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”.  

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”.

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the Republic of Mali addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

At UN Assembly, Mali’s president gives heartfelt thanks for UN’s help in bringing stability

26 September 2018
Peace and Security

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, whose West African country has benefitted from a 15,000-strong United Nations Stabilization Force (MINUSMA) to bring peace after Tuareg rebels and militant Islamists devastated its northern and central regions, mounted the General Assembly podium on Wednesday to thank the world Organization for “its immense and multi-dimensional” support.

Ahead of Mali's 2018 presidential elections, this young women is picking up her new voter's card at an electoral station in Gao, in the country's north.
MINUSMA

Mali: Any dispute over key Sunday vote must be resolved peacefully, says UN envoy

27 July 2018
Peace and Security

With key presidential elections in Mali just two days away, the top United Nations official there on Friday stressed that candidates must accept the results and ensure that the democratic process in Mali is “irreversible”.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is greeted by Malians after his visits to the Grand Mosque in Mopti, Mali.
UN Photo/Marco Dormino

Mali: In Mopti, UN chief finds ‘a determination to fight for peace’

30 May 2018
Peace and Security

On the second day of his visit to Mali, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres travelled some 460 kilometers outside the capital, Bamako, to Mopti, where he highlighted how insecurity in the region is threatening the country’s fragile peace process.

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.

A police officer from the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on patrol in Timbuktu.
MINUSMA/Harandane Dick

UN chief in Mali to mark dedication, service and sacrifice of peacekeepers

28 May 2018
Peace and Security

On the eve of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers this Tuesday, in the dimly lit streets of Bamako, the Malian police set out to conduct a night patrol with the support of UN police officers.

 

Head of MINUSMA Mahamat Saleh Annadif meeting with peacekeepers in the Gao region of Mali.
MINUSMA

INTERVIEW: Conversation with top UN official on security and peace efforts in Mali

29 June 2016
Peace and Security

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peace operation in Mali and increased its strength to more than 15,000 peacekeepers. The decision followed a request from the UN envoy in Mali to boost support for the peacekeeping mission.