20 Dec 2012

UN / MALI

The Security Council today authorized the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali, to be known as AFISMA, for an initial period of one year to assist the authorities in recovering rebel-held regions in the north and restoring the unity of the country. UNTV

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STORY: UN / MALI
TRT: 2.55
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
 
DATELINE: 20 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

20 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council vote
3. Pan left, Security Council vote
4. Med shot, Ambassadors of US and UK
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Tiéman Coulibaly, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali :
"Mali welcomes the adoption of the resolution which reflects the commitment of the international community to fight against terrorim and organized transnational crime whichdangerously threatens the stability of the region as well as international peace and security."
6. Med shot, Ambassadors of Guatemala and India
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Youssoufou Bamba, Permanent Representative of Cote d'Ivoire :
"The adoption of resolution 2084 before the end of the year  is a great message of hope and solidarity, not only for many people in North Mali, who can now start believing that their nightmares will now end very soon, but also for millions of other people suffering from the same type of violence, who will also be able to believe in the ability of the United Nations to take decisions that could lead to security to which they are entitled."
8. Wide shot, Ambassadors of South Africa and Togo
9. Wide shot, Security Council Chamber
10. Wide shot, Permanent Representative of France Gerard Araud approaches mike

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

11. Close up, reporter taking notes

20 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

12. SOUNDBITE (French) Gerard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations:
"Our text is not a declaration of war. Our text is not choosing the military option. It is on the contrary the expression of our hope that political dialogue between the authorities in Bamako and the armed groups in the North that disassociate themselves from terrorism will lead to the holding of elections in the country as a whole and to the peaceful return of the Malian army to its barracks."
11. Wide shot, walk-in of Foreign Minister of Mali

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

12. Close up, reporter taking notes

20 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Tiéman Coulibaly, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali:
"His resignation was necessary to move forward. The former Prime Minister had become a problem for Mali."
14. Wide shot, Permanent Representative of Cote d'Ivoire walks-in

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

15. Close up, reporter taking notes

20 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

16. SOUNDBITE (French) Youssoufou Bamba, Permanent Representative of Cote d'Ivoire:
"It is the statutory responsibility of the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, to bear the appropriate response and provide the appropriate means. For us it's clear, the African Union and ECOWAS have demanded in a clear and unequivocal fashion, that this operation should be funded through compulsory contributions from  the UN budget."

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

17. Close up, reporter taking notes

20 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

18. Wide shot, Ambassador Bamba leaving stakeout area

STORYLINE:

The Security Council today (20 December) authorized the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali, to be known as AFISMA, for an initial period of one year to assist the authorities in recovering rebel-held regions in the north and restoring the unity of the country.

Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, which allows the Council to use force in the face of a threat to peace or aggression, the 15-member body tasked the Mission with contributing to the rebuilding of the Malian Defence and Security Forces, as well as supporting the Malian authorities in "recovering the areas in the north under the control of terrorist, extremist and armed groups and in reducing the threat posed by terrorist groups."

By the unanimously adopted resolution, the Mission will also be responsible for, among other tasks, supporting the Malian authorities in their primary responsibility to protect the population and to create a secure environment for the civilian-led delivery of humanitarian assistance and the voluntary return of internally displaced persons and refugees.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali Tiéman Coulibaly welcomed the adoption of the resolution. He said that the resolution reflects "the commitment of the international community to fight against terrorism and organized transnational crime which dangerously threatens the stability of the region as well as international peace and security. "

Permanent Representative of Cote d'Ivoire Youssoufou Bamba, speaking on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), said  that the adoption of this resolution is "a great message of hope and solidarity, not only for many people in North Mali, who can now start believing that their nightmares will now end very soon, but also for millions of other people suffering from the same type of violence, who will also be able to believe in the ability of the United Nations to take decisions that could lead to security to which they are entitled."

Talking to reporters after the Security Council meeting French Ambassador Gerard Araud said that the adopted resolution is "not a declaration of war". He underlined the importance of the political process.

Asked about the recent arrest and the resignation of the Prime Minister of Mali, Foreign Minister Coulibaly told reporters that  "his resignation was necessary to move forward. The former Prime Minister had become a problem for Mali."

Asked about the financing of the AFISMA, Ambassador Bamba told the reporters that it was the responsibility of the United Nations.

Northern Mali has been occupied by radical Islamists after fighting broke out in January between Government forces and Tuareg rebels – just one of several security, political and humanitarian problems the West African nation has been dealing with this year.

The renewed clashes in the north, as well as the proliferation of armed groups in the region, drought and political instability in the wake of a military coup d'état in March have uprooted hundreds of thousands of civilians this year. Over 412,000 people have been forced to flee northern Mali, and an estimated five million people have been affected by the conflict.

In its resolution, the Council urged the transitional authorities of Mali to finalize a transitional roadmap through broad-based and inclusive political dialogue, to fully restore constitutional order and national unity, including through the holding of peaceful, inclusive and credible elections by April 2013 or as soon as technically possible.

It demanded that Malian rebel groups cut off all ties to terrorist organizations, and urged the transitional authorities to expeditiously put in place a credible framework for negotiations with all parties in the north who cut off such ties.

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