UN Security Council Condemns Deadly Attack on Peacekeeping Mission in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (United Nations) – The United Nations Security Council has condemned the June 20 attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), in which a Zambian peacekeeper was killed.
According to the UN, MINUSCA peacekeepers were conducting a patrol to protect civilians when they came under attack in a village northeast of the country, around 30 kilometers from the town of Birao.
The Council reminded that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law. It called on the Central African authorities to swiftly open an investigation, with the support of MINUSCA, to prosecute those responsible and keep Zambia informed.
This marks the third deadly attack on the UN mission since the beginning of the year—a trend that Council members described as “alarming,” citing the worsening security situation in the northeast of the country.
Council members also voiced concern over the role of cross-border illicit trafficking networks, which continue to fund and supply armed groups, and emphasized the need to intensify investigations to dismantle these networks.
