UN / MALI PEACEKEEPERS KILLED

A UN spokesperson said a MINUSMA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) convoy travelling from Ménaka to Ansongo (Gao region) was ambushed this morning and 9 UN peacekeepers from Niger were killed. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:15
• Production Date: 3 October 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS - DPKO; UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI - MINUSMA
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAW
• Geographic Subject: MALI
• MAMS Id: 1192022

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STORY: UN / MALI PEACEKEEPERS KILLED
TRT: 1.15
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 3 OCTOBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters

5 SEPTEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, UN spokesperson walking to podium
3. Med shot, presser
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General:
“A MINUSMA convoy travelling from Ménaka to Ansongo (Gao region) was ambushed this morning and nine UN peacekeepers from Niger were killed. This attack brings the total number of casualties from hostile acts since the beginning of the mission on 1 July 2013 to 30 peacekeepers killed and 90 peacekeepers wounded.”
4. Med shot, presser
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General underscores that attacks on UN peacekee pers constitute a serious violation of international law. He reminds the armed groups operating in Northern Mali of their commitment to cooperate with the United Nations to prevent attacks against peacekeepers in line with their declaration of 16 September in Algiers.”
6. Med shot, journalist
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General:
“The Deputy Chief of the UN Mission in Mali, Arnauld Akodjénou, said he was outraged by this terrorist act and that these crimes should not go unpunished.”
8. Wide shot, presser

Storyline

A UN spokesperson said a MINUSMA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) convoy travelling from Ménaka to Ansongo (Gao region) was ambushed today (3 Oct) and 9 UN peacekeepers from Niger were killed.

Speaking to reporters in New York, Stephane Dujarric “this attack brings the total number of casualties from hostile acts since the beginning of the mission on 1 July 2013 to 30 peacekeepers killed and 90 peacekeepers wounded.”

He noted that this is the deadliest attack to hit UN Mission in the African country.

Dujarric also said “the Secretary-General underscores that attacks on UN peacekeeper constitute a serious violation of international law. He reminds the armed groups operating in Northern Mali of their commitment to cooperate with the United Nations to prevent attacks against peacekeepers in line with their declaration of 16 September in Algiers.”

The UN spokesperson added that the Deputy Chief of the UN Mission in Mali, Arnauld Akodjénou, said he was “outraged by this terrorist act and that these crimes should not go unpunished.”

Despite initial security improvements in 2013, the situation in Northern Mali has deteriorated since the beginning of this year. An increase in incidents involving improvised explosive devices, mostly targeting Malian and international security forces, has impeded the return to normalcy and resumption of economic and development activities.

The first phase of the inter-Malian negotiation process, which was held from 16 to 24 July in Algiers, aimed at achieving a comprehensive peace agreement which would end the crisis. It concluded with the adoption of a roadmap by all parties.