Jerome Mellon
@jeromemellon.bsky.social
Head of Policy & Operations Team at Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Department of Peace Operations, United Nations, posting about peace, security & governance in #Sahel, #WestAfrica, #CentralAfrica, #Africa; views are my own
▶️The current crisis in #Mali underscores the failure of the military regime to deliver on its promises, contain the violence, and ultimately defeat the #jihadist groups. @egmontinstitute.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/company/egmo...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
▶️The current crisis in #Mali underscores the failure of the military regime to deliver on its promises, contain the violence, and ultimately defeat the #jihadist groups. @egmontinstitute.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/company/egmo...
▶️Les attaques du #JNIM visent, désormais, directement les infrastructures économiques, les sites miniers et les convois logistiques du #Mali, avec pour objectif stratégique d'asphyxier les économies locales et de délégitimer le régime en place. timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/co...
RAPPORT - Offensive du JNIM : Entre « Jihad » économique et menace des intérêts étrangers
Télécharger le rapport intégral Les récents enlèvements d’étrangers et l’importante rançon de 50 à 70 millions de dollars qui aurait été payée au JNIM pour libérer deux émiratis et un iranien ont ravi...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
▶️Les attaques du #JNIM visent, désormais, directement les infrastructures économiques, les sites miniers et les convois logistiques du #Mali, avec pour objectif stratégique d'asphyxier les économies locales et de délégitimer le régime en place. timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/co...
▶️#AlQaeda militants are moving closer to seizing the capital of the #WestAfrica nation of #Mali. They appear to be getting close, though they will likely wait some time before making any decisive move. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/africa...
Al Qaeda Is on the Brink of Taking Over a Country
If the jihadists succeed in taking Mali, it would become the first country run by the group. The U.S. has warned its citizens to leave the West African nation immediately.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
▶️#AlQaeda militants are moving closer to seizing the capital of the #WestAfrica nation of #Mali. They appear to be getting close, though they will likely wait some time before making any decisive move. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/africa...
▶️A #JNIM spokesperson announced on October 17 that its blockade on the southern half of #Mali would continue until the junta fell or agreed to apply shari'a law nationwide. @criticalthreats.bsky.social www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/mal...
JNIM Imposes Shari’a via Blockade; Burundi Hedges in the Eastern DRC: Africa File, October 23, 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
▶️A #JNIM spokesperson announced on October 17 that its blockade on the southern half of #Mali would continue until the junta fell or agreed to apply shari'a law nationwide. @criticalthreats.bsky.social www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/mal...
▶️By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western #Mali, the #JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in #Bamako. africacenter.org/spotlight/jn...
JNIM Attacks in Western Mali Reshape Sahel Conflict – Africa Center
Recent JNIM attacks in western Mali are targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
▶️By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western #Mali, the #JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in #Bamako. africacenter.org/spotlight/jn...
🔄 Coming full circle: after having worked on planning the @UN peacekeeping mission in #Mali @UN_MINUSMA (2012-2013), then accompanying its deployment, growth and operations (2013-2018), with a focus on strengthening the #RuleOfLaw and security and justice institutions...
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
🔄 Coming full circle: after having worked on planning the @UN peacekeeping mission in #Mali @UN_MINUSMA (2012-2013), then accompanying its deployment, growth and operations (2013-2018), with a focus on strengthening the #RuleOfLaw and security and justice institutions...
📢At Mission of @GermanyUN, inspiring high-level event with voices from the field about the future of @UN work on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration #DDR, going beyond men with guns to also focus on women, communities, #peacebuilding, #prevention. #DDRsymposium
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📢At Mission of @GermanyUN, inspiring high-level event with voices from the field about the future of @UN work on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration #DDR, going beyond men with guns to also focus on women, communities, #peacebuilding, #prevention. #DDRsymposium
🎙Recently briefed @UN Member States on how the rule of law approach of @orolsi.bsky.social makes #CounterTerrorism and the prevention of #ViolentExtremism effective in the field. Also thanked outgoing @UN_OCT USG #Voronkov for his steadfast work and inspiring leadership. #CT #PCVE
October 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🎙Recently briefed @UN Member States on how the rule of law approach of @orolsi.bsky.social makes #CounterTerrorism and the prevention of #ViolentExtremism effective in the field. Also thanked outgoing @UN_OCT USG #Voronkov for his steadfast work and inspiring leadership. #CT #PCVE
🎙️In my (first!) podcast interview, I discuss with @policycenterns.bsky.social how @UN now supports #peace & #security beyond #peacekeeping contexts, including to strengthen #RuleOfLaw, #justice and #security through @orolsi.bsky.social work in Sub-Saharan #Africa. soundcloud.com/policycenter...
The Recent Evolution of UN Work on Peace and Security ?
By Ahmed Ouhnini and Jérôme Mellon, Head of Policy and Operational Support - United Nations.
In this episode, we explore how the United Nations works beyond traditional peacekeeping contexts to supp
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August 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🎙️In my (first!) podcast interview, I discuss with @policycenterns.bsky.social how @UN now supports #peace & #security beyond #peacekeeping contexts, including to strengthen #RuleOfLaw, #justice and #security through @orolsi.bsky.social work in Sub-Saharan #Africa. soundcloud.com/policycenter...
In #SaoTomeAndPrincipe 🇸🇹, the Prime Minister, key interlocutors of the #justice & #security sector and @ONU_STP confirmed the significant impact and continuing needs of @orolsi.bsky.social institutional development advisory #IDA support. We committed to remaining fully engaged.
August 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
In #SaoTomeAndPrincipe 🇸🇹, the Prime Minister, key interlocutors of the #justice & #security sector and @ONU_STP confirmed the significant impact and continuing needs of @orolsi.bsky.social institutional development advisory #IDA support. We committed to remaining fully engaged.
🇵🇹Productive discussions with ministries of Foreign Affairs @NEstrangeiro_pt & @Defesa_pt and with #AtlanticCentre & @InstCamoes in #Lisbon about work of @orolsi.bsky.social Institutional Development Advisers #IDA, including in lusophone countries, as we aim to work closer with #Portugal.
July 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🇵🇹Productive discussions with ministries of Foreign Affairs @NEstrangeiro_pt & @Defesa_pt and with #AtlanticCentre & @InstCamoes in #Lisbon about work of @orolsi.bsky.social Institutional Development Advisers #IDA, including in lusophone countries, as we aim to work closer with #Portugal.
In #SierraLeone 🇸🇱, I participated in a weeklong @orolsi.bsky.social mission to discuss with Government, civil society and @UNSierraLeone how our Institutional Development Advisory #IDA programme could contribute to #peace, #justice and #security in the country.
July 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In #SierraLeone 🇸🇱, I participated in a weeklong @orolsi.bsky.social mission to discuss with Government, civil society and @UNSierraLeone how our Institutional Development Advisory #IDA programme could contribute to #peace, #justice and #security in the country.
The President of #SaoTomeAndPrincipe addressed the @unpeacebuilding.bsky.social Commission and met @undppa.bsky.social PBSO and @orolsi.bsky.social, highlighting the adoption of its #ConflictPrevention strategy and steady progress on #justice and #SecuritySectorReform. #PBC @RepSaoTome
June 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The President of #SaoTomeAndPrincipe addressed the @unpeacebuilding.bsky.social Commission and met @undppa.bsky.social PBSO and @orolsi.bsky.social, highlighting the adoption of its #ConflictPrevention strategy and steady progress on #justice and #SecuritySectorReform. #PBC @RepSaoTome
👉An attack by #JNIM in northern #BurkinaFaso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers. The attack on several locations, including a military base and the long besieged strategic town of Djibo, occurred early Sunday. (1/3) www.nbcnews.com/world/africa...
More than 100 killed in jihadi attack in northern Burkina Faso
A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel region, claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
👉An attack by #JNIM in northern #BurkinaFaso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers. The attack on several locations, including a military base and the long besieged strategic town of Djibo, occurred early Sunday. (1/3) www.nbcnews.com/world/africa...
👉For the fourth year in a row, the #Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa has been the most lethal theater in terms of deaths stemming from #terrorism. (1/3) thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...
Sub-Saharan Africa Remains an Epicenter of Violent Jihadist Terrorism - The Soufan Center
For the fourth year in a row, the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa—a semi-arid region stretching from the Sahel desert in North Africa to the more humid savannas of the south—has been the most letha...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
👉For the fourth year in a row, the #Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa has been the most lethal theater in terms of deaths stemming from #terrorism. (1/3) thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...
👉Les actions du #JNIM dans le sud-ouest du #Mali indiquent qu'il cherche à infiltrer la #Mauritanie et le #Sénégal. Le JNIM a augmenté de façon exponentielle ses activités à Kayes, région frontalière du Mali avec #Guinée, Mauritanie et Sénégal. (1/4) timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/to...
RAPPORT : La menace du JNIM dans la zone des trois frontières du Mali, de la Mauritanie et du Sénégal
Timbuktu Institute – Mai 2025 Télécharger le rapport intégral en bas de l’article Les actions du Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimîn (JNIM) dans le sud-ouest du Mali indiquent qu'il cherche à...
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May 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
👉Les actions du #JNIM dans le sud-ouest du #Mali indiquent qu'il cherche à infiltrer la #Mauritanie et le #Sénégal. Le JNIM a augmenté de façon exponentielle ses activités à Kayes, région frontalière du Mali avec #Guinée, Mauritanie et Sénégal. (1/4) timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/to...
👉The #Sahel remains the global epicentre of #terrorism, accounting for over half of all terrorism-related deaths in 2024 with the number of countries affected increasing. Five of the ten countries most impacted by terrorism are in this region. (1/4) www.visionofhumanity.org/sahel-domina...
10 countries most impacted by terrorism | GTI 2025
The Sahel remains the global epicentre of terrorism, accounting for over half of all terrorism-related deaths in 2024 with the number of countries affected increasing.
www.visionofhumanity.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
👉The #Sahel remains the global epicentre of #terrorism, accounting for over half of all terrorism-related deaths in 2024 with the number of countries affected increasing. Five of the ten countries most impacted by terrorism are in this region. (1/4) www.visionofhumanity.org/sahel-domina...
👉In the #WestAfrica nation of #Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a #coup, expelled #US and #Europe troops and stopped negotiations with #Islamist groups. (1/3)
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/w...
After Military Took Power, Terrorist Attacks Only Got Worse
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May 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
👉In the #WestAfrica nation of #Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a #coup, expelled #US and #Europe troops and stopped negotiations with #Islamist groups. (1/3)
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/w...
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📢 Full house at @UN Headquarters today for #ECOSOCYouth event co-organized by @orolsi.bsky.social on strengthening institutions, including #justice and #security systems, for #GenderEquality and youth participation in #SustainableDevelopment and #Peacebuilding.
April 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
📢 Full house at @UN Headquarters today for #ECOSOCYouth event co-organized by @orolsi.bsky.social on strengthening institutions, including #justice and #security systems, for #GenderEquality and youth participation in #SustainableDevelopment and #Peacebuilding.
Discussing @UN, @UNPeacekeeping , #governance and #RuleOfLaw with @NYUCGA students and @WPSSidhu is always thought-provoking: the questions were excellent and touched upon fundamental aspects of UN and @orolsi.bsky.social support to conflict, fragile and complex settings worldwide.
March 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Discussing @UN, @UNPeacekeeping , #governance and #RuleOfLaw with @NYUCGA students and @WPSSidhu is always thought-provoking: the questions were excellent and touched upon fundamental aspects of UN and @orolsi.bsky.social support to conflict, fragile and complex settings worldwide.
At @GermanyUN today, inspiring stories and insightful recommendations on promoting #gender-responsive disarmament, demobilization & reintegration #DDR processes, from #prevention to #peacekeeping to #peacebuilding. #Nigeria #Cameroon #Haiti
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
At @GermanyUN today, inspiring stories and insightful recommendations on promoting #gender-responsive disarmament, demobilization & reintegration #DDR processes, from #prevention to #peacekeeping to #peacebuilding. #Nigeria #Cameroon #Haiti
Despite the ongoing political turmoil, Quebeckers & New Yorkers met to celebrate and strengthen the friendship & partnership between the two neighbours, inspired by @M_Biron, Minister of International Relations & Francophonie, and @BrulotteDavid, @QuebecNewYork Delegate General.
March 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Despite the ongoing political turmoil, Quebeckers & New Yorkers met to celebrate and strengthen the friendship & partnership between the two neighbours, inspired by @M_Biron, Minister of International Relations & Francophonie, and @BrulotteDavid, @QuebecNewYork Delegate General.
Thrilled to have participated in @ipinst.bsky.social scenario-based, future-oriented exercises. Based on real & fictional conflict scenarios taking place in the near or distant future, we designed brand new #PeaceOperations, blending existing processes with new & innovative ideas and models.
March 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Thrilled to have participated in @ipinst.bsky.social scenario-based, future-oriented exercises. Based on real & fictional conflict scenarios taking place in the near or distant future, we designed brand new #PeaceOperations, blending existing processes with new & innovative ideas and models.
While discussing multi-actor security networks in #Pacific region, challenges of hybrid governance, security & justice, of persisting systems inherited from colonial era, and of great powers competition came up, strikingly reminiscent of #WestAfrica & #Sahel challenges. #Hawaii @cega-uc.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
While discussing multi-actor security networks in #Pacific region, challenges of hybrid governance, security & justice, of persisting systems inherited from colonial era, and of great powers competition came up, strikingly reminiscent of #WestAfrica & #Sahel challenges. #Hawaii @cega-uc.bsky.social
@orolsi.bsky.social provided a high-level expert to brief the Technical Committee for the Review of the Security Sector of Sao Tome & Principe and discuss with its members and @Eric_Overvest of @ONU_STP the next steps, priority needs, and overall vision for #SecuritySectorReform. #SSR
February 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
@orolsi.bsky.social provided a high-level expert to brief the Technical Committee for the Review of the Security Sector of Sao Tome & Principe and discuss with its members and @Eric_Overvest of @ONU_STP the next steps, priority needs, and overall vision for #SecuritySectorReform. #SSR