MALI: UN REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN MILITARY FORCE AFTER DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACK

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MALI: UN REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN MILITARY FORCE AFTER DEADLY
TERRORIST ATTACK
New York, Apr 12 2013 2:00PM
The United Nations today reaffirmed its determination to back the
African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) after a
terrorist suicide bombing killed three Chadian members of the force,
which is helping national efforts to recover the northern Sahara
region of the trouble-wracked country from insurgents.

At the same time UN humanitarian officials warned that the food
situation in the north of the West African country is alarming, while
an international humanitarian aid appeal is grossly underfunded.

"The United Nations condemns the bomb attack which has also injured
several members of the same contingent serving under the AFISMA
Force," the UN Office in Mali (UNOM) said in a statement on the
attack, which occurred in Kidal, in the far north-east of the country.

"These terrorist acts, however, shall not undermine the United
Nations' determination to support AFISMA in its effort to restore
peace and territorial integrity in Mali," it added, expressing its
deep sorrow at the deaths.

In his most recent report on the situation in Mali last week,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed two options for UN engagement
in the country, where renewed fighting since January 2012 has uprooted
hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the Government to request
assistance from France to stop the military advance of extremist
groups.

Under the first option, a UN multidimensional integrated political
presence would operate alongside AFISMA, which the Security Council
authorized in December, at the request of the Government, to support
national efforts to recover the north from the insurgents.

The second option involves the establishment of a UN multidimensional
integrated stabilization mission under Chapter VII, which authorizes
the use of force, alongside a parallel force. In addition to a
political mandate, the mission would carry out security-related
stabilization tasks, protect civilians and create the conditions for
the provision of humanitarian assistance.

Also today, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA) said the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated
$16 million over the past few weeks to kick-start life-saving
humanitarian projects in Mali.

It noted that Mali is at the beginning of the lean season and the food
situation in the northern regions of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal is
alarming.

The Consolidated Humanitarian Appeal for Mali has only received about
a quarter of the $410 million requested. The CERF's allocations are
therefore critical stop-gap measures pending more substantial funding
for the appeal.
Apr 12 2013 2:00PM
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