Press Releases

Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of MINUSMA Mongi Hamdi received today German Defense Minister Dr. Ursula von der Leyen and her accompanying delegation, which included three members of the Defense…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, travelled to Brussels to meet with officials of the European Union. During his stay, he was received by officials of the European…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSMA travelled to Brussels to meet European Union officials and discuss the support of the institutions and countries of Europe in reestablishing lasting…

At around 9:00 this morning, a patrol of the MINUSMA Force was attacked by unidentified armed men on the road between Goundam and Tombouctou, 45 kilometers southwest of Timbuktu. Preliminary reports indicate that six…

The Secretary-General condemns the attack today against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), on the Goundam-Timbuktu axis in the Timbuktu region, which killed six…

MINUSMA condemns in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks that took place respectively on the 27th and 28th of June. The first attack targeted the military camp of Nara in the region of Koulikoro, 30 km from the…

MINUSMA congratulates the movements of the Plateforme on their decision, announced yesterday evening, to withdraw from the town of Ménaka, in the Gao region, in accordance with the “Arrangement Sécuritaire pour une Cessation…

Bamako, 20 June 2015 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, welcomes the signing of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali by the Coordination in Bamako…

The Secretary-General welcomes the signature of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali by the Coordination coalition of armed groups in Bamako today. He notes that the Government of Mali and the Platform coalition…

An incident involving a MINUSMA vehicle took place near the Bamako airport yesterday evening at around 7:30 p.m. One peacekeeper was wounded, while another died of his injuries. The investigation currently underway will allow…