Security Council resolution 2295 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2017]
Symbol: S/RES/2295 (2016)
Date: 2016-06-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/71 [226] UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI
S/71 [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|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|MALI|RECONCILIATION|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|STAFF SECURITY|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|CULTURAL HERITAGE|INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION|SUDANO-SAHELIAN REGION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

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               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               29 June 2016




               Resolution 2295 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7727th meeting, on
               29 June 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular 2227 (2015) and 2100 (2013),
               its Presidential Statement of 6 February 2015 (S/PRST/2015/5), and its press
               statements, including of 12 January 2016, 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 of 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, 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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                     Welcoming the positive steps taken by the Government of Mali, the Plateforme
               and Coordination armed groups to implement the Agreement while expressing
               serious concern at the continued delays in its implementation, and also welcoming
               the respect of the ceasefire since August 2015 as an important and concrete goodwill
               gesture of the Malian parties,
                    Welcoming the signing by the Government of Mali, the Plateforme and
               Coordination armed groups on 19 June 2016 of the Entente on the interim
               authorities and other related arrangements, as well as the decision of the President
               of Mali, Mr Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on 15 June 2016 to appoint Mr. Mahamadou
               Diagouraga as his High Representative to on the implementation of the Agreemen t,
                     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), and 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,
                    Affirming its intention to facilitate, support and follow closely the
               implementation of the Agreement, and commending the role played by Algeria and
               other members of the international mediation team to assist the Malian parties to
               implement the Agreement,
                     Welcoming the announcement by the Government of Mali on 12 April 2016 of
               the holding of communal elections on 25 September 2016, a constitutional
               referendum in November 2016, during which the establishment of a Senate would
               be proposed, and regional elections in the first semester of 2017, and calling for
               these processes to be inclusive,
                     Expressing concern about the volatile security situation, especially the re cent
               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 well 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,
                     Strongly condemning the activities in Mali and in the Sahel region of terrorist
               organisations, including Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),
               Al Mourabitoune, Ansar Eddine, and their affiliates such as the Front de Libération
               du Macina (FLM), 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 MINUSMA, the Malian Defence and Security
               Forces, 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


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           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,
                 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
           Al-Qaida sanctions list established by the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da ’esh) and
           Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee and reiterating its readiness, under the abovementioned 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 estab lished
           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 li nked to that
           of the Sahel and West Africa regions, as well as the situation in Libya and in the
           North Africa 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, human trafficking, and its increasing links,
           in some cases, with terrorism, underscoring the responsibility of the countries in the
           region in addressing these threats and challenges, welcoming in this context the
           efforts of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5), including the establishment of a
           framework to strengthen regional security cooperation as well as to conduct cross -
           border joint military operations, and the African Union Nouakchott process, also
           welcoming the decision of the defence ministers of the States of the Sahel and
           Sahara on 24-25 March 2016 to intensify their regional cooperation to combat
           terrorism and to establish a new counterterrorist centre with its headquarters in
           Cairo, Egypt, and welcoming the efforts of the French forces to support G5 Member
           States to increase regional counter-terrorism cooperation,
                 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)
           and including its call upon all Member States to prevent terrorists from benefitting
           directly or indirectly from the payment of ransoms or from political concessions and
           to secure the safe release of hostages and, in this regard, and 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 violatio ns
           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 as such in accordance with international humanitarian
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               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, 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 opening by the ICC on 1 March 2016 of the
               confirmation of charges hearing in the first trial at the ICC for the alle ged 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,
                    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 European Union Training Mission (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 providing 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 ensure
               the continued provision of humanitarian assistance, the safety and protection 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,
                      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,
                     Expressing its strong support for the Special Representative of the Secretary -
               General for Mali, and for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated
               Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to assist the Malian authorities and the
               Malian people in their efforts to bring lasting peace and stability to their country,
               bearing 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 their
               contribution, paying tribute to the peacekeepers who risk, as well as lost, their lives
               in this respect, strongly condemning attacks against peacekeepers, and underlining
               that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international
               law,


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                 Expressing serious concern at the continuing lack of key capabilities for
           MINUSMA, stressing the need to strengthen MINUSMA’s capabilities to enable it
           to fulfil its mandate in a complex security environment that includes asymmetric
           threats, and emphasizing the utmost importance of ensuring the security and safety
           of MINUSMA’s personnel in that regard,
                 Emphasizing the importance for MINUSMA to ensure the most effective use
           and disposition of its troops and capabilities in accordance with the prioritization of
           tasks of its mandate,
                 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 commit to a concrete timeline 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:
              – political and institutional aspects, as referred to in Part II of the Agreement,
                notably the decentralization process and the effective establishment o f the
                interim administrations, as well as the timely holding of communal and
                regional elections by the Malian authorities,
              – defence and security aspects, as referred to in Part III and Annex 2 of the
                Agreement, notably the deployment of joint security pa trols 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 organisations,
           take concrete steps to enhance their cooperation and coordination with the
           Government of Mali to eliminate the terrorist threat, and recognize, without




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               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 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 i dentifying
               and prioritizing implementation steps, consistent with the provisions of the
               Agreement;
                    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 the appointment of an independent observer as provided for in article 63 of
               the Agreement, and to coordinate their efforts with the Special Representative of the
               Secretary-General for Mali and MINUSMA in this regard, and recognizes the role of
               the CSA to reconcile disagreements between the Malian parties;
                     10. Affirms that the gradual restoration and extension of State authority
               across the territory of Mali, in particular the reformed and reconstituted 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, in this regard, 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 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;
                     12. Urges the Government of Mali to engage with the Secretary-General,
               through his Special Representative for Mali, in order to establish concrete
               benchmarks and timelines to assess the progress of the Malian parties toward the
               full and effective implementation of the Agreement and expresses its intention to
               keep under review the mandate and deployment of MINUSMA, including through
               considering the gradual handing over of some of MINUSMA’s sites to the MDSF
               once reconstituted and redeployed in the framework of the Ag reement;


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                 13. 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, and, in this
           regard, requests the Secretary-General to ensure an efficient division of tasks and
           complementarity of efforts between MINUSMA and the United Nations Country
           Team (UNCT), based on their comparative advantages, to support the
           implementation of the Agreement;

           MINUSMA’s mandate
                14.    Decides to extend the mandate of MINUSMA until 30 June 2017;
                15. Decides to increase the force levels of MINUSMA up to a ceiling of
           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 41 below;
                16. Decides that the strategic priority of MINUSMA is 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 a nd
           Reconciliation in Mali, in particular its provisions related to the gradual restoration
           and extension of State authority;
               17. Authorizes MINUSMA to take all necessary means to carry out its
           mandate, within its capabilities and its areas of deployment;
                 18. Requests MINUSMA to move to a more proactive and robust posture to
           carry out its mandate;
                 19.   Decides that MINUSMA’s mandate shall include the following priority
           tasks:

           (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 establishment of interim administrations in the North of Mali
                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 redeployment of the reformed and reconstituted Malian Defence
                and Security Forces especially (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, and without prejudice to the anticipated plans of


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                      the demobilization,      disarmament     and   reintegration    and   integration
                      commissions;
                     – to ensure coherence of international efforts, in close collaboration with other
                       bilateral partners, donors and international organisations, 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 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 local elections, as well as the holding of a
                      constitutional referendum, including through the provision of appropriate
                      logistical assistance and security arrangements, consistent with the provisions
                      of the Agreement;
                      (v) To take into account the particular needs of women associated with
                      armed groups, and to provide for their full access to Disarmament
                      Demobilization Reintegration (DDR) programmes, inter alia, through
                      consultation with women’s organizations;

               (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, 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
               organisations, as well as youth organisations;

               (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, a nd to take robust and
                      active steps to protect civilians, including through active and effective
                      patrolling in areas where 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, and address the needs of victims of sexual and gender -based
                      violence in armed conflict;



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           (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 att acks
           against civilians or United Nations personnel, to ensure prompt 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;

           (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
                 to 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 law, 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 to the Security Council and
                 publicly, as appropriate, 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
           return or local integration or resettlement of internally displaced persons and
           refugees in close coordination with humanitarian actors;
           20. 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 aimed at stabilizing the North of Mali, including quick
           impact projects;




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               (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 e stablished
               by resolution 1526 (2004), including by passing information relevant to the
               implementation of the measures in paragraph 2 of resolution 2253 (2015);
               21. Requests the Secretary-General to utilize personnel and expertise within
               MINUSMA’s existing resources to reflect the prioritization of tasks as set out in
               paragraphs 19 and 20 of this resolution, and to continuously adjust this deployment
               according to the progress made in the implementation of MINUSMA’s mandate,
               consistent with the division of tasks requested in paragraph 13 of this resolution;
               22. Requests MINUSMA to update its protection of civilians strategy, consistent
               with paragraph 19 (c) and (d) above and, in this regard, to identify threats to
               civilians, implement prevention plans and accelerate the coordinated
               implementation of relevant monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements;
               23. 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 communication strategy and
               MINUSMA radio, in order to raise awareness and understanding about its mandate
               and activities;
               24. Requests the Secretary-General to enhance cooperation between MINUSMA,
               UNOWAS and Member States in the region as well as regional security initiatives,
               notably the G5 Sahel and the African Union Nouakchott Process, including through
               provision of relevant intelligence and liaison of officers from the G5 Sahel Member
               States to MINUSMA, in order to increase MINUSMA’s awareness of the regional
               security environment and facilitate the implementation of its mandate;
               25. 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);
               26. 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


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           implementation of the Agreement, and further requests enhanced reporting by
           MINUSMA to the Security Council on this issue;
           27. 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 troopand 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;
           28. Requests MINUSMA to take fully into account child protection as a cross -
           cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Malian authoritie s 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;

           Capacities of MINUSMA, safety and security of MINUSMA’s personnel
           29. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary steps, including through
           the full use of existing authorities and at his discretion, to enable MINUSMA to
           reach its full operational capacity without further delay;
           30. Urges MINUSMA’s troop and police contributing countries to expedite the
           procurement and deployment of all necessary contingent -owned equipment and
           urges Member States to provide troops and police that have adequate capa bilities,
           pre-deployment and, where appropriate, in situ training and equipment, including
           enablers, specific to the operating environment, in order for MINUSMA to fulfil its
           mandate and welcomes the assistance of Member States to MINUSMA’s troop and
           police contributing countries in this regard;
           31. Requests the Secretary-General to take all appropriate additional measures
           and, in consultation with troop contributing countries, to identify options, including
           seeking the support of Member States, to enhance the safety and security of
           MINUSMA’s personnel to enable MINUSMA to execute effectively its mandate in a
           complex security environment that includes asymmetric threats, including through:
              – improving MINUSMA’s intelligence 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 contributing countries to deploy the remaining
                armoured personnel carriers and other mine-protected vehicles needed under
                the current Force requirements,
              – generating adequate military capabilities to secure MINUSMA’s logistical
                supply routes, including the deployment of 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;
           32. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the measures referred to in
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               33. 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 re gard, 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;
               34. Encourages the Secretary-General to keep the Mission concept under
               continuous review, 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
               35. 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 46 below;

               Obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law
               36. 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 International Criminal Court, in
               accordance with Mali’s obligations under the Rome Statute;
               37. 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 deliv ery of
               humanitarian assistance to all people in need, while respecting the United Nations
               humanitarian guiding principles and applicable international law;
               38. 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), 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 gr oup on 7 July
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           Environmental impact of MINUSMA’s operations
           39. 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;

           Inter-mission cooperation in West Africa
           40. Authorizes the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps in order to ensure
           inter-mission cooperation, notably between MINUSMA, the United Nations Mission
           in Liberia (UNMIL) and the United Nations Operation in Cote d ’Ivoire (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 t he performance of
           their mandates, and, in this regard, encourages further steps to enhance intermission cooperation in the West African region, as necessary and feasible, and to
           report thereon for consideration as appropriate;
           41. Endorses the proposal by the Secretary-General as set out in his reports of
           31 March 2016 (S/2016/298) and 31 May 2016 (S/2016/498) to transfer the quick
           reaction force established by resolution 2162 (2014), as well as the aviation unit
           supporting it, from UNOCI to MINUSMA, following its withdrawal from UNOCI
           no later than 31 March 2017, to enhance the operations of MINUSMA to implement
           its mandate, and also to operate in Liberia, as required in the event of a serious
           deterioration of the security situation, and requests the Secretary-General to keep
           the Security Council updated on the proposed modalities of transfer of this unit in
           his upcoming reports on MINUSMA and UNMIL;

           Regional and international cooperation on the Sahel
           42. Calls upon all Member States, notably Sahel, West Africa and Maghreb States,
           as well as regional, bilateral and multilateral partners, to enhance their coordination,
           including through 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 and 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;
           43. Calls for the rapid and effective implementation, in consultation with Member
           States of the Sahel region and bilateral partners and multilateral organisations, of
           regional strategies encompassing security, governance, development, human rights
           and humanitarian issues such as the United Nations integrated strateg y 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 organisations, to
           tackle the challenges to peace, security and development in the Sahel region as well
           as their root causes;


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               European Union contribution
               44. 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 other 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 19 (c) (ii) above;

               Small arms and light weapons
               45. 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
               46. 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 on the progress in the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and
               Reconciliation in Mali and on MINUSMA’s efforts to support it, and, in this regard,
               requests the Secretary-General to include in his December report benchmarks and
               timelines as referred to in paragraph 12, and, then, to report on these benchmarks in
               his regular reports;
               47.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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