UN Security Council
2021

potential to be mutually beneficial instruments to restore peace and stability in Mali and the Sahel region, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/519) and the letter of the Secretary-General (S/2021/520), 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, Political Transition and elections 1. Calls on all Malian stakeholders to facilitate the resumption and full realization of the Political Transition and the handover of power to elected civilian authorities, reaffirms in this regard the imperative need to respect the transition period of 18 months as decided during the meeting of ECOWAS Heads of States on 15 September 2020 and as set out in the Transition Charter, further reaffirms the announced elections calendar with presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 27 February 2022 and further calls for the swift operationalization of the mechanism to ensure respect for the time-limited Political Transition that should closely involve