UN Extends Peacekeeping Mission in Mali to June 2023

The United Nations Security Council has to maintain the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali while condemning the country's military rulers for using mercenaries that have committed human rights violations. <br />The council expressed grave concern about the deteriorating political and security situation in the West African nation. <br />The junta has hired mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group, which the European Union and human rights groups accused of violating human rights and international humanitarian law