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As Mali Teeters Closer to the Edge, the UN Mission Soldiers On

June 4, 2018April 15, 2015 by Sam J. Trudeau

Facing a surge in violence that has made it the United Nations’ deadliest peacekeeping operations now, the UN mission in Mali is struggling to convince populations in the north of the country that it can overcome the remaining obstacles to ensuring that a peace agreement is signed soon and to help restore stability in the … Read more

A Rape Accusation in Northern Mali and the UN’s Awkward Response

December 6, 2014January 28, 2014 by Dulcie Leimbach

A woman in Gao after the French attack in January 2013.

Now that Gao, a remote but critical outpost in northern Mali, has become a hub of military personnel — Mali Army, French troops and UN peacekeepers — to fend off terrorist incursions, it is also a simmering spot for sexual assaults and intimidation of women who live there. These acts are committed in the shadows … Read more

As Mali Teeters Closer to the Edge, the UN Mission Soldiers On

A Rape Accusation in Northern Mali and the UN’s Awkward Response

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