8336th Security Council Meeting: Situation in Mali

Security Council renews sanctions regarding Mali, panel monitoring implementation, unanimously adopting Resolution 2432 (2018) at 8336th meeting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:05:52
• Production Date: 30 August 2018
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI - MINUSMA
• Subject Topical: ARMED GROUPS; PEACE PROCESS; SANCTIONS; TERRORISM; TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
• Geographic Subject: MALI
• MAMS Id: 2224649
• Parent Id: 2224489

Description

The Security Council today renewed for one year sanctions imposed by resolution 2374 (2017) concerning Mali, also extending until 30 September 2019 the mandate of the expert panel established to monitor their implementation.

Unanimously adopting resolution 2432 (2018) under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council renewed the travel ban and assets freeze until 31 August 2019 on individuals and entities designated by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2374 (2017).

It also renewed its request to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to assist the Committee and the Panel of Experts, expressing its intention to review the mandate and take appropriate action regarding its further extension no later than 31 August 2019.

It requested the Panel of Experts to provide a midterm report no later than 28 February 2019 and a final report no later than 15 August 2019.

Anne Gueguen (France) said the idea of imposing sanctions on those obstructing the peace process was endorsed by Mali parties at time of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation. For a year, the sanctions have been a useful addition to the tools available to find a solution to the crisis, sending a deterrent message “to change the behaviour of certain actors on the ground”. Yet, the progress made has been insufficient, given the expectations. While there have been positive trends in recent months, the Council has expressed its frustration.

“We’ve followed implementation of priority measures in resolution 2423 (2018) to be taken within six months,” she said. “The time of warnings is, therefore, over.” Intermediaries of armed groups are undermining implementation of the Agreement through their links with terrorist activities and France has proposed their designation to the sanctions list. The resolution draws attention to complementary measures to be taken within the sanctions regime. Noting that action will be taken if the road map is not implemented, she recalled that such was the Agreement entered into by Malian parties in framework of the road map. Stressing that sanctions are a tool to help implement the Agreement, she said the issues at stake are too large to tolerate an impasse. The Council must use all tools available to uphold peace in Mali.

The meeting began at 10:09 a.m. and ended at 10:15 a.m.