The Council is expected to receive a briefing from the Special Representative for MINUSMA, the new UN Mission in Mali. This discussion should include information on the mission’s specific plans to implement its gender mainstreaming obligations, including those detailed in SCR 2100 (OPs 16, 25), as well as an update on the SRSG’s specific plans to support women voters and candidates in the expected upcoming elections, and in the ongoing peace and reconciliation processes.