Security Council resolution 2100 (2013) [on establishment of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)]
Symbol: S/RES/2100 (2013)
Date: 2013-04-25
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/68 [226] UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI
S/68 [225] MALI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali|African-led International Support Mission in Mali|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|ELECTIONS|MALI|MILITARY PERSONNEL|INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION|GENDER EQUALITY|SMALL ARMS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: AZERBAIJAN
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GUATEMALA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: MOROCCO
vote: yes
country: PAKISTAN
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: TOGO
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2100 (2013)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                25 April 2013




               Resolution 2100 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6952nd meeting, on
               25 April 2013


                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 2056 (2012), 2071 (2012) and 2085 (2012), its
               Presidential Statements of 26 March 2012 (S/PRST/2012/7) and 4 April 2012
               (S/PRST/2012/9) as well as its Press Statements of 22 March 2012, 9 April 2012,
               18 June 2012, 10 August 2012, 21 September 2012, 11 December 2012 and
               10 January 2013 on Mali,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity and territorial
               integrity of Mali,
                     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,
                     Condemning strongly the offensive launched on 10 January 2013 by terrorist,
               extremist and armed groups towards the south of Mali and 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
               organizations to impede, impair, and isolate the terrorist threat, and reaffirming that
               terrorism could not and should not be associated with any religion, nationality or
               civilization,
                     Welcoming the swift action by the French forces, at the request of the
               transitional authorities of Mali, to stop the offensive of terrorist, extremist and
               armed groups towards the south of Mali and commending the efforts to restore the
               territorial integrity of Mali by the Malian Defence and Security Forces, with the
               support of French forces and the troops of the African-led International Support
               Mission in Mali (AFISMA),
                     Stressing the need to work expeditiously toward the restoration of democratic
               governance and constitutional order, including through the holding of free, fair,
               transparent and inclusive presidential and legislative elections and emphasizing the
               importance for the transitional authorities of Mali to move swiftly in a process of
               inclusive dialogue and active engagement with Malian political groups, including

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               those who have previously advocated independence, are prepared to cease hostilities,
               have cut off all ties with terrorist organizations and who recognize, without
               conditions, the unity and territorial integrity of the Malian State,
                     Remaining seriously concerned over the significant ongoing food and
               humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region 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 proliferation of weapons from within and outside the region that threatens
               the peace, security, and stability of States in this region,
                     Emphasizing the need for all parties to uphold and respect the humanitarian
               principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence in order to ensure
               the continued provision of humanitarian assistance, the safety of civilians receiving
               assistance and the security of humanitarian personnel operating in Mali and
               stressing the importance of humanitarian assistance being delivered on the basis of
               need,
                     Condemning strongly all abuses and violations of human rights and violations
               of international humanitarian law, including those involving extrajudicial executions,
               arbitrary arrests and detentions, and sexual and gender-based violence, forced
               amputations, as well as killing, maiming, recruitment and use of children, attacks
               against schools and hospitals, forced displacements, and destruction of cultural and
               historical heritage, committed in Mali by any group or individuals, noting,
               especially, widespread abuses of human rights by terrorist, extremist and armed
               groups in the north of Mali, condemning strongly the reports of retaliatory attacks,
               including those based on ethnicity and those allegedly perpetrated by members of
               the Malian Defence and Security Forces against civilians, and calling upon all
               parties to bring an end to such violations and abuses and to comply with their
               obligations under applicable 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 and taking note that the transitional
               authorities of Mali referred the situation in Mali since January 2012 to the
               International Criminal Court on 13 July 2012 and that the Prosecutor of the
               International Criminal Court opened, on 16 January 2013, an investigation into
               alleged crimes committed on the territory of Mali since January 2012,
                      Taking note of the listing of Ansar Eddine and its leader Iyad Ag Ghali,
               recalling the listing of Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and
               the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), on the Al-Qaida
               sanctions list established by the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and
               1989 (2011) and reiterating its readiness, under the above-mentioned regime, to
               sanction further individuals, groups, undertakings and entities who do not cut off all
               ties to Al-Qaida and associated groups, including AQIM, MUJAO and Ansar Eddine,
               in accordance with the established listing criteria,
                     Expressing its continued concern over the serious threats posed by
               transnational organized crime in the Sahel region, and its increasing links, in some
               cases, with terrorism, and strongly condemning the incidents of kidnapping and
               hostage-taking with the aim of raising funds or gaining political concessions, noting




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           the increase in such kidnappings in the Sahel region, and underscoring the urgent
           need to address these issues,
                Expressing its determination to combat kidnapping and hostage-taking in the
           Sahel region, in accordance with applicable international law 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”,
                 Commending the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West
           African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU), as well as the Secretary-General, for their intensive efforts to solve the crisis in Mali, welcoming the
           establishment by the AU, ECOWAS, the EU and the United Nations of a Joint Task
           Force for Mali in Addis Ababa, encouraging them to maintain coordination in
           support of the stabilization of the situation in Mali, including the national political
           dialogue and electoral process, noting that the requirement to report as requested in
           paragraph 10 of resolution 2085 (2012) was not fulfilled and looking forward to the
           submission of those reports,
                Commending the efforts of African countries to contribute forces to AFISMA,
           as authorized by resolution 2085 (2012), welcoming the deployment of AFISMA in
           Mali and also commending Member States and regional and international
           organizations that support this deployment in Mali,
                 Commending the contributions pledged at the Donors conference organized by
           the AU in Addis Ababa on 29 January 2013 in support of AFISMA and the Malian
           Defence and Security Forces, welcoming actual contributions already made and the
           AU pledge to contribute through the AU’s assessed contributions, urging all donors
           to translate their pledges into actual contributions and calling upon other Member
           States and regional and international organizations to also contribute generously,
                 Encouraging international coordination to consolidate political and security
           progress in Mali, and in this regard, regular meetings of the Support and Follow-Up
           Group on the Situation in Mali, established by the AU Peace and Security Council
           on 20 March 2012, and co-chaired by the AU, ECOWAS, EU and the United
           Nations and attended by other international partners, and welcoming the conclusions
           of the 5 February 2013 and 19 April 2013 meetings of the Follow-Up Group,
                 Taking note of the letter, dated 25 March 2013, addressed to the Secretary-General by the transitional authorities of Mali, which requests the deployment of a
           United Nations operation to stabilize and restore the authority and the sovereignty
           of the Malian State throughout its national territory,
                 Taking note of the letter, dated 26 March 2013, addressed to the Secretary-General by the President of the ECOWAS Commission requesting the
           transformation of AFISMA into a United Nations stabilization mission and taking
           note of the communiqué, dated 7 March 2013, of the AU Peace and Security
           Council, as well as the attached letter dated 7 March 2013 and addressed to the
           Secretary-General by the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, expressing AU
           support for the transformation of AFISMA into a United Nations stabilization
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                     Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/189), dated
               26 March 2013, on the situation in Mali, including recommendations and options for
               establishing a United Nations stabilization operation in Mali,
                     Emphasizing that the transitional authorities of Mali have primary
               responsibility for resolving the interlinked challenges facing their country and
               protecting all their citizens and that any sustainable solution to the crisis in Mali
               should be Malian-owned, including a political process, also emphasizing that the
               cooperation among the countries of the region will be crucial for lasting peace and
               stability in Mali,
                     Encouraging the international community to provide broad support to resolve
               the crisis in Mali through coordinated actions for immediate and long-term needs,
               encompassing security, governance, development and humanitarian issues, looking
               forward to the high-level international donors’ conference in Brussels on 15 May
               2013 to support the development of Mali, commending the contributions already
               made toward the 2013 Consolidated Appeal for Mali and urging all Member States
               and other donors to contribute generously for humanitarian operations,
                    Determining that the situation in Mali constitutes a threat to international
               peace and security,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.   Commends the initial measures taken so far to restore constitutional order
               and national unity in Mali, including the adoption by the Malian National Assembly,
               on 29 January 2013, of a transitional road map, welcomes the establishment of the
               Dialogue and Reconciliation Commission on 6 March 2013 and the appointment of
               its Commissioners and calls on the Commission to commence its work as soon as
               possible, and further calls on the transitional authorities of Mali to continue
               urgently to take discernible steps towards consolidating stability, enhancing a
               culture of democratic governance, and facilitating inclusive political dialogue to
               bring about a process of national reconciliation and to foster social cohesion, which
               should lead to political progress in this regard as early as possible;
                    2.   Requests the Secretary-General, in close coordination with the AU and
               ECOWAS, to support all dimensions of the transitional road map, with a view to its
               swift implementation, including the work of the Dialogue and Reconciliation
               Commission;
                     3.    Urges the transitional authorities of Mali to hold free, fair, transparent
               and inclusive presidential and legislative elections as soon as technically possible,
               welcomes the stated commitment of the transitional authorities of Mali to organize
               presidential elections on 7 July 2013 and legislative elections on 21 July 2013,
               stresses the importance of ensuring an environment conducive to the holding of
               elections, in particular a secure environment prior to, during and following the
               electoral period, equitable access to State-controlled media and provision for all
               eligible persons, including internally displaced persons and refugees, to participate
               in the electoral process and calls upon Member States, regional and international
               organizations, as requested by the transitional authorities of Mali, to provide support
               to the electoral process, including through financial resources, electoral observation
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                 4.     Demands that all rebel armed groups in Mali put aside their arms and
           cease hostilities immediately and urges all such parties in Mali who have cut off all
           ties with terrorist organizations such as AQIM, MUJAO, Ansar Eddine and
           associated terrorist groups and who recognize, without conditions, the unity and
           territorial integrity of the Malian State, and the transitional authorities of Mali to
           engage expeditiously in an inclusive negotiation process, facilitated by the
           Secretary-General, in particular through his Special Representative for Mali when
           appointed as referred to in paragraph 11 below, in close collaboration with the AU,
           ECOWAS and the EU Special Representative for the Sahel;
                 5.    Calls upon the international community, through the Support and Follow-Up Group on the Situation in Mali, to meet regularly in Mali and, as may be
           required, outside Mali, to assist the transitional authorities of Mali to implement the
           transitional road map and monitor the progress made in this regard and to continue
           contributing to the promotion of lasting peace, stability, and reconciliation in Mali,
           requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the convening of the Support and
           Follow-Up Group on the Situation in Mali and stresses the importance of continued
           coordination between the United Nations, the AU and ECOWAS in the promotion of
           lasting peace, security, stability and reconciliation in Mali;
                 6.    Demands that no member of the Malian Defence and Security Forces
           shall undermine and obstruct the implementation of the transitional road map or the
           efforts of the international community to foster political and security progress in
           Mali, stresses the importance of Malian civilian control and oversight of the Malian
           Defence and Security Forces and expresses its readiness to consider appropriate
           measures, as necessary, against those who take action that undermines the peace,
           stability, and security, including those who prevent the implementation of
           constitutional order;
                 7.    Decides to establish the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated
           Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), requests the Secretary-General to
           subsume the United Nations Office in Mali (UNOM) into MINUSMA, with
           MINUSMA assuming responsibility for the discharge of UNOM’s mandated tasks,
           as of the date of adoption of this resolution, further decides that the authority be
           transferred from AFISMA to MINUSMA on 1 July 2013 at which point MINUSMA
           shall commence the implementation of its mandate as defined in paragraphs 16 and
           17 below, for an initial period of 12 months and requests the Secretary-General to
           include in MINUSMA, in close coordination with the AU and ECOWAS, AFISMA
           military and police personnel appropriate to United Nations standards;
                 8.    Decides that the date referred to in paragraph 7 above and MINUSMA’s
           phased deployment shall be subject to a further review by the Council within
           60 days of the adoption of this resolution of the security situation in MINUSMA’s
           area of responsibility, specifically with respect to the cessation of major combat
           operations by international military forces in the immediate vicinity of and/or within
           MINUSMA’s envisaged area of responsibility and a significant reduction in the
           capacity of terrorist forces to pose a major threat to the civilian population and
           international personnel in the immediate vicinity of and/or within MINUSMA’s
           envisaged area of responsibility, further decides, should the Council consider that
           these criteria are not met before 1 July 2013, it shall concurrently adjust the timeline
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                    9.   Calls for tangible achievements in the political process in Mali, which
               are of critical significance for the successful deployment and activities of
               MINUSMA;
                     10. Reiterates that Member States and regional and international
               organizations are urged to continue to provide coordinated support to AFISMA
               pursuant to its resolution 2085 (2012), until the transfer of authority from AFISMA
               to MINUSMA, including military training, provision of equipment, intelligence and
               logistical support, requests the Secretary-General to accelerate the disbursement of
               the United Nations Trust Fund established pursuant to its resolution 2085 (2012) to
               support AFISMA, and decides that equipment donated or granted to AFISMA, or
               where the ownership remains with the donor, shall not be considered contingentowned equipment;
                     11. Requests the Secretary-General to appoint expeditiously a Special
               Representative for Mali and Head of Mission of MINUSMA, who shall, from the
               date of appointment, assume overall authority on the ground for the coordination of
               all the activities of the United Nations, and its agencies, funds and programmes, in
               Mali and shall use good offices and coordinate efforts of the international
               community in order to support the priority elements as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3
               and 4 above and who shall, from the transfer of authority from AFISMA to
               MINUSMA, lead all tasks of the mandate of MINUSMA as defined in paragraph 16
               below, and coordinate the overall support of the international community in Mali,
               including in the field of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and
               Security Sector Reform (SSR), further emphasizes that the Special Representative
               shall ensure optimal coordination between MINUSMA and the United Nations
               Country Team in Mali, in connection with the aspects of their respective mandates;
                     12. Decides that MINUSMA will comprise up to 11,200 military personnel,
               including reserve battalions capable of deploying rapidly within the country as and
               when required, and 1,440 police personnel, calls upon Member States to provide
               troops and police with adequate capabilities and equipment in order to enhance the
               capacity of MINUSMA to operate, and discharge its responsibilities, effectively and
               requests the Secretary-General to recruit qualified staff, who have the professional
               experience and skills appropriate to the tasks defined under applicable competency
               areas in paragraphs 16 and 17 below;
                     13. Welcomes the commitment of the Secretary-General, as outlined in
               paragraph 81 of his report (S/2013/189), to take all possible steps, including through
               the full use of existing authorities and at his discretion, to accelerate the deployment
               of civilian and military capabilities in Mali, in order to best respond to the Council’s
               expectations and the needs of the Malian people and requests the Secretary-General
               to take the necessary steps, in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 12 above, to have
               MINUSMA ready to commence its activities;
                      14. Authorizes the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps in order to
               ensure inter-mission cooperation, notably between MINUSMA and UNMIL and
               UNOCI, appropriate transfers of troops and their assets from other United Nations
               missions to MINUSMA, subject to the following conditions: (i) the Council’s
               information and approval, including on the scope and duration of the transfer,
               (ii) the agreement of the troop-contributing countries and (iii) the security situation
               where these United Nations missions are deployed and without prejudice to the
               performance of their mandates;


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                 15. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the other United Nations
           missions in the region, notably UNMIL and UNOCI, share logistic and
           administrative support with MINUSMA, to the extent possible, without prejudicing
           their operational capacities with respect to their mandates, in order to maximize the
           effectiveness and efficiency of the missions in the West African region, and to report
           thereon for consideration as appropriate;
                16.   Decides that the mandate of MINUSMA shall be the following:
                 (a) Stabilization of key population centres            and   support    for   the
           reestablishment of State authority throughout the country
                (i) In support of the transitional authorities of Mali, to stabilize the key
                population centres, especially in the north of Mali and, in this context, to deter
                threats and take active steps to prevent the return of armed elements to those
                areas;
                (ii) To support the transitional authorities of Mali to extend and re-establish
                State administration throughout the country;
                (iii) To support national and international efforts towards rebuilding the
                Malian security sector, especially the police and gendarmerie through technical
                assistance, capacity-building, co-location and mentoring programmes, as well
                as the rule of law and justice sectors, within its capacities and in close
                coordination with other bilateral partners, donors and international
                organizations engaged in these fields, including the EU;
                (iv) To assist the transitional authorities of Mali, through training and other
                support, in mine action and weapons and ammunition management;
                (v) To assist the transitional authorities of Mali in developing and
                implementing programmes for the disarmament, demobilization and
                reintegration (DDR) of former combatants and the dismantling of militias and
                self-defence groups, consistent with the objectives of reconciliation and taking
                into account the specific needs of demobilized children;
                (b) Support for the implementation of the transitional road map, including
           the national political dialogue and the electoral process
                (i) To assist the transitional authorities of Mali to implement swiftly the
                transitional road map towards the full restoration of constitutional order,
                democratic governance and national unity in Mali;
                (ii) To exercise good offices, confidence-building and facilitation at the
                national and local levels, including through local partners as appropriate, in
                order to anticipate, prevent, mitigate and resolve conflict;
                (iii) To assist the transitional authorities of Mali and communities in the north
                of Mali to facilitate progress towards an inclusive national dialogue and
                reconciliation process, notably the negotiation process referred to in paragraph
                4 above, including by enhancing negotiation capacity and promoting the
                participation of civil society, including women’s organizations;
                (iv) To support the organization and conduct of inclusive, free, fair and
                transparent presidential and legislative elections, including through the




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                    provision of appropriate logistical and technical assistance and effective
                    security arrangements;
                    (c)   Protection of civilians and United Nations personnel
                    (i) To protect, without prejudice to the responsibility of the transitional
                    authorities of Mali, civilians under imminent threat of physical violence,
                    within its capacities and areas of deployment;
                    (ii) To provide specific protection for women and children affected by armed
                    conflict, including through the deployment of Child Protection Advisors and
                    Women Protection Advisors, and address the needs of victims of sexual and
                    gender-based violence in armed conflict;
                    (iii) To protect the United Nations personnel, installations and equipment and
                    ensure the security and freedom of movement of United Nations and
                    associated personnel;
                    (d)   Promotion and protection of human rights
                    (i) To monitor, help investigate and report to the Council on any abuses or
                    violations of human rights or violations of international humanitarian law
                    committed throughout Mali and to contribute to efforts to prevent such
                    violations and abuses;
                    (ii) To support, in particular, the full deployment of MINUSMA human rights
                    observers throughout the country;
                    (iii) To monitor, help investigate and report to the Council specifically on
                    violations and abuses committed against children as well as violations
                    committed against women including all forms of sexual violence in armed
                    conflict;
                    (iv) To assist the transitional authorities of Mali in their efforts to promote
                    and protect human rights;
                    (e)   Support for humanitarian assistance
                          In support of the transitional authorities of Mali, 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 return of internally displaced persons and refugees in close
                    coordination with humanitarian actors;
                    (f)   Support for cultural preservation
                         To assist the transitional authorities of Mali, as necessary and feasible, in
                    protecting from attack the cultural and historical sites in Mali, in collaboration
                    with UNESCO;
                    (g)   Support for national and international justice
                          To support, as feasible and appropriate, the efforts of the transitional
                    authorities of Mali, without prejudice to their responsibilities, to bring to
                    justice those responsible for 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;


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                17. Authorizes MINUSMA to use all necessary means, within the limits of its
           capacities and areas of deployment, to carry out its mandate as set out in paragraphs
           16 (a) (i) and (ii), 16 (c) (i) and (iii), 16 (e), 16 (f) and 16 (g) and requests
           MINUSMA’s civilian and military components to coordinate their work with the aim
           of supporting the tasks outlined in paragraph 16 above;
                 18. Authorizes French troops, within the limits of their capacities and areas
           of deployment, to use all necessary means, from the commencement of the activities
           of MINUSMA 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, further 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 34
           below and decides to review this mandate within six months after its
           commencement;
                 19. Urges all parties in Mali to cooperate fully with the deployment and
           activities of MINUSMA, in particular by ensuring their safety, security and freedom
           of movement with unhindered and immediate access throughout the territory of Mali
           to enable MINUSMA to carry out fully its mandate;
                 20. 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, including vehicles and
           spare parts, which are for the exclusive and official use of MINUSMA;
                 21. Reiterates that the training, consolidation and redeployment of the
           Malian Defence and Security Forces is vital to ensure Mali’s long-term security and
           stability and to protect the people of Mali and stresses the importance of the Malian
           Defence and Security Forces assuming full responsibility for providing security
           throughout the Malian territory;
                22. Welcomes the deployment of the European Union Training Mission
           (EUTM) in Mali which is providing training and advice for the Malian Defence and
           Security Forces towards contributing to strengthening civilian authority and respect
           for human rights and calls upon the EU, notably its Special Representative for the
           Sahel, to coordinate closely with MINUSMA, and other bilateral partners of Mali
           engaged to assist the transitional authorities of Mali in the Security Sector Reform
           (SSR);
                 23. Urges Member States, regional and international organizations to provide
           coordinated assistance, expertise and training, including on human rights and
           international humanitarian law, especially concerning the protection of women and
           children, and capacity-building support to the Malian Defence and Security Forces,
           including through the United Nations Trust Fund established pursuant to its
           resolution 2085 (2012) for Peace and Security in Mali, and in close coordination
           with existing initiatives, in particular EUTM to help restore the authority of the
           State of Mali over its entire national territory, to uphold the unity and territorial
           integrity of Mali and to reduce the threat posed by terrorist organizations and
           associated groups;
                24. Reiterates that the transitional authorities of Mali 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


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               civilians in armed conflict, its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011)
               and 2068 (2012) on Children And Armed Conflict and its resolutions 1325 (2000),
               1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), and 1960 (2010) on Women, Peace and
               Security and 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,
               and recalls the importance of training in this regard;
                     25. Requests MINUSMA to take fully into account gender considerations as
               a cross cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the transitional authorities
               of Mali in ensuring the 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 the national political dialogue and electoral processes;
                     26. Requests that MINUSMA take fully into account the need to protect
               civilians and mitigate risk to civilians, including, in particular, women, children and
               displaced persons and civilian objects in the performance of its mandate as defined
               in paragraphs 16 and 17 above, where undertaken jointly with the Malian Defence
               and Security Forces, in strict compliance with the Human Rights Due Diligence
               Policy on United Nations Support to non-United Nations Security Forces
               (S/2013/110);
                     27. Urges the transitional authorities of Mali to ensure that all perpetrators of
               serious violations and abuses of human rights and serious violations of international
               humanitarian law are held accountable and to continue to cooperate with the
               International Criminal Court, in accordance with Mali’s obligations under the Rome
               Statute;
                      28. Calls upon the transitional authorities of Mali, with the assistance of
               MINUSMA, consistent with paragraph 16 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 resolution 2017 (2011);
                     29. Urges Sahel and Maghreb States to enhance interregional cooperation
               and coordination in order to develop inclusive and effective strategies to combat in a
               comprehensive and integrated manner the activities of terrorist groups, namely
               AQIM, MUJAO, and Ansar Eddine, and prevent the expansion of those groups as
               well as to limit the proliferation of all arms and transnational organized crime and,
               in this regard, takes note of the outcome of the Conference organized by CTED and
               CTITF in Rabat on the Cooperation on Border Control in the Sahel and the Maghreb;
                     30. 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;
                    31. Requests MINUSMA, within its capabilities, its areas of deployment and
               without prejudice to its mandate, to assist the Committee pursuant to resolutions
               1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring


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           Team established by resolution 1526 (2004), including by passing information
           relevant to the implementation of the measures in paragraph 1 of resolution 2083
           (2012);
                32. Requests the Secretary-General to consider the environmental impacts of
           the operations of MINUSMA when fulfilling its mandated tasks and, in this context,
           encourages MINUSMA 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;
                 33. Requests the Secretary-General and the transitional authorities of Mali to
           conclude, within 30 days of the adoption this resolution, a status-of-forces
           agreement with regards to MINUSMA, taking into consideration General Assembly
           resolution 58/82 on the scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety
           of United Nations and Associated Personnel and decides that pending the conclusion
           of such an agreement, the model status-of-forces agreement dated 9 October 1990
           (A/45/594), shall apply provisionally;
                34. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council regularly informed of
           the situation in Mali and the implementation of the mandate of MINUSMA, to
           report to the Council within 45 days of the adoption of this resolution, specifically
           with regards to paragraph 8 and 9 above, and then every three months from 1 July
           2013 and to include in his reports to the Council updates on the security situation,
           the priority political elements as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 above on the
           implementation of the transitional road map, relevant information on the progress,
           promotion and protection of human rights and international humanitarian law as
           well as a review of the troop level, force generation and deployment of all
           MINUSMA’s constituent elements;
                35.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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