United Nations, UN official in the West African country, El-Ghassim Wane has hinted the Security Council that the situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement.
The head of UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA stated this while presenting the latest UN Secretary-General’s report on the peacekeeping operation at UN headquarters in New York. He also briefed ambassadors on progress in the transition and peace process, while also addressing insecurity and rising humanitarian needs.
Wane was speaking a day after a MINUSMA vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Kidal region, located in northern Mali. Four peacekeepers from Chad were killed, and two others injured.
In another development, the newly appointed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk says the impact of Tigray airstrikes on civilians is staggering, calling all parties to the conflict to cease hostilities. Türk, in a statement noted that parties to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must cease all hostilities immediately and work towards a peaceful and lasting solution.
