"UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI - MINUSMA"

The United Nations and humanitarian partners launched an appeal for $751 million “to meet the urgent needs of 5.7 million people, over half of whom are women and children” in Mali, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said that the security environment in the country had remained complex in recent months, particularly in the Center and the tri-border area between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. UNIFEED

Destroyed in August 2021 by armed terrorist groups, the Songho and Yawakanda bridges have been rehabilitated as part of an extensive project funded by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali. MINUSMA

As part of his working visit to Bamako, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General, UN Peace Operations, paid on Tuesday a courtesy visit to the Malian transition President, Assimi Goita, in the framework of the ongoing MINUSMA strategic review. MINUSMA

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Indiscriminate violence by terrorists compounding already disastrous humanitarian situation in Sahel region, Assistant Secretary-General tells Security Council.

A UN spokesperson informed that the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) documented 375 violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law, which represents a 20 percent decrease compared to the previous quarterly report. UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Mali briefed the Security Council on “encouraging developments” in the country, but warned they are “unfolding against the backdrop of a very challenging security, humanitarian, and human rights situation, with severe consequences for civilians across large parts of the country”. UNIFEED

Progress towards peace in Mali is unfolding, Security Council told, despite tough security, humanitarian and human rights challenges.