Security Council Resolution 2056 (2012) [on the Situation in Mali]

S/RES/2056(2012)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 225 Peace and security in Africa, published in 2012.

What else is in this group?

2 documents · 2012

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2012	S/RES/2071 (2012)	Security Council resolution 2071 (2012) [on the situation in Mali]	—	–
2012	S/RES/2056(2012)	Security Council resolution 2056 (2012) [on the situation in Mali]	2,315	–

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2013–2015

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2015	S/2015/866	Progress towards the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2056(2012)
2014	S/2014/397	Progress towards the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2056(2012)
2013	S/2013/354	Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Sahel region	S/RES/2056(2012)

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Armed Incidents Ceasefires Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Humanitarian Assistance Mali Mediation Political Conditions Rule of Law Sudano-Sahelian Region Terrorism

What’s in this document?

29 operative paragraphs

Restoration of the constitutional order

Expresses its full support to the efforts of ECOWAS and the AU in Mali, with the support of the United Nations, and encourages them to continue to coordinate closely with the Transitional authorities of Mali for the restoration of constitutional order;

Calls upon all national stakeholders in Mali to create the necessary conditions for enabling the Transitional authorities to fully exercise their primary responsibilities and to ensure the full restoration and preservation of constitutional order;

Takes note of the ECOWAS non-recognition of the National Council for the Recovery of Democracy and the Restoration of the State (CNRDRE) as a legal entity in the transition, decides that the said CNRDRE shall be dissolved and further demands that its members refrain from any interference in political matters and in the work of the Transitional authorities;

Urges all members of the Malian armed forces to respect constitutional order, civilian rule and human rights;

Condemns in the strongest terms the physical assault against the Interim President of Mali, Mr. Dioncounda Traoré, on 21 May 2012, calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and supports in this regard the announced establishment of a Malian investigation commission, and calls upon all Malian stakeholders to desist from unlawful conduct, harassments and acts of violence and to support the work of the Transitional authorities;

Takes note of the decisions of ECOWAS and AU to adopt targeted sanctions in Mali and reserves the right to consider appropriate measures as necessary;

Calls for the safe return to Bamako as soon as possible of Interim President Dioncounda Traoré and for his security to be assured;

Expresses its support to the Transitional authorities in Mali led by the Interim President and the Prime Minister of the Transition, and decides that the Transitional authorities shall develop, within the framework of an inclusive national dialogue with the political forces and civil society including legitimate representatives of the northern regions and with the support of ECOWAS and other international partners, a road map setting out the tasks to be carried out peacefully during the Transition so as to ensure the consolidation of the institutions of the Republic of Mali, especially the reorganization and restructuring of the Malian defence and security forces, the restoration of State authority throughout the territory of Mali, and the organization of free, transparent and fair presidential elections within 12 months of the signing of the Framework Agreement for the restoration of constitutional order;

Territorial integrity of Mali

Demands the full, immediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities by rebel groups in the North of Mali;

Calls upon all groups in northern Mali, including the MNLA, Ansar Dine and foreign combatants on Malian soil, to renounce all affiliations incompatible with peace, security, the rule of law and the territorial integrity of Mali;

Expresses its support to all efforts made by the Transitional authorities of Mali, with the support of ECOWAS, the AU, neighbouring and other countries in the region, and the United Nations, aimed at seeking a peaceful solution to the situation in the North of Mali mindful of the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Mali, and calls upon Malian rebel groups to enter into an appropriate political dialogue with the Transitional authorities of Mali to this end;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide support to ongoing mediation efforts, including through the good offices of his Special Representative for West Africa;

Calls upon all parties in the North of Mali to cease all abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, condemns in particular the targeted attacks against the civilian population, sexual violence, recruitment and use of child soldiers and forced displacement, recalls in this regard all its relevant resolutions on women and peace and security, on children and armed conflict, and on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, and stresses that the perpetrators shall be brought to justice;

Demands that all parties in Mali ensure full, safe and unhindered access for the timely delivery of humanitarian aid to persons in need of assistance and further demands that all parties and armed groups take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and security of humanitarian personnel, equipment and supplies, in accordance with international law, including applicable international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law;

Acknowledges the cooperative policy of neighbouring States, including Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger in keeping their borders open for refugees and in facilitating the passage of humanitarian personnel, equipment and supplies, and encourages these States to continue this policy and contribute to a stabilization of the situation wherever possible;

Stresses that attacks against buildings dedicated to religion or historic monuments can constitute violations of international law which may fall under Additional Protocol II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, to which Mali is a State Party, and further urges all parties in Mali to immediately take appropriate steps to ensure the protection of Mali’s World Heritage sites;

ECOWAS security support

Takes note of the request of ECOWAS and the African Union for a United Nations Security Council mandate authorizing the deployment of an ECOWAS stabilization force in order to support the political process in Mali and assist in upholding the territorial integrity of Mali and in combating terrorism;

Expresses its readiness to further examine the request of ECOWAS once additional information has been provided regarding the objectives, means and modalities of the envisaged deployment and other possible measures, encourages in this regard a close cooperation between Malian Transitional authorities, the Commission of ECOWAS, the Commission of the African Union, and countries in the region in order to prepare detailed options and further requests the Secretary-General to support the Commission of ECOWAS and the Commission of the African Union in preparing such detailed options;

Fight against terrorism

Reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of Al-Qaida and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with it, for criminal acts of kidnapping, ongoing and multiple criminal terrorist acts aimed at causing the deaths of innocent civilians and other victims, destruction of property and greatly undermining stability, including in the North of Mali and the Sahel region;

Urges all rebel groups in Mali to refrain from any form of association with AQIM and to combat the threat posed by terrorist groups in Mali, and recalls in this regard that acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking or entity is associated with Al-Qaida include: participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of; supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to; recruiting for or otherwise supporting acts or activities of Al-Qaida or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof and further calls upon all Member States to implement robustly their obligations pursuant to resolution 1989 (2011);

Calls upon Member States to consider and undertake measures to prevent the proliferation of all arms and related material of all types in the Sahel region, in particular man-portable surface-to-air missiles, consistent with resolution 2017 (2011);

Urges Member States to assist efforts to undertake reform and capacity-building of the Malian security forces in order to reinforce democratic control of the armed forces, 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 AQIM and affiliated groups;

Urges Sahel and Maghreb States to enhance interregional cooperation and coordination in order to take all necessary measures to develop strategies to combat AQIM activities and to contain further progress of AQIM elements and affiliated groups in the Sahel and Maghreb regions, including the interdiction of smuggling of arms, vehicle, fuel and other commodities that support AQIM and affiliated groups;

Emphasizes that sanctions are an important tool under the Charter of the United Nations in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security, stresses in this regard the need for robust implementation of the measures in paragraph 1 of resolution 1989 (2011) as a significant tool in combating terrorist activity and calls on all Member States to submit to the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) names of individuals, groups, undertakings and entities that are associated with Al-Qaida, including in the Sahel region and notably in the North of Mali;

United Nations support to efforts of mediation

Requests the Secretary-General to contribute to efforts of regional and international actors on Mali, including through the good offices of his Special Representative for West Africa, especially by supporting the work of the Support and Follow up Group on the Situation in Mali;

Acknowledges the significant contribution that women can have in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and mediation efforts, calls upon all actors in the crisis in Mali to take measures to increase the number of women involved in mediation efforts and stresses the importance of creating enabling conditions for women’s participation and empowerment during all stages of the mediation process;

Reporting

Requests the Secretary-General to report, by 31 July 2012, on the situation in Mali and the implementation of this resolution, possible steps to ensure the effective full restoration of constitutional order and of the territorial integrity in Mali, including the detailed options referred to in paragraph 18 above and prepared through the cooperation between the Commission of ECOWAS, the Commission of the AU, and countries in the region, with the support of the United Nations, and ways of improving international coordination;

Integrated United Nations strategy for Sahel

Requests the Secretary-General to develop and implement, in consultation with regional organizations, a United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel region encompassing security, governance, development, human rights and humanitarian issues, including through the involvement of the United Nations Office for West Africa, and requests the Secretary-General to inform the Council on progress made by 15 September 2012;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.