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Africa:
'This is Not An Anti-Terrorist Operation' - UN on Mali
UN News, 25 April 2013
The Security Council today approved a 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation to take over from the African-led mission in Mali on 1 July and authorized the blue… Read more »
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Mali:
UN Approves Mali Peacekeeping Force
Tunis Afrique Presse, 25 April 2013
The UN Security Council unanimously approved on Thursday the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force in Mali starting on July 1. Read more »
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Mali:
Waiting for Blue Helmets? Prospects for a UN Mission
African Arguments, 23 April 2013
International actors have dealt with the crisis in Mali in many ways. In a recent brief, Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni (Institute of Security Studies Dakar) listed its… Read more »
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Mali:
UN Senior Officials Urge Political Focus in Mali Efforts
UN News, 19 April 2013
The top United Nations political official today reiterated the importance of the political process in Mali at a high-level meeting with senior UN and Government officials, while UN… Read more »
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Sudan:
U.S. Ambassador Rice At UN On Mali and Sudan
State Department, 3 April 2013
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Mali:
Options for Future UN Involvement in Resolving Mali Crisis Presented to Security Council
UN News, 3 April 2013
The United Nations political chief today stressed the need to tackle an array of political, governance and security challenges to help resolve the crisis in Mali, as he outlined… Read more »
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Mali:
UN Political Head Tells Security Council Concerted, Broad-Based Measures Needed to Tackle Mali's Deep-Rooted Challenges, Outlines Options for Future UN Involvement
UN, 3 April 2013
While welcoming the announcement by Mali's interim Government that it would organize presidential elections by the end of July 2013, the United Nations top political official told… Read more »
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Mali:
UN's Ban Recommends African Troops in Mali Become Peacekeepers
Leadership, 27 March 2013
An African Force deployed in Mali should be converted into a UN Peacekeeping operation and a separate combat force created to confront Islamist threats, UN Secretary.-General Ban Read more »
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Mali:
UN's Ban Ki-Moon - 11,200 Peacekeepers Could Be Needed for Mali
Moroccan American Center, 27 March 2013
Up to 11,200 troops could be needed for a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali but a "parallel" military force will have to battle radical Islamists, UN leader Ban Ki-Moon said… Read more »
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Mali:
UN Force Possible in July, Senior Peacekeeping Official Says
UN News, 16 March 2013
The United Nations could have a peacekeeping operation in place in Mali this July, with approval from the Malian Government and the Security Council, a senior United Nations… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Mali Lobbies Rwanda On UN Peacekeeping Mission
New Times, 12 March 2013
MALI'S FOREIGN Affairs minister Tieman Coulibaly has appealed to Rwanda to use her influence at the United Nations (UN) to push for a resolution that would put international troops… Read more »