Press Releases

Bamako, April 7, 2015 – Yesterday, Monday late afternoon, a MINUSMA vehicle hit a mine about 30 km from Kidal on the way towards Gao. The vehicle was escorting a convoy of contractors. Two peacekeepers got injured in the explosion, of which one seriously. The 2 peacekeepers were immediately…

The members of the Security Council heard a briefing on Mali by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr Hervé Ladsous, on 9 April 2015. The members of the Security Council welcomed the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, which was initialed on 1 March 2015 by…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of MINUSMA Mr. Mongi Hamdi, is deeply saddened by the killing of an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Gao region. During the attack another ICRC employee got injured. The attack took place…

The Inquiry launched by the Secretary-General to determine the facts surrounding the violent demonstration that took place on 27 January 2015 in Gao, Mali, in front of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Regional Headquarters has submitted its…

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…