"MALI"

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is “deeply concerned” by escalating tensions and clashes in parts of northern and eastern Mali, including Timbuktu, Gao and Menaka, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Protracted conflict across Mali, along with internal displacement and limited humanitarian access are among the unprecedented risks threatening the country’s most vulnerable youngsters, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. UNTV CH

Addressing the General Assembly annual high level Debate, the Malian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, stated, “In the current geopolitical context, Mali does not want to be a theater of confrontation or competition for foreign geopolitical interests.” UNIFEED

Abdoulaye Diop, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).

At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report. UNICEF

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

General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged the members of the Security Council “to recommit to dialogue and negotiations” towards peace and reconciliation in Mali and said the General Assembly veto initiative “offers the opportunity to be solutions oriented in this time of crisis.” UNIFEED

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today flagged climate change as a “spiralling human rights emergency for many countries”, as he called for decisive action to tackle the global planetary crisis. UNTV CH

Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait, Yasmine Sherif, said that an illiterate nation can never recover from war, manage climate change, end extreme poverty, or provide basic services. UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, said, “Peacekeeping is not a magic wand to help a country return to stability, but with the support of a unified international community, political processes, and peace agreements have been successfully implemented.” UNIFEED