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Jacqueline Feinting has blazed the trail for women peacekeepers ever since she deployed as one of the first Cameroonian women corrections officers to her first peacekeeping mission in 2014. Today, she serves with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s Improvised Explosive Device (IED)/mine attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), approximately 46 km north of Douentza, central Mali. Two peacekeepers from Egypt were killed and…

Monsieur le Président, Merci de cette opportunité de pouvoir entretenir le Conseil de sécurité des développements survenus au Mali en rapport avec le rapport du Secrétaire général qui a été publié récemment, et ce dans le contexte des discussions sur le renouvellement du mandat de la MINUSMA. Au…

Ninety-three peacekeepers have lost their lives to improvised explosive devices (IEDs) since MINUSMA’s deployment to Mali in 2013. IED explosions have further injured 698 civilians and 596 peacekeepers to date. These recurring incidents constitute a stark reminder of the extent of the challenges…

I am Liu HENG, the chief of the Female Force Protection Squad of the Chinese battalion in Gao. I am a sentry and together with my team, we work non-stop, 24 hours a day. Our main task is to patrol the MINUSMA camp and its environs, guaranteeing the security of the camp and its personnel. Overseeing…

H ate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion, and threatens the common values and principles that bind us together. It promotes racism, xenophobia and misogyny; it dehumanizes individuals and communities; and it has a serious impact on our efforts to promote peace and…

On World Refugee Day, we reflect on the courage and resilience of those fleeing war, violence, and persecution – and we recognize the compassion of those who welcome them. Today, the global refugee population is at a record high. The war in Ukraine has triggered the largest and fastest displacement…

Bamako, 19 June 2022 – A peacekeeper on a MINUSMA Force security patrol died today in Kidal after being seriously injured by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion while conducting a search and detect operation. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Mali and Head of…

Bamako, 20 June 2022 - MINUSMA has learned with dismay of the attacks by extremist groups on several villages in the Bandiagara region of Central Mali on 18 and 19 June 2022. More than 100 civilians were killed, and several homes and shops were burned. These attacks also led to the forced…

The Secretary-General is shocked and outraged by reports that at least a hundred civilians have been killed in attacks reportedly perpetrated by extremist groups against several villages in the Bandiagara region, Central Mali, on 18 and 19 June. He is equally appalled by reports that dozens of…

The Secretary-General welcomes the decisions on Mali reached by the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at its Ordinary Summit held on 3 July in Accra, Ghana. In particular, he notes the lifting of sanctions, including economic and…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attack against the Malian Armed Forces in Tessit, Ansongo region, on 7 August, which resulted in a high number of casualties and loss of life. He expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the people of Mali, who…