Press Releases

  • The Head of MINUSMA and a Delegation of the International Mediation and Partners Meet President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
    07 May 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, accompanied by the Ambassador of Algeria, who leads the International Mediation in the inter-Malian talks, the Ambassador of France, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United...
  • Attack on MINUSMA Camp in Kidal
    06 May 2015 - The MINUSMA camp in Kidal was targeted by mortar fire at around 4:45 a.m. today. In total, six to eight mortar shells were fired. The attack, which lasted about 20 minutes, did not cause any casualties or material damage.   At around 6:30 a.m., a civilian vehicle struck an...
  • Tensions in the North of Mali: “Reason Must Prevail” (SRSG)
    03 May 2015 - A meeting of the Commission Technique Mixte de Sécurité (CTMS), chaired by MINUSMA, took place in Gao yesterday with representatives of the Government, the Plateforme and the Coordination.   The findings of the Equipe Mixte d’Observation et de Vérification (EMOV), which is...
  • Ceasefire Agreements Must Be Respected
    01 May 2015 - A meeting of the “Core Group” of the International Mediation* took place at the MINUSMA headquarters in Bamako yesterday with the participation of France and the United States to discuss the worrying security situation in the north of Mali.   The participants considered that,...
  • Peace Process in Mali: The Groups Involved in Hostilities on the Ground Bear a Heavy Responsibility
    30 Apr 2015 -   The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Mali, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in several locations in the north of Mali.   The SRSG is extremely concerned about the serious violations of the ceasefire taking place in...
  • Peace Process in Danger
    28 Apr 2015 - In light of the dangerous developments on the ground in Ménaka yesterday and in Timbuktu today, the SRSG and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, expresses his great concern regarding the peace process that was begun more than a year ago to resolve the Malian security crisis in a...
  • The SRSG Urges the Parties to Immediately Cease Hostilities in Ménaka
    28 Apr 2015 - At around noon today, MINUSMA was informed about an attack conducted by GATIA and MAA-Plateforme on the town of Ménaka, held by elements of the Coordination des Mouvements de l’Azawad (CMA).   Shots were heard and MINUSMA deployed helicopters to assess the situation.   The...
  • Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mali
    24 Apr 2015 - The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by a series of attacks directed against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and MINUSMA contractors that have killed five civilians and injured 13 civilians and 16 United Nations...
  • A MINUSMA Vehicle Hits a Mine: Seven Peacekeepers Injured
    24 Apr 2015 - At around 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, a MINUSMA vehicle hit a mine in the vicinity of Anefis, Kidal region, while escorting a convoy of subcontractors of the Mission.   Seven peacekeepers were injured in the explosion, six of them seriously. All of them were immediately...
  • The SRSG: The Algiers Process Will Be Successful with the Signature of the Agreement on 15 May
    23 Apr 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, was received by His Excellency Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the President of the Republic of Mali, at Koulouba yesterday, 22 April.   Mr. Hamdi assured the President of the Republic of...

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