UN OCHA

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

31 August 2018

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

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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.

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

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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”.

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”.

MINUSMA/Marco Dormino

Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert

4 July 2018

Human Rights

In Mali, a senior United Nations rights expert on Wednesday described an “alarming” deterioration of the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in northern and eastern areas of the country.

MINUSMA/Marco Dormino