A/HRC/RES/40/26 11. Encourages the Government of Mali to take the necessary steps for the implementation of the recommendations accepted during the third cycle of the universal periodic review of Mali, and calls, in particular, for accelerated efforts towards the adoption of the law against gender-based violence; 12. Calls upon all signatories of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali to implement all its provisions, including those relating to the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former fighters, the redeployment of Malian armed forces throughout the territory, decentralization, the fight against impunity, the functioning of the interim administrations in the north and the participation of women, and welcomes the involvement of the Carter Center as an independent observer of the Peace Agreement; 13. Encourages the Malian authorities to put in place all necessary measures to prevent and put an end to the recruitment and use of children in violation of international law, and to implement sustainable reintegration and rehabilitation programmes that take the gender perspective into account; 14. Notes the initiation in January 2013 by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court of an investigation into crimes committed on the territory of Mali since January 2012, and also notes that, on 27 September 2016, the Court found an individual guilty of war crimes for having intentionally directed attacks against buildings of a religious and historical character in Timbuktu, and that all Malian stakeholders decided to lend the Court their support and cooperation; 15. Supports in this regard the efforts of the Government of Mali to bring all perpetrators of violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law before impartial and independent courts, urges it to intensify its efforts to combat impunity and notes its commitment to continue its cooperation with the International Criminal Court; 16. Welcomes the investigations initiated by the Government of Mali into allegations of human rights violations committed against civilians, and urges the Government to bring the proceedings to conclusion to ensure that the perpetrators face justice for such acts; 17. Strongly condemns the summary executions of several civilians, including in Kobaka, Nantaka and Boulkessy in May and June 2018, and commends the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali for its investigation into the incidents in Boulkessy on 19 May 2018 and the Malian authorities for initiating a judicial investigation in order to bring to justice those responsible for these serious human rights violations; 18. Encourages the Government of Mali to ensure that measures taken to promote national harmony are developed in an inclusive manner and meet the expectations of civil society by ensuring the prosecution of the most serious crimes and the provision of adequate compensation for the victims; 19. Welcomes the launch of the work of the International Commission of Inquiry provided for in the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali set up by the SecretaryGeneral to investigate serious human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law committed in Mali since January 2012, and encourages the Commission to coordinate its work with the Malian judiciary and the justice and reconciliation mechanisms established under the Agreement; 20. Also welcomes the commitment of the Government of Mali to ensure that women participate more fully in the national reconciliation process and in all decisionmaking structures relating to the peace process, including through the appointment in September 2019 of a Government that will ensure greater involvement of women, in conformity with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the law establishing a 30 per cent quota for women in national institutions that was adopted by the Government in December 2015, and to heighten the political empowerment of women at all levels; 21. Welcomes the establishment by the Malian authorities of the first ministerial department responsible for social cohesion, dedicated to coordinating the Government’s 4 GE.19-06048