Credit: MINUSMA/Gema Cortes /  UN MINUSMA peacekeepers travelling to remote parts in Northern Mali. By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES UNITED NATIONS  –  NEW YORK –  The United Nations Security Council  last week extended for one year the mandate of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission … Continue reading UN Extends $1 Bil. MINUSMA Peacekeeping Mission in West Africa As Deadly Violence Surges