A/HRC/RES/40/26 Noting the account taken by the joint force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) of the human rights due diligence policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces, Noting also the establishment of the framework for ensuring the compliance of the joint force operations with human rights and international humanitarian law, 1. Strongly condemns the violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, including those involving violations and abuses of women’s rights, notably sexual and gender-based violence, violations and abuses of children’s rights, in particular the recruitment and use of children in violation of international law, and extrajudicial and summary executions, arbitrary arrests and detention, mistreatment of prisoners, killing and maiming, and attacks on schools and hospitals; 2. Calls upon all parties to respect the civilian character of schools in accordance with international humanitarian law and to cease the detention of children on national security charges in violation of applicable international law, and urges all parties to put an end to such violations and abuses and to comply with their obligations under applicable international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law; 3. Recalls, in this regard, that all perpetrators of such acts must be held accountable before the competent courts, at both national and international levels; 4. Strongly condemns the attacks, including terrorist attacks, on civilians, representatives of local, regional and central institutions, and the Malian defence and security forces, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the French forces deployed in the framework of Operation Barkhane, underlines the importance of bringing perpetrators, sponsors, organizers and financiers of these acts to justice, and urges the Government of Mali to ensure that those responsible for these acts are prosecuted; 5. Also strongly condemns the escalation of intercommunal violence in the past year, and calls upon the Government of Mali, with the support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the international community, to continue its efforts towards national reconciliation and to prevent violence in identified hotspots of tension; 6. Underlines that stabilization of the situation in central Mali requires a fully integrated plan encompassing simultaneous pursuit of progress on security, governance, development and reconciliation, as well as respect for, and protection and promotion of, human rights; 7. Welcomes measures taken by the Government of Mali in support of the implementation of the integrated security plan for the central regions, a comprehensive plan to re-establish State presence in central Mali, notes in this context the improvement of the situation on the ground with the signing, in August 2018, of the Koro peace agreement, as well as the deployment of Malian security and defence forces to Dialloubé (Mopti cercle), Kouakourou (Djenné cercle) and Dioungani (Koro cercle), and underlines the need for continued efforts in this regard; 8. Reiterates its call for an immediate halt to all human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law and for the strict observance of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; 9. Calls upon all parties to facilitate free, safe and unhindered access for the timely delivery of aid to all persons in need across Mali, and to ensure the safety and protection of civilians receiving assistance and of humanitarian and health personnel operating in Mali; 10. Calls upon the Government of Mali to continue and to step up its efforts to protect, respect and fulfil human rights and to promote national reconciliation, in particular by strengthening the judiciary, developing transitional justice mechanisms and effectively redeploying government services throughout the country; GE.19-06048 3