mali

MINUSMA Photo

Mali: Two peacekeepers dead after dawn attack, several injured – UN Mission

27 October 2018
Peace and Security

The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, reported on Saturday that two peacekeepers had been killed and several others wounded, following on from a coordinated attack at dawn, on a base in the north of the country.

MINUSMA/Marco Dormino

Mali: UN Peacekeeping chief ‘extremely concerned’ over insecurity, regrets peace deal delays

19 October 2018
Peace and Security

After commending the “overall peaceful” climate in which the Malian elections were held in July, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said on Friday that he is “extremely concerned” over the increasing number of attacks by armed insurgents, against a backdrop of continued delays in implementing the 2015 peace agreement.

UN Photo/Marco Dormino

UN chief celebrates spirit of hope in Mali, calls for greater international support

26 September 2018
Peace and Security

Climate change, poverty, violence… As countless challenges hamper the stability and development of Mali and the Sahel region, a high-level event on Wednesday explored progress made in the implementation of the UN Support Plan for the Sahel (UNSS), and galvanized renewed commitment for the Malian peace process initiated in 2015.

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.

UN OCHA

Food, security and peace desperately needed in Mali – UN deputy relief chief

31 August 2018
Humanitarian Aid

A senior United Nations relief official has called for greater international attention to the plight of millions in Africa’s Mali, where worsening intercommunal violence and armed group attacks are complicating an already complex humanitarian emergency.

UN Photo/Violaine Martin

News in Brief 30 August 2018

30 August 2018
News in Brief
  • UN Syria Envoy warns of potential ‘perfect storm’ in Idlib
  • Cholera cases in Yemen on the rise
  • Top UN officials conduct missions to Mali
Audio -
2'20"
MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

UN Security Council welcomes results of Mali's presidential elections

24 August 2018
Peace and Security

The members of the Security Council on Friday welcomed the publication of the final results of the presidential polls in Mali, which saw the re-election of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and insisted on the urgent need to accelerate the implementation of the peace agreement.

MINUSMA/Marco Dormino

UN chief appeals for calm as Mali presidential election draws to a close

14 August 2018
Peace and Security

Following the conclusion of the second round of presidential elections in Mali, political leaders in the West African country are being encouraged by the UN Secretary-General to promote a peaceful atmosphere and avoid incendiary rhetoric.

© UNICEF/Pirozzi

News in Brief 30 July 2018

30 July 2018
News in Brief
  • ‘Vile’ crime of human trafficking feeds on inequality and instability: UN chief
  • Key elections in Mali pass off in ‘a peaceful manner’, despite some violence and voter intimidation: UN Peacekeeping
  • Brazil police who shot dead teenage boy must face ‘impartial investigation’ – UN expert
Audio -
3'16"
MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Make Sunday ‘an important celebration of democracy’ UN chief urges voters in Mali

28 July 2018
Peace and Security

On the eve of Mali’s crucial presidential election, the United Nations Secretary-General said that despite clear security challenges, voters in the arid African nation of around 18 million, needed to ensure that the key poll was first and foremost “an important celebration of democracy”.