The Secretary-General of the United Nation U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the killing of a Tanzanian Peace Keeper peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on 17 September in Mamundioma, in North Kivu province
He
called for Congo’s government to investigate the incident and bring
perpetrators to justice. In a statement he called on all armed groups in
Congo to cease violence.
The peace keeper was killed
following a clash with suspected members of an armed group, the Allied
Democratic Forces (ADF). Another peacekeeper was also injured during the
incident.
The Secretary-General offers his condolences
to the friends and families of the deceased and to the Government of
the United Republic of Tanzania.
The Secretary General
wished a speedy recovery to other peace keepers, who were injured,
according to a statement issued by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the
UN Secretary-General
The Secretary-General calls on all
armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to cease violence
and to avoid a further deterioration of the security situation in the
country.
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