New York – The UN on Wednesday said a civilian staff member of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali was killed on Tuesday in an explosive device attack on a convoy.
The UN, in a statement, said it would not be deterred from its efforts to bring peace to the country.
“The UN Secretary-General wishes to reaffirm that such attacks will not alter the determination of the United Nations to support the Malian people and the peace process.
It said this included its assistance to the on-going implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali.
“MINUSMA continues to strengthen measures aimed at countering explosive threats in Mali for the protection of United Nations personnel and Malian people alike”, it stated.
It also stated that the attack on the convoy of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), occurred on the Goundam-Timbuktu axis in the Timbuktu region in the north of the country.
It further commended the mission’s efforts to bring lasting peace in Mali under such difficult conditions.
MINUSMA was set up in 2013 to carry out security related tasks and help to stabilise the country and implement a transitional roadmap following a coup and separatist and Islamist takeover of the country’s north.
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The mission currently deployed more than 9,000 military personnel, some 1,180 police and an equal number of civilians on the ground. (PANA/NAN)