Ban, UNSC strongly condemn killing of Rwandan UNAMID peacekeeper
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) 07:43 25-May-14
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon NEW YORK, May 25 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council late Saturday strongly condemned the killing of a Rwandan peacekeeper and injuring of three others belonging to the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), and urged the Sudanese Government to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice. The incident took place early Saturday in the day in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, following a failed mediation attempt between two groups of armed men, believed to be Arab and Fur tribesmen. In separate press statements, Ban and the Council expressed their condolences to the victim's family, the Rwandan Government and UNAMID; reiterated their full support for the mission; and called on all parties in Darfur to cooperate fully with it. Ban said in a recent report to the council that inter-communal violence has increased in the western region of Sudan. Consequently, The council revised the mission's mandate last month to include, among other tasks, mediation between the government and non-signatory armed movements, and provide measures to address the root causes of the conflict. Established in 2007, UNAMID has some 20,000 troops and international civilian personnel, and suffered so far some 130 fatalities. (end) sj.sd
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