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At the Security Council’s final meeting on Liberia, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alexander Zouev said today marked a “historic milestone” for the country after 25 years of constant presence on the Council’s agenda. UNIFEED

Martin Griffiths, the Special Envoy dealing with Yemen told the Security Council that a political solution to end the war “is indeed available,” but warned about deteriorating conditions. UNIFEED

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on the UN camp and the French operation Barkhane’s camp in Timbuktu, Mali and recalled that “attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law.” UNIFEED / FILE

As the only female fighter pilot in the El Salvador contingent in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Sandra Hernandez feels her work “can help bring security and some more stability and tranquilly to the Malian people.” MINUSMA

Meeting residents of the world’s largest camp for Somali refugees, located in north-eastern Kenya, the top United Nations official for Somalia today expressed his solidarity with their situation and highlighted the gradual progress made in their home country. UNSOM

The Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Mahamat Saleh Annadif, told journalists that one of the reasons MINUSMA registers the highest number of deaths among UN missions is that it is “a peace mission but it is being deployed in an environment where there is no peace.” UNIFEED / FILE

A United Nations (UN) counter- terrorism expert said “identification and the location of remaining foreign terrorist fighters remains an absolutely critical priority for the international community.” UNIFEED

In an election year in Mali, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, told the Security Council that the implementation of the peace agreement “needs to remain a priority, and it must not become political football.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging the international community not to forget about the plight of millions of displaced people across the region. UNHCR

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) held a memorial ceremony in honour of three peacekeepers who lost their lives as a result of two attacks last week. MINUSMA