Resolution nº S/RES/2295 (2016) of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2016
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/ 2295 (2 016)

Security Council

Distr. : Genera l

29 J une 2016

16-11177 (E)

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Resolution 2295 (2016)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 7727 th mee ting, on

29 June 2016

The S ecurity Counci l,

Reca llin g its pr evious resolu tions, in pa rticular 2227 (2015 ) and 2100 (2013 ),

its Pres idential Sta tement of 6 Februa ry 20 15 ( S/PRST /201 5/5 ), and its pres s

state ments, includin g of 12 January 2016, c oncerni ng the situati on in Ma li,

Reaf firm ing its str ong com mitment to the s overeig nty, unity and ter ritorial

integ rity of Ma li, empha sizi ng th at the Mali an author ities have p rimary

respo nsibili ty fo r the pro vision of stabilit y and sec urity through out the t erritory o f

Mali , an d u nder scor ing the import ance of achievi ng n ational own ership of peace -

and security -related initiati ves,

Reaf firm ing the ba sic princ iples of peaceke eping, i ncluding consent of the

part ies, imp artialit y, a nd non -use of force, excep t in s elf-defenc e and defence of th e

mand ate, an d recog nizing that th e manda te of each pe acekeep ing mis sion is specifi c

to th e need a nd situa tion of the coun try conc erned, a nd al so reca llin g it s

Pres idential Stateme nt of 25 of Nov ember 2 015 (S /PRS T/2 015/ 22),

Reco gniz ing the legi timate asp iration of al l M alian citi zens to enjo y l asting

peac e and de velopme nt,

Reco gniz ing t hat the Agre ement on Pe ace and R econcili ation in M ali (“the

Agre ement”) signed in 2015 by the Govern ment o f Mali, the Pl ate form e c oalition of

arme d group s, and the Coordin atio n de s Mou veme nts de l’Az awa d c oalition of

arme d group s, repre sents a historic opportu nity to achieve lasting peace i n Mali,

Cons ider ing th e Agreeme nt as balance d and compreh ensive, aiming to add ress

the politi cal, i nstituti onal, governa nce, securit y, d evelopme nt and recon ciliatio n

dime nsions of t he crisis in M ali, respe cting the so vereign ty, unity and t erritoria l

integ rity of the Mal ian Sta te,

Unde rsco rin g that the re sponsib ility for t he ful l and effec tive impleme ntation

of the Agr eement, wh ich has to be Ma lian-led a nd Malian -owned, res ts with the

Gove rnment of Ma li, the Plat efor me and C oordi nati on armed groups, and is cruc ial

to cont ribute to las ting peace in Ma li, drawin g le ssons from pr evious pea ce

agre emen ts,