Press releases

  • 02 Aug 2023 - Over 460 peacekeepers from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion of MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) left the city of Gao, in northern Mali, on Friday, July 28.
  • 26 Jul 2023 - As the clock ticks towards the scheduled departure of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 31 December 2023, our troops and police from contributing countries have embarked on the crucial task of redeploying their peacekeepers and essential equipment.
  • 30 Jun 2023 - Bamako, June 30, 2023 - The United Nations Security Council met this afternoon in the context of the expiry of resolution 2640 (2022) mandating MINUSMA. Taking into consideration the letter from the Transitional Government of Mali to the President of the Security Council requesting the immediate withdrawal of MINUSMA, the Security Council decided to terminate MINUSMA's mandate under resolution 2640 (2022) as of today, June 30, 2023.
  • 27 Jun 2023 - In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. We are at the Ménaka market, located in northeastern Mali, which is bustling under this scorching June sun. The pungent aroma of spices has merged with trails of dust kicked up by the unending movements of marketgoers and vendors.
  • 10 Jun 2023 - The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attack by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion followed by direct small arms fire against a patrol of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), 7 kilometers from the Mission’s base in Ber, in the Timbuktu region, which resulted in the death of one peacekeeper from Burkina Faso and injury of eight others from the same continge
  • 09 Jun 2023 - Bamako, 9 June 2023 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) strongly condemns today’s attack, 9 June, on one of its security patrols in Ber town, Timbuktu region. The patrol was targeted in an attack that involved an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) followed by direct fire.  
  • 08 Jun 2023 - The historic city of Timbuktu, in Northern Mali, hosted from 31 May to 1 June 2023, a visit from a significant delegation of donors to the United Nations Trust Fund for Peace and Security in Mali. Led by the Norwegian ambassador to Mali, Mrs. Elianne Skjeie Rigmor KOTI, the delegation also included representatives from the governments of Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and Belgium.
  • 07 Jun 2023 - The International Mediation remains actively involved in efforts to help the Malian Parties complete the implementation of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement resulting from the Algiers Process as soon as possible.
  • 05 Jun 2023 - This World Environment Day is a call to beat plastic pollution. Every year, over 400 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide – one third of which is used just once.
  • 05 Jun 2023 - The sustainable management of natural resources and pollution prevention are priorities for the United Nations (UN), which is actively implementing measures to reduce the environmental impact of its peacekeeping operations across all countries hosting such missions.

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