United Nations Security Council has decided to remove its decades old UN Peacekeeping Mission to Mali which will draw down in the coming months with a complete withdrawal starting January 1st, 2024. This comes as the transitional government of Mali asked for them to be withdrawn immediately due to a failure to stabilize there.
MINUSMA was established in 2013 with the idea of protecting humanitarian aid to threatened areas of Mali and provide security stabilization. It peaked at 15,000 troops with about 12,000 peacekeepers currently in the country. They suffered over three hundred fatalities.
UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission
The Security Council on Friday unanimously approved the complete withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces in Mali, although it will take six months for the final “blue helmets” to depart.
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The West African nation’s military rulers criticised MINUSMA’s ‘failure’ to respond to security challenges.
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MINUSMA was established in 2013 with the idea of protecting humanitarian aid to threatened areas of Mali and provide security stabilization. It peaked at 15,000 troops with about 12,000 peacekeepers currently in the country. They suffered over three hundred fatalities.