UN Security Council Establishes MINUSMA Peacekeeping Mission

UNSC Resolution 2100 unanimously establishes MINUSMA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali), authorized at 11,200 military and 1,440 police personnel, effective July 1, 2013. MINUSMA absorbs AFISMA forces and is tasked with supporting Mali's political transition, protecting civilians, and facilitating humanitarian access. It eventually becomes the deadliest UN peacekeeping mission in history.