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Updating reporters on Peace Operations, a UN spokesperson said that in Lebanon a peacekeeper was injured on 12 November, adding that in Mali, the troops from Chad who withdrew from mission’s base in Kidal have now departed the country using routes by road and by air. UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said that the convoy from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) that left Kidal on 31 October reached Gao last night without further incident. UNIFEED

A convoy from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) came under attack, while it was en route from Kidal city to Gao, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

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

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

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

The Security Council failed to adopt two opposing resolutions on the renewal of the sanctions regime on Mali. UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the country (MINUSMA), El-Ghassim Wane, said the process of withdrawal is “proceeding well” and “every effort is being made” to ensure that it is completed by the deadline of 31st December 2023. UNIFEED

The Head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali said that the mission “leaves Mali, but the United Nations remains there through its agencies, funds, and programs.” UNIFEED

A convoy from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) came under direct attack from unidentified armed individuals, while it was en route from Gao to Ménaka on Tuesday, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED