Our peacekeeping colleagues in Mali report that the ground convoy that left Kidal on October 31 reached its destination in Gao on the night of 7 November without further incidents. As we reported last week, the convoy, which traveled nearly 350 kilometers, encountered six IEDs along the way.

As part of the drawdown of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), we have chosen the upcoming closure of the Kidal camp to address a major concern: what to do with unserviceable ammunition?

New York – The United Nations is gravely concerned about heightened tensions and increasing armed presence in Northern Mali, which are likely to impede the timely and orderly departure of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and