Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 09:57 PM
United Nations (New York) – Members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent attacks on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in the North -Kivu, having killed three peacekeepers, including a soldier belonging to the contingent of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
In a press release, the Ministers expressed their “deepest” condolences to the families of the victims as well as to India, Morocco and the United Nations, while wishing a speedy recovery to the peacekeepers and injured civilians.
In the same vein, they condemned in the strongest terms all attacks and provocations against MONUSCO, stressing that deliberate attacks targeting peacekeepers can constitute war crimes under international law.
Members of the UN executive body called on the Congolese authorities to promptly investigate these attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice, and to keep the troop and police contributing countries concerned informed of the progress made in accordance with the resolution. 2518 (2020) of the Security Council.
They also asked the UN Secretary-General for an update pursuant to Security Council resolution 2589 (2021) on steps taken to promote accountability for such acts.
Council further called on all parties to cooperate fully with the UN Mission in the DRC and to remain committed to the full and objective implementation of the Mission’s mandate, in accordance with Security Council resolution 2612 (2021) and the Status of Forces Agreement with MONUSCO.
In a press release published on Tuesday, the SG of the UN, Antonio Guterres, for his part, offered his deepest condolences to Morocco following the death of this soldier who succumbed to his injuries caused by gunfire. , during the rebel attacks against several deployment sites of the FAR contingent, taking advantage of an aggressive demonstration by the local population against the presence of MONUSCO, which occurred on 25 and 26 July.
These attacks also caused 20 minor injuries among the soldiers of the FAR contingent at the Nyamilima site, who were immediately taken care of.