Mali

A Guinean contingent of MINUSMA which is based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali, conducts mine action activities and also ensures the safety of the civilian population (file photo).
MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

‘Political, security, human rights and humanitarian challenges’ plague Mali 

6 April 2021
Peace and Security

With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday that ‘blue helmets’, the Malian Defence and Security Forces, continue to suffer repeated attacks and significant losses, while some large towns “live under constant threat from armed groups”.  

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in centre with sunglasses, visited Ménaka, Mali, where he met with the Governor, President of the Interim Authority, armed groups signatories to the peace agreement, civil society and the local commander, among otthers.
MINUSMA

Mali in transition: UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political and security developments

22 January 2021
Peace and Security

Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN peacekeeping chief concluded a visit to the restive northwest African nation on Thursday. 

UN peacekeepers patrol the Menaka region in northeast Mali.
MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Mali transition presents opportunity to break ‘vicious circle of political crises’ 

13 January 2021
Peace and Security

 The current political transition period in Mali offers an opportunity to “break out of the vicious circle of political crises followed by coups d'état”, the UN envoy in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.  

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali, addresses the general debate of the 74th session General Assembly (file photo).
UN Photo/Kim Haughton

Mali President outlines achievements and challenges since 2015 peace deal

25 September 2019
UN Affairs

A 2015 peace deal for Mali has led to a “progressive return of trust between parties”, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday evening.

A girl uses a crutch to walk around a displacement camp in Sévaré, in the Mopti Region of Mali. (June2019)
©UNICEF/Patrick Rose

UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal’

13 August 2019
Peace and Security

Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners on Tuesday, called on all warring parties to stop attacks and “keep them out of harm’s way”.

The Guinean contingent of MINUSMA is composed of 850 soldiers, including 16 women, and is based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. Seen here, a Guinean UN peacekeeper takes up position in the town of Kidal.
MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: ending rape in war, Khashoggi, forced displacement, North Korea and Mali

19 June 2019
Women

On Wednesday, these are the main stories: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict; the UN independent investigator for the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi presents findings which show State responsibility; in 2018, world hit record number of war-displaced people; South Korea sends food aid to North; new attack in northern Mali.

Festival SDG in Action, in Bonn, Germany.
SDG Action Campaign

Thursday’s Daily Brief: Press Freedom Day, Tuna Day, cultural dialogue, #GlobalGoals awards, updates on Syria, Somalia, Mali

2 May 2019
Humanitarian Aid

This Thursday, top stories include: the celebrations of World Press Freedom Day and World Tuna Day, events for inter-cultural dialogue in Azerbaijan and for Global Goals action in Germany, and updates from Syria, Somalia and Mali.

Some of the destruction left behind in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth which struck Mozambique on 25 April 2019.
WFP

Friday’s Daily Brief: UN chief in China, counter-terrorism, updates from Bangladesh, Mali and Mozambique

26 April 2019
Economic Development

This Friday, we cover: the UN Secretary-General's message in China for sustainable development; the toll of a second cyclone in Mozambique; what UN officials saw first-hand in the Rohingya refugee camp of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh; the impact of insecurity on education in Mali; and the importance of information-sharing in the fight against terrorism. 

Tribute ceremony in N'Djamena for the 10 Chadian peacekeepers who were killed on 20 January in a terrorist attack in northern Mali.
MINUSMA

UN chief of peace operations honours fallen Chadian ‘blue helmets’ serving in northern Mali

28 January 2019
Peace and Security

After 10 Chadian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed in a terrorist attack on 20 January, the UN chief of peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, went to N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, to pay tribute to them on Monday in a ceremony organised by the Government.

Secretary-General António Guterres attends a ceremony in Bamako, Mali, honoring all fallen peacekeepers on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
MINUSMA/Olivier Salgado

In Mali, Guterres honours dedication and sacrifice of UN peacekeepers

29 May 2018
Peace and Security

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Mali on Tuesday, to honour the service and sacrifice of peacekeepers around the world, and mark the official International Day of UN Peacekeepers.