News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

1. On 1 October 2015, the United Nations convened on the margins of the Genera lDebate of the 70th session of the General Assembly a Ministerial Consultative Meeting on the Malian Peace Process and the Implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliationin Mali. The meeting was opened by the…

Mr. President, Throughout this period, MINUSMA directed political and military efforts to overcome these challenges. First, military resources were directed to the protection of civilians in Kidal and Anefis. Second, an enhanced effort was undertaken to survey the movement of armed groups. Third…

The Government of Mali and the OECD have organised together a high-level international conference for the economic recovery and development of Mali, in co-operation with France and other friends and partners of Mali. This conference took place within the context of the Peace and Reconciliation…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali (SRSG) and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack against a Bamako hotel during which an unknown number of civilians were killed and wounded. Mr. Hamdi expresses his solidarity with the…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali (SRSG) and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, commends the professionalism of the Malian Defense and Security Forces (MDSF), in the aftermath of the terrorist attack against a Bamako hotel on 20 November 2015, and expresses his gratitude to…

A MINUSMA vehicle hit a mine or an explosive device around noon today in Timbuktu region, resulting in the death of a member of the Mission's civilian personnel. The incident occurred approximately 25 kilometres west of Timbuktu on the road to Goundam. The vehicle was part of a MINUSMA logistics…

The Secretary-General condemns today’s attack by means of an explosive device against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) travelling on the Goundam-Timbuktu axis in the Timbuktu region. The attack resulted in the death of one civilian…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Mali and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, is afflicted by the death of two peacekeepers and one MINUSMA contractor in a mortar attack against the U.N. camp in Kidal around 4:00 a.m. today; 20 others were wounded in the attack, including…

The Secretary-General is outraged by the deadly attack against a camp of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Kidal that claimed the lives of two United Nations peacekeepers and one civilian contractor. Twenty peacekeepers and civilian personnel…

Abidjan, 10 December 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Mali and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, was received today by Ivory Coast President, His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara. The meeting was an opportunity for both to discuss current issues facing Africa…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Mahamat Saleh Annadif of Chad as his Special Representative for Mali and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Mr. Annadif succeeds Mongi Hamdi of Tunisia, who…

Bamako, 15 January 2016 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Mali and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, arrived today in Bamako. Mr. Annadif, from Chad, was appointed by the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Special Representative for Mali on 23 December…