The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was deployed to Mali in 2013 following a violent insurrection by separatist rebels attempting to take control of the north of the country and a subsequent military-led coup. Established by UN Security Council resolution 2100, the mission included more than 15,000 troops and personnel who served…
Mali must ensure that the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, can safely complete its drawdown by the end of the year, amid insecurity in the north and other restrictions.
The peacekeeping mission which for many years has been the deadliest place to serve as a UN ‘blue helmet’, is due to draw down fully by 31 December, in accordance with its Security Council mandate. At that point, MINUSMA’s 12 camps and one temporary operating base will be closed and handed over the transitional authorities…
Attacks on local populations, roadblocks and denial of humanitarian access, continue to fuel suffering in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, Special Representative Bintou Keita told the Security Council in New York. “As I speak today, over six million people remain displaced in [these places],” she stated, urging continued support for underfunded relief operations….
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo thanked the international community and the UN for their support and partnership, adding that the gradual withdrawal of the mission, known as MONUSCO, is a necessary step to consolidate the progress made by DR Congo. He deplored peacekeeping missions deployed in one form another for almost 25 years in the DR…
International organizations have expressed concern over Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Ukraine grain agreement. On the Russian decision, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed fear of an increase in global food prices. In this regard, the IMF says that Russia’s withdrawal from the Ukraine grain agreement will seriously damage global food security. A…
—File photo The United Nations has issued a warning to withdraw from Afghanistan in May. According to the United Nations, the Afghan UN Women staff will leave Afghanistan in May if they do not get a work permit. The United Nations says that banning women from working in Afghanistan will worsen the economic crisis. The…
The White House says withdrawing from Afghanistan has not weakened the US alliance or US standing globally. The Biden administration released a summary of the US troop withdrawal report from Afghanistan. According to the White House, there were no signs that more time and funding would have changed the Afghan situation. The report said that…
BEIRUT: Due to restrictions on withdrawing money in Lebanon, bank customers went on fire and burned several commercial banks in Beirut. According to international media reports, several dozen Lebanese protesters ransacked and set fire to commercial banks in an area of Beirut on Thursday. Demonstrators in Lebanon have been protesting informal restrictions on cash withdrawals…
