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WFP/Abeer Etefa

News in Brief 17 April 2018

17 April 2018
News in Brief
  • $38 million appeal launched for conflict-hit Ukraine
  • Mali violence spike drives thousands to Burkina Faso
  • Rights committees join forces for migrant children
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4'08"
UN Photo/Manuel Elias

‘Time to move from promises to action;’ UN envoy urges Malian parties to peace accord

11 April 2018
Peace and Security

While Malians must ensure the successful holding of elections this year, their priority should be the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday.

Sylvain Liechti/MINUSMA

UN condemns attack that kills two ‘blue helmets’ in Mali

6 April 2018
Peace and Security

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali and underscored that such attacks may amount to war crimes under international law.

UN Photo/Manuel Elias

News in Brief 22 March 2018

22 March 2018
News in Brief
  • Water “is a matter of life and death”: UN chief
  • Attack on UN camp in Mali condemned by MINUSMA chief
  • UN deputy chief lauds “great potential” of Liberia to “achieve lasting stability”
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MINUSMA/Marco Dormino

UN condemns deadly attacks on ‘blue helmets,’ armed forces in Mali

1 March 2018
Peace and Security

Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned the attack in Mali that killed four Bangladeshi peacekeepers and seriously injured four others in Mopti region on Wednesday

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Aid agencies seek $263 million to support Mali in 2018

23 February 2018
Interviews

UN Agencies and their partners are appealing for $263 million to provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people in Mali.

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6'4"
OCHA/Ghalia Seifo (file)

News in Brief 23 February 2018

23 February 2018
News in Brief
  • Special Envoy for Syria reiterates urgent need for ceasefire in eastern Ghouta and Damascus
  • Human rights commission collects evidence to hold 40 South Sudanese officials accountable for crimes against humanity
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3'30"
Naomi Frerotte

‘We can achieve peace, stability, prosperity in the Sahel,’ UN chief tells Brussels conference

23 February 2018

The United Nations and its partners met in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday to strengthen support for a group of five nations in Africa’s troubled Sahel region which are facing pressing challenges including extreme poverty, food and nutrition crises and violent extremism. 

UNHCR/Helen Caux

UN migration agency reports rise in displacement in northern Mali

23 February 2018
Peace and Security

A resurgence of communal violence and armed conflict in recent weeks has led to an increase in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Mali, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday.

MINUSMA/Sylvain Liechti

Mali human rights situation still a concern – UN report

1 February 2018
Human Rights

Despite the signing of a 2015 Peace Agreement, the human rights situation in Mali still remains a concern, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday.