UN / MALI REAX

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “strongly condemned the military mutiny” in Mali, which culminated in the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and members of his Government, calling “for an immediate restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in Mali.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:01
• Production Date: 19 August 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; STEPHANE DUJARRIC; IBRAHIM B. KEITA
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI - MINUSMA
• Subject Topical: COUPS D'ETAT; GOVERNANCE; PEACE AND SECURITY; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: MALI
• MAMS Id: 2554111
• Parent Id: 2554111
• Alternate Title: unifeed200819e

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STORY: UN / MALI REAX
TRT: 01:01
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 19 AUGUST 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General strongly condemned the military mutiny, which culminated in the arrest of President Keita and members of his Government. The Secretary-General calls for an immediate restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in Mali. He reiterates his calls for a negotiated solution and peaceful resolution of their differences and expresses his full support for the African Union and ECOWAS in their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the current crisis, including through the good offices of his Special Representative.”

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3. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our colleagues on the ground are emphasizing that the work of the UN peacekeeping Mission must and will continue in support of the people of Mali and in close liaison with the Malians, including with the Malian security and defense forces in the North and Centre, where the situation is still very worrying.”

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5. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today (19 Aug) “strongly condemned the military mutiny” in Mali, which culminated in the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and members of his Government, calling “for an immediate restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in Mali.”

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, said Guterres “calls for a negotiated solution and peaceful resolution of their differences and expresses his full support for the African Union and ECOWAS in their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the current crisis, including through the good offices of his Special Representative.”

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Dujarric said, emphasized “that the work of the UN peacekeeping Mission must and will continue in support of the people of Mali and in close liaison with the Malians, including with the Malian security and defense forces in the North and Centre, where the situation is still very worrying.”

The Secretary-General’s statement urged all stakeholders, particularly the defence and security forces, to exercise maximum restraint and uphold the human rights and individual freedoms in the country.