In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2690, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) closed on 31 December 2023. For more information on UN peacekeeping missions and peacekeeping efforts, please visit the UN Peacekeeping website.
New York, 12 June 2019 – The three senior UN Officials [i] condemn the unspeakable attack of 9 June 2019 against the village of Sobanou-Kou in the Mopti region of central Mali in which dozens of civilians have been killed…
The UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) paid tribute to the Egyptian peacekeeper Sargent Sabry Mohamed Ahmed Hussein who was killed when his convoy was hit by a landmine on April 20, in the region of Mopti. In a solemn ceremony held…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 20 April 2019 against a convoy of MINUSMA between Douentza and Boni (region of Mopti), which resulted in one peacekeeper from…
It’s 6 a.m. at the Bangladeshi military compound in the city of Gao, in the North of Mali. The complex, composed of several tents, is as busy as a bee hive, for in the desert areas the days start much earlier than in the rest…
My name is Ayaba Lonlon Vendome. I am from Togo. I started serving as a volunteer in August 2016. My role as an Operations Officer in the Regional Joint Operation Center (RJOC) in MINUSMA mainly consists of gathering and…
Mamadou Bocoum is the Director of Kaoural radio and Regional Coordinator of Radio and Television Broadcasting Union (URTEL) in Mopti, Central Mali. He is passionate about his job, as he defends the importance of community…
A convoy of several heavily-armored vehicles cross the sandy streets of the remote village of Dangatene. The white vehicles with a black UN logo are crossing a stretch of land in southeast of Mali’s central Mopti region…
Last year, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued “a red alert” over a range of dangers confronting the world, which “still persist” as 2019 looms: “These are anxious times for many, and our world is…
It’s Thursday morning in Konna, and crowds have descended from all over the region to join one of the largest open-air port markets, right in the center of Mali. We are in the region of Mopti. Shoppers navigate through the…
On December 8, the MINUSMA Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (BANFPU-2) provided free medical consultations for to the people of Goundam town, with the aim of bringing relief to the population but also to engender trust between…
My name is Angela Peca and I am 30 years old. I am a proud Portuguese, born and bred in the city of Coimbra. I am also nationalized British as I have worked and lived in the city of London. I am an UNV Nurse at the Level I…