📋 Tender Overview
In accordance with its withdrawal plan as previously communicated to the Malian authorities, MINUSMA completed the withdrawal of its troops from the outposts of Kidal which, among others, supported the battalion of the Armed Forces reconstituted Malian forces (BATFAR), to allow the regrouping of blue helmets in the Mission camp in this locality with a view to their imminent repatriation to their country.
In this context, and in consultation with the various stakeholders, and for strictly humanitarian reasons, MINUSMA has agreed to welcome 111 BATFAR elements into its Kidal camp today.
Established to strengthen the security perimeter around Kidal, including the MINUSMA camp in this locality, and to help stabilize the region, these advanced posts were part of the Mission's support to the implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation resulting from the Algiers Process.
With the adoption, on June 30, 2023, of resolution 2690, following the request made by the Malian authorities for the withdrawal of MINUSMA, the mandate to support the implementation of the Peace Agreement and the reconciliation immediately ended. From then on, the Mission's efforts were redirected towards its withdrawal, within the deadline stipulated by the Security Council.
MINUSMA began the second phase of its withdrawal plan on September 1, 2023. During this month of October, the Mission intends to close three camps in Douentza, in the Center, and in Aguelhok and Tessalit, in the north.
MINUSMA and the United Nations Secretariat are determined to do everything possible to achieve the withdrawal on schedule, namely no later than December 31, 2023, despite very difficult security, logistical and other circumstances, with absolute priority given to the safety of Mission personnel.
