Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo
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New York: The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the attack on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) that occurred on 10 May 2021 near Beni (North Kivu), which resulted in the death of one Malawian peacekeeper.
The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences to the family of the victim, the Malawian authorities and the United Nations.
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms all attacks and provocations against MONUSCO. They underlined that deliberate attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law. The members of the Security Council called on the Congolese authorities to swiftly investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Description The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the serious escalations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, including the latest escalation in Gaza, which add to the heightened tensions and violence in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the reported deaths of nine people, including seven children, in a shooting today outside a school in the city of Kazan in the Russian Federation.
Later today, the Secretary-General will travel to Moscow at the invitation of the Russian Government.
In a statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Secretary-General strongly condemned yesterday’s attack against a temporary position of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
DRC: Is President Tshisekedi s state of siege a cover-up?
Congolese President Tshisekedi s state of siege declaration in two eastern DRC provinces comes into effect today. But the move has already resulted in a backlash. Kinshasa says it is vital to eliminate armed groups.
Dozens of armed groups have operated for years in the Democratic Republic of Congo s (DRC) North Kivu and Ituri provinces, and civilians have been subjected to horrifying massacres. Armed militias and inter-communal violence have killed more than 300 people so far in 2021.
Presidential spokesman Tharsice Kasongo Mwema said on Tuesday that the two provinces would be declared under siege for 30 days starting on Thursday May 6.
Is Tshisekedi s state of emergency a cover-up?
Congolese President Tshisekedi s decision to declare a state of siege in two eastern DR Congo provinces has already resulted in a backlash. But the government says it is necessary to eliminate armed groups.
Dozens of armed groups have operated for years in the Democratic Republic of Congo s (DRC) North Kivu and Ituri provinces, and civilians have been subjected to horrifying massacres. Armed militias and inter-communal violence have killed more than 300 people so far in 2021.
Presidential spokesman Tharsice Kasongo Mwema said on Tuesday that the two provinces would be declared under siege for 30 days starting on Thursday May 6.
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