Security Council Press Statement on the Central African Republic

6/29/2016 5:58:24 AM

(MENAFNEditorial) Security Council Press Statement on the Central African Republic NEW YORK, United States of America, June 29, 2016/APO/ -- The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of a peacekeeper from the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 24 June in Bangui. The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of the victim, as well as to the Government of Sénégal and to MINUSCA. The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms all attacks and provocations against MINUSCA by armed groups. They reiterated that attacks against peacekeepers may constitute war crimes and reminded all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law. The members of the Security Council called on the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to swiftly investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice. The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support for MINUSCA and the French forces that support it. They reiterated their strong support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for CAR, M. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, and for MINUSCA to assist the CAR authorities and the people of the CAR in their efforts to bring lasting peace and stability to their country, as mandated by the Security Council in resolution 2217 (2015) which is extended by the UNSCR 2281 (2016). Distributed by APO on behalf of United Nations - Security Council.

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