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A UN Spokesperson updated reporters on an attack in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, a string of attacks in North Kivu and Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the launch of the Stabilization Strategy for the Central Regions in Mali. UNIFEED

The United Nations has announced the name of the three peacekeepers that were killed in Mali on Tuesday. UNIFEED

“The Secretary-General deeply regrets that, on 5 February, the transitional Government of Mali declared the Director of the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as persona non grata,” said a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

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

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

Three United Nations peacekeepers died today when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Tessalit, in the Kidal region of Mali, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED