
                    38. Urges the Malian authorities to further combat impunity and, in this
               regard, to ensure that all perpetrators of crimes involving violations and abuses of
               human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, including those
               involving sexual violence, are held accountable and brought to justice, and also
               urges the Malian authorities to continue to cooperate with the ICC, in accordance
               with Mali’s obligations under the Rome Statute;


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                39. Urges all parties to comply with obligations under international
           humanitarian law to respect and protect humanitarian personnel, facilities and relief
           consignments, and take all required steps to allow and facilitate the full, safe,
           immediate and unimpeded access of humanitarian actors for the delivery of
           humanitarian assistance to all people in need, while respecting the United Nations
           humanitarian guiding principles and applicable international law;
                 40. Reiterates that the Malian authorities have primary responsibility to
           protect civilians in Mali, further recalls its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000),
           1674 (2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed
           conflict, its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012), 2143
           (2014) and 2225 (2015) on Children And Armed Conflict and its resolutions 1325
           (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122
           (2013) and 2242 (2016), 2331 (2016), on Women, Peace and Security, calls upon
           MINUSMA and all military forces in Mali to take them into account and to abide by
           international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, recalls the importance of
           training in this regard, and urges all parties to implement the conclusions on
           Children And Armed Conflict in Mali adopted by the Security Council working
           group on 7 July 2014, calls upon the Government of Mali to finalize and sign a joint
           communique with the UN on addressing sexual violence in conflict, and further
           calls upon the Plateforme armed group to implement the commitments contained in
           its Communiqué sur la prévention des violences sexuelles liées au conflit au Mali of
           June 2016 and upon the Coordination armed group to make similar commitments;

           Environmental impact of MINUSMA’s operations
                 41. Requests MINUSMA to consider the environmental impacts of its
           operations when fulfilling its mandated tasks and, in this context, to manage them as
           appropriate and in accordance with applicable and relevant General Assembly
           resolutions and United Nations rules and regulations, and to operate mindfully in
           the vicinity of cultural and historical sites;

           G5 Sahel contribution
                 42. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure adequate coordination and
           exchange of information, through relevant mechanisms, between MINUSMA, the
           FC-G5S and the French forces, within their respective mandates, and reiterates in
           this regard its request to the Secretary-General to enhance cooperation between
           MINUSMA and the G5 Sahel Member States through provision of relevant
           intelligence and liaison officers from the G5 Sahel Member States to MINUSMA in
           order to increase MINUSMA’s awareness of the regional security envi ronment with
           a view to facilitate the implementation of its mandate;

           Regional and international cooperation on the Sahel

                 43. Calls upon Member States, notably Sahel, West Africa and Maghreb
           States, as well as regional, bilateral and multilateral partn ers, to enhance their
           coordination, including with the G5 Sahel and the African Union Nouakchott
           process, to develop inclusive and effective strategies to combat in a comprehensive
           and integrated manner the activities of terrorist groups crossing borders a nd seeking
           safe havens in the Sahel region, notably AQIM, MUJAO, Ansar Eddine and
           Al Mourabitoune, and to prevent the expansion of those groups as well as to limit
           the proliferation of all arms and transnational organized crime and other illicit
           activities such as drug trafficking, smuggling of migrants and human trafficking;
                44. Calls for the rapid and effective implementation, in consultation with
           Member States of the Sahel region and bilateral partners and multilateral
           organizations, of regional strategies encompassing security, governance,


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               development, human rights and humanitarian issues such as the United Nations
               integrated strategy for the Sahel, and encourages in this regard the Special
               Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel to continue to
               support Member States of the region, including of the G5 Sahel, and regional and
               international organizations, to tackle the challenges to peace, security and
               development in the Sahel region as well as their root causes;

               European Union contribution
                    45. Calls on the European Union, notably its Special Representative for the
               Sahel and its EUTM Mali and EUCAP Sahel Mali missions, to coordinate closely
               with MINUSMA and bilateral partners of Mali engaged to assist the Malian
               authorities in the Security Sector Reform (SSR), as provided for by the Agreement
               and consistent with paragraph 20 (a) (ii) above;

               Small arms and light weapons
                      46. Calls upon the Malian authorities, with the assistance of MINUSMA,
               consistent with paragraph 14 above, and international partners, to address the issue
               of the proliferation and illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons in
               accordance with the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons,
               Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials and the United Nations Programme
               of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, in order to ensure the safe and
               effective management, storage and security of their stockpiles of small arms and
               light weapons and the collection and/or destruction of surplus, seized, unmarked or
               illicitly held weapons, and further stresses the importance of the full
               implementation of its resolutions 2017 (2011), 2117 (2013) and 2220 (2015);

               Reports by the Secretary-General
                     47. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council every
               three months after the adoption of this resolution on the implementation of this
               resolution, focusing:
                    (i) on the progress in the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and
               Reconciliation in Mali and on MINUSMA’s efforts to support it, including through
               the benchmarks and timelines agreed between the Government of Mali and
               MINUSMA in December 2016, pursuant to resolution 2295 (2016);
                     (ii) on progress in the implementation of the measures taken to improve
               MINUSMA’s effectiveness to implement its mandate, as outlined in paragraphs 31
               to 36 above, including measures to enhance the safety and security of MINUSMA’s
               personnel;
                    (iii) on coordination and exchange of information between MINUSMA,
               French forces and the FC-G5S as outlined in paragraph 42 above;
                    48. Further requests the Secretary-General, seeking perspectives from all
               relevant parties, to develop within 180 days after the adop tion of this resolution a
               mission-wide strategic plan that:
                  (i) articulates a        concrete   phased    approach     to   implementation   of
               MINUSMA’s mandate;
                    (ii) presents a transition plan with a view to handing over relevant tasks to
               the UNCT based on their mandates and comparative advantages as well as a
               mapping of capabilities, and also with a view to a possible long -term exit strategy of
               the Mission on the basis of improved security and political conditions as well as the
               progress in the implementation of the Agreement;
                    49.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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