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Press Statement on Mali
The Security Council held a briefing and consultations on Mali on 8 October 2019. The Security Council noted that some progress has been made by the Government of Mali and the Plateforme and Coordination signatory armed groups (“the Parties”) in the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and…
Mikado FM: a peace radio in the age of the Coronavirus
The United Nations radio in Mali was already essential in consolidating peace and promoting harmony and coexistence. In these times of COVID-19 Global pandemic, Mikado FM has started a race against the clock: contributing in its own way to saving lives. The phone doesn’t stop ringing in Mikado FM’s…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary General on Mali
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the improvised explosive device attacks against a convoy of the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) near Aguelhok, Kidal region, that killed three peacekeepers from Chad and seriously injured four others. The Secretary-General…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Mali
The Secretary-General is following with deep concern the unfolding developments in Mali, including the military mutiny which culminated in the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and members of his Government earlier today in Bamako. The Secretary-General strongly condemns these actions and…
Security Council Press Statement on Mali 
The Members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern regarding the recent developments in Mali. They strongly condemned the mutiny which happened in Kati, Mali, on 18 August 2020, and which led to the arrest of the President of the Republic, the Prime minister and several members of the…
Tessalit: a peacekeeper dies following a mine explosion
Bamako, 15 January 2021 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, has learned with dismay of the Improvised Explosive Device attack (IED/mine) perpetrated against a MINUSMA’s tanker truck, which was part of a logistics convoy, today…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mali
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) that took place on 15 January 2021 near Tessalit in Kidal region, which resulted in the death of an Egyptian peacekeeper and serious injuries…