UN condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Sudan
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August 8, 2011 (NEW YORK) – The UN Security Council (UNSC) has
strongly condemned attacks against peacekeepers in Sudan and urged the
country’s government to end “the impunity” enjoyed by those who
perpetrate such crimes.
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UNAMID Troops (FILE)
On Friday, a patrol vehicle carrying five peacekeepers of the Joint
UN-AU Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in the village of Duma,
northeast Nyala, the provincial capital of South Darfur State, was
ambushed by unknown gunmen. One peacekeeper from Sierra Leone was
killed in the attack.
The incident occurred little more than a month since another UNAMID
peacekeeper was shot dead in West Darfur State.
In a press statement on Tuesday, UNSC’s members said they condemn “in
the strongest terms” Friday’s attack and noted that UNAMID was working
with the Sudanese find the perpetrators.
They further urged the Sudanese government to ensure that the
perpetrators “are swiftly brought to justice, and stressed that there
must be an end to impunity for those that attack peacekeepers.”
UNSC expressed condolences to the Sierra Leonean Government, and
called on all parties in Darfur to cooperate fully with UNAMID which
was established to help contain the conflict in the western region
which erupted in 2003 between the government and ethnic rebels
accusing it of marginalizing the region.
With Friday’s incident, the number of UNAMID peacekeepers who died
from hostile actions in the region has risen to thirty since the
23,000-strong force took charge in 2008.
Three peacekeepers serving with the newly established UN Interim
Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), on Thursday died from injuries they
sustained after their patrol vehicle hit a landmine in Sudan’s
contested region.
Their death, which occurred while awaiting medical evacuation delayed
for three hours by the Sudanese authorities, sparked a row between the
UN and Sudan.
Sudan’s relations with the world body frayed recently as the former
criticized UNSC’s resolution to extend UNMAID’s mandate, saying it
aims to manipulate the mission’s jurisdictions.
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