UN peacekeeping force could be sent to Mali

The United Nations Security Council has begun discussions on sending a UN peacekeeping force to the West African country of Mali. This comes as French intervention against Islamists in the north of Mali six weeks ago seems, so far, to have been a success.
The UN force will only be sent in when the security situation improves and will consist largely of African forces already serving or pledged to intervene in Mali.
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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it now has access to central Mali to help the many internally displaced there. Listen