Mali: UN Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mission - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 29, 2019
The United Nations Security Council has unanimouslyadopted a resolution to extend peacekeeping mission in Mali.
The council also discussed addressing the escalatingviolence in the centre of the country.
Permanent Representative to the United Nations,Francois Delattre said the Resolution 2480 also addresses the degradingsituation in the center of Mali.
It calls upon the Malian authorities to immediatelydevelop a comprehensive strategy to end the violence there and ensure thereturn of the State.
The resolution encourages MINUSMA to strengthen itsactions in this zone, which is now elevated to the second strategic category.
A feud between ethnic Dogon and Fulani communitieshave already led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians. The Council also urgedthe UN peacekeeping force in Mali to strengthen its actions in the zone, whichhas now been elevated to second strategic category.