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A MINUSMA Vehicle Hits a Mine: Seven Peacekeepers Injured
At around 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, a MINUSMA vehicle hit a mine in the vicinity of Anefis, Kidal region, while escorting a convoy of subcontractors of the Mission. Seven peacekeepers were injured in the explosion, six…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mali
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by a series of attacks directed against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and MINUSMA contractors that have killed five civilians…
The SRSG Urges the Parties to Immediately Cease Hostilities in Ménaka
At around noon today, MINUSMA was informed about an attack conducted by GATIA and MAA-Plateforme on the town of Ménaka, held by elements of the Coordination des Mouvements de l’Azawad (CMA). Shots were heard and MINUSMA…
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Peace Process in Danger
In light of the dangerous developments on the ground in Ménaka yesterday and in Timbuktu today, the SRSG and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, expresses his great concern regarding the peace process that was begun more than a…
The Secretary-General calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in northern Mali.
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mali The Secretary-General calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in northern Mali. The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the serious…
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Peace Process in Mali: The Groups Involved in Hostilities on the Ground Bear a Heavy Responsibility
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Mali, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in several locations in the north of Mali. The SRSG is extremely concerned about the…
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Ceasefire Agreements Must Be Respected
A meeting of the “Core Group” of the International Mediation* took place at the MINUSMA headquarters in Bamako yesterday with the participation of France and the United States to discuss the worrying security situation in the…
Security Council Press Statement on Mali
The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern at the outbreak of violence that has occurred in Mali since 27 April 2015, which threatens to undermine the peace process, and demanded that the hostilities…
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Tensions in the North of Mali: “Reason Must Prevail” (SRSG)
A meeting of the Commission Technique Mixte de Sécurité (CTMS), chaired by MINUSMA, took place in Gao yesterday with representatives of the Government, the Plateforme and the Coordination. The findings of the Equipe Mixte d…
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Attack on MINUSMA Camp in Kidal
The MINUSMA camp in Kidal was targeted by mortar fire at around 4:45 a.m. today. In total, six to eight mortar shells were fired. The attack, which lasted about 20 minutes, did not cause any casualties or material damage. At…
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The Head of MINUSMA and a Delegation of the International Mediation and Partners Meet President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, accompanied by the Ambassador of Algeria, who leads the International Mediation in the inter-Malian talks, the Ambassador of France…
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Faced with Tensions in the North, MINUSMA Is Determined to Protect Civilians
Faced with the escalation of tensions during the past two weeks in the north of Mali in the Timbuktu region (Ber, Léré, Diré), the Gao region (Ménaka) and the Mopti region (Tenenkou), MINUSMA has intensified its efforts to…