Draft resolution on Mali – Revised
version after silence procedure
as of 23
April 2013.
The
Security Council,
PP1.
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,
PP2.
Reaffirming its
strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity
of Mali,
PP3.
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,
PP4.
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 international
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,
PP5.
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),
PP6.
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 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,
PP7.
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,
PP8.
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;,
PP9.
Condemning strongly all
abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international
humanitarian law, including those involving extra-judicial
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,
PP10.
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,
PP11.
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,
PP12.
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,
emphasizing the
need to prevent the financing of terrorism including from the
proceeds of organized crime, strongly
condemning the incidents of kidnapping
and hostage-taking with the aim of raising funds or gaining political
concessions, noting
the increase in such kidnappings in the Sahel region, and
underscoring
the urgent need to address thiese
issues,
PP13.
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”,
PP14.
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, and looking forward
to the submission of reports as provided for in noting
with concern that the requirement to
report as requested in paragraph 10 of
resolution 2085 (2012),
was not fulfilled, for in paragraph 10 of
resolution 2085 (2012
PP15.
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,
PP16.
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 forcesForces,
welcoming actual
contributions already made and the AU pledge to contribute 50
millions USD 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,
PP17.
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, ,
PP18.
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,
PP19.
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 African
Union
Peace and Security Council dated 7 March
2013, as well as the attached letter dated
7 March 2013 and addressed
to the Secretary-General by the African
Union
Commissioner for Peace and Security, expressing the
African Union’s
support for the transformation of AFISMA into a United Nations
stabilization operation in Mali,
PP20.
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,
PP21.
Emphasizing that
the Malian transitional
authorities of
Mali have primary responsibility for
resolving the inter-linked challenges facing their country and
protecting all their citizens, that there
can be no wholly military solution to the crisis in Mali
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,
PP22.
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,
PP23.
Determining that
the situation in Mali constitutes a threat to international peace and
security,
PP24.
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 roadmap, 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 urgently 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 roadmap, 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 capacity and related technical assistance;
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 expeditiously engage
expeditiously in
an inclusive negotiation process, facilitated by the
Secretary-General, in particular through his Special Representative
in 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
roadmap 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 UN, 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 roadmap 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 UN 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 determine
consider that
these criteria are not met before 1 July
1, 2013,
it shall review concurrently
adjust the timeline for MINUSMA’s
deployment against these criteria;
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 shall 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 contingent-owned equipment;
11.
Requests the
Secretary-General to expeditiously 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, including 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 further 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;
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.
Authorizes Decides
that the mandate of MINUSMA
to perform the following tasks to carry out
its mandateshall be the following
:
a.
Stabilizatione
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,
initiate and
actively implementtake
active effective
measuressteps 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 European
Union;
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 roadmap, including
the national political dialogue and the electoral process
i.
To assist the transitional authorities of
Mali to swiftly implement
swiftly of the
transitional roadmap 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 in
to facilitateing
progress towards an
inclusive national dialogue and,
reconciliation process, notably the negotiation process as
referred to in paragraph 4 above, including
by enhancing their 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 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 Malian
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 hHuman
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 conflicts;
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 the
north of Mali, in collaboration with
UNESCO,
g.
Support for national and
international justice
To
support, as feasible and appropriate,
and work with the
efforts of the transitional
Malian authorities
of Mali, without prejudice to their
responsibilities, to
arrest and bring
to justice those responsible for war crimes and crimes against
humanity in the countryMali,
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.including
through cooperation with States of the region and the International
Criminal Court;
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 341
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 fully
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 European
Union,
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 Ttrust
Ffund
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 Malian
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 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, hHuman
rights and refugee law, and recalls the importance of training in
this regard;
25.
Requests MINUSMA
to fully 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 Ssupport
to non-United Nations Security Forces (S/2013/110);
27.
Urges the transitional Malian
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 Malian
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 UN 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
tackle 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 such 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 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 UN rules and regulationswithin existing
legislative framework, 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 roadmap, relevant information on the progress, the
promotion and the
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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