Ida Susilowati, Nisa Sadiah

Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission Efforts in Handling Humanitarian Conflict in Mali 2020-2023

Introduction

Multidimensional integrated stabilization mission efforts in handling humanitarian conflict in mali 2020-2023. Analyze MINUSMA's multidimensional efforts (2020-2023) to resolve humanitarian conflict in Mali, focusing on security, health, political, and social initiatives.

Abstract

In 2020-2023, humanitarian conflict in Mali increased du to the coup, which impacts on so that Mali's sovereignty. This research aims to analyze MINUSMA's efforts in dealing with humanitarian conflicts in Mali in 2020-2023. This research uses qualitative research with descriptive analysis method and international organization approach and Responsibility To Protect (R2P) liberalism perspective as the main approach. The data is taken from library research consisting of journals, books, news from official sources, documents, and international reports. The results of the research show MINUSMA's efforts in dealing with humanitarian conflicts in Mali through; infrastructure, security, health, politics and social. The concept of R2P consists of 3 pillars, namely; State responsibility, explains how the Malian government have failed to resolved the humanitarian conflict in Mali. MINUSMA as an international response updates the mandate of the resolution to ensure its effectiveness according to what happens on the ground. MINUSMA as a peace mission compresed by the United Nations served as a response to the international policy that has made several efforts to resolve humanitarian conflicts in Mali, among others: The MINUSMA providing patrol training to the military, implementing the PoC mandate and providing special protection to women and children. MINUSMA contributed to the long-term project of strengthening the airport, building QIPs projects, construction and rehabilitation in Mopti and government offices and public facilities in Segou. While a health policy by sending medical equipment, building laboratories and increasing understanding of health for the Malian people. MINUSMA organized conference activities and educational discussion for people with disabilities as well as restoring constitutional order and facilitating dialogue between transitional governments. This research describe efforts of MINUSMA as a UN peace mission to resolve humanitarian conflict in Mali.

Review

This manuscript addresses a timely and critical topic: the multifaceted efforts of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in responding to humanitarian conflicts between 2020 and 2023. The chosen timeframe is particularly relevant, coinciding with significant political instability in Mali and the mission's eventual withdrawal. The abstract clearly articulates the research's objective to analyze MINUSMA's interventions, utilizing a qualitative descriptive analysis grounded in an international organization approach and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) framework. The broad scope of MINUSMA's efforts identified – spanning infrastructure, security, health, politics, and social initiatives – suggests a comprehensive exploration of the mission's operational footprint. While the abstract outlines a promising analytical framework, some areas could benefit from further elaboration to enhance methodological and conceptual clarity. The application of the R2P framework, described as a "liberalism perspective," appears to focus primarily on the Malian government's failure to uphold state responsibility, rather than explicitly detailing how R2P's other pillars (international assistance and timely response) are used to analyze MINUSMA's actions. A clearer articulation of how the "international organization approach" guides the analysis of MINUSMA's structure, mandate evolution, and operational challenges would strengthen the theoretical underpinnings. Additionally, the initial statement linking the coup to an impact on Mali's sovereignty could be refined for greater precision and analytical depth regarding the nature of this impact on the humanitarian situation. The findings presented in the abstract detail a substantial list of MINUSMA's efforts, including security training, protection of civilians mandates, specific measures for women and children, various construction projects, health initiatives, and efforts to restore constitutional order and facilitate dialogue. This demonstrates a thorough descriptive account of the mission's activities. However, for a research aiming to analyze "stabilization mission efforts in handling humanitarian conflict," it would be beneficial to move beyond mere description to a more analytical assessment of the *effectiveness* and *impact* of these numerous efforts. Future iterations of this work could delve deeper into the challenges MINUSMA faced in implementing these initiatives amidst the volatile political landscape, the degree of integration across these multidimensional efforts, and the long-term sustainability of the outcomes achieved during the mission's presence.

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