In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2690, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) closed on 31 December 2023. For more information on UN peacekeeping missions and peacekeeping efforts, please visit the UN Peacekeeping website.
This morning Burkinabe peacekeepers are getting ready for their daily tasks protecting civilians and United Nations personnel, installations and equipment in Timbuktu, north of Mali. Amongst them, Pascaline Ouedraogo, a 26…
"MINUSMA is implementing the four R’s of the waste policy of DPKO/DFS: reduce, reuse, recover and recycle." The objective of the environmental policy for UN peacekeeping missions is reduce their impact on environment. The…
On May 29 th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East. On this 70 th anniversary, we express our…
In the vast country of Mali is crucial for MINUSMA to assure air transport capacity as part of the implementation of the mandate. Since November 2017, the Swedish Contingent Tactical Aircraft Detachment (SWETAD C-130) has…
Flying across the vast desert in Northern Mali on surveillance and protection of civilians missions would be a challenge for any pilot, but Sandra Hernandez stands out. She’s the only female helicopter pilot in El Salvador’s…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which occurred on 28 February 2018 on…
Female genital mutilation is a gross violation of the human rights of women and girls. Over 200 million women and girls alive today have experienced female genital mutilation in 30 countries across three continents. Without…
Bamako – 1 st February 2018 MINUSMA and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a joint public report today on human rights and the peace process in Mali, the product of monitoring and analysis…
24 January 2018 The members of the Security Council heard on 23 January 2018 a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on the situation in Mali. The members of the Security…
Industrialization is a primary driver of economic growth and job creation, and will be pivotal in efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063. This year’s Africa…
In just the past few weeks, a renowned investigative journalist was murdered by a bomb that booby-trapped her car; another was dismembered in the course of researching her story; and a photojournalist was found dead after…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack against the camps of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Douentza, Mali, on 14…