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Algiers, 4 April 2015 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Mr. Mongi Hamdi, has been in the Algerian capital since yesterday to consult with the Foreign Minister of Algeria, H.E. Ramtane Lamamra, who leads the mediation team, and with a delegation of the Coordination, with a…

Bamako/Geneva - 20 March 2015 : The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the Office of the High-Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) publish Friday their first joint public report on the situation of human rights in Mali. The report documents gross…

Summary The present report was prepared by the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). It is jointly published by MINUSMA and the Office of the High-Commissioner for human rights (OHCHR). It documents the gross violations and…

The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack in Mali that killed two Malian children and a Chadian UN peacekeeper and injured 11 peacekeepers and three civilians. The deadly mortar and rocket fire on a camp of the United Nations Multinational Integrated Stabilization Mission…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSMA Meets President of Niger Bamako, 9 March 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, visited Niamey yesterday. He met with the President of the Republic of Niger, His Excellency…

At around 1 p.m. today, an Apache attack helicopter of MINUSMA had to make a hard landing about 42 kilometres north of Gao (in northern Mali). The two crew members lost their lives in this accident, which took place during an exercise conducted by MINUSMA’s Dutch contingent in this area. A medical…

At around 5:40 this morning, the MINUSMA compound in Kidal was targeted by a complex attack involving more than 30 rockets and shells. Once they had established from where the rockets were being fired, MINUSMA troops immediately returned fire 2 kilometers from the compound, at around 6 a.m…

François Delattre, UNSC President (France) We heard a briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali, Mr Mongi Hamdi, who gave us an update on the Algiers peace talks and the Agreement on Peace and Security in Mali initialed on 1 March 2015 by representatives of the Malian…

The Malian government and Malian armed groups have today continued informal discussions on the preparation for a future process of Cantonment. This follows a seminar on Cantonments that was facilitated at the beginning of last week by MINUSMA, and was attended by the international community. MINUSMA…

The SRSG accompanied the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and current chairman of the African Union, H.E.M Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, during his visit to Kidal. Transportation was provided by MINUSMA. During the visit, they held discussions with the armed movements and the aménokal. The…