More than 1,100 people fleeing insecurity in Mali have crossed into Mauritania this week, the UN refugee agency reported Friday, saying conditions were "difficult" for the newcomers. UNHCR said 7,310 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- The remaining United Nations mission in Mali will start leaving on Friday to bring an end to the 11-year-old ...

Two UN peacekeepers died and several were wounded on Friday in central Mali after their vehicle hit a mine, the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a statement. "This morning at around 0600, a ...

A UN expert called Friday for Mali to remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the country announced plans to withdraw last week. On September 22, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced disappearances by the army and Russian mercenaries, ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday denounced Mali’s sweeping ban on political parties as a “draconian” violation of basic rights, warning that it could further silence dissent ...

Alioune Tine, the UN’s Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, will visit the country from 1 to 10 October 2018 to assess human rights following the formation of a new Government ...

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was established by Security Council resolution 2100 of 25 April 2013 to support political processes in that ...

Malians are housed in sprawling camps in southeastern Mauritania - Copyright AFP/File MICHELE CATTANI Malians are housed in sprawling camps in southeastern Mauritania ...