Secretary-General Condemns Killing of United Nations Peacekeeper Escorting Convoy in Central African Republic
SG/SM/19037-PKO/729
17 MAY 2018
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The Secretary-General condemns the attack on 17 May by presumed anti-Balaka elements on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)-escorted convoy in the south-east of the country. The attack resulted in the killing of a peacekeeper from Mauritania and the wounding of eight others.
The Secretary-General offers his deepest condolences to the family of the bereaved, as well as to the Government of Mauritania. He wishes a swift recovery to the injured.
The Secretary-General recalls that attacks against United Nations peacekeepers may constitute a war crime and calls on the Central African Republic authorities to investigate them and swiftly bring those responsible to justice.
The Secretary-General reiterates the determination of MINUSCA to protect civilians and contribute to the stabilization of the Central African Republic.
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