Saturday, 23 January 2021, 1:56 pm
MINUSMA
UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in
centre with sunglasses, visited Ménaka, Mali, where he met
with the Governor, President of the Interim Authority, armed
groups signatories to the peace agreement, civil society and
the local commander, among
otthers.
Against the
backdrop of a rapidly
security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the
UN peacekeeping chief concluded a visit to the restive
northwest African nation on Thursday.
With
the country in the throes of a political transition,
following a military coup and the establishment of an
interim Government last year, the Under-Secretary-General
for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, took stock of