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United Nations, African Union slam ambush on peacekeepers in Darfur

Xinhua, March 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Nations and the African Union on Thursday condemned an attack by an unknown armed group that killed one South African peacekeeper and injured another in Sudan's Darfur region.

In a joint statement issued Thursday by their spokespersons, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma also expressed their sincere condolences to the family of the fallen peacekeeper and to the government of South Africa, wishing the wounded a full and speedy recovery.

"The chairperson and the secretary-general call on the parties to the conflict in Darfur to respect the integrity of the peacekeeping force," the statement said. "They urge the Sudanese authorities to investigate the attack promptly and bring the perpetrators to justice."

The attack took place 40 kilometres southwest of Kutum, North Darfur, on Wednesday while the peacekeepers from the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) were travelling from Kutum to Djarido, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here.

UNAMID is a joint African Union and United Nations peacekeeping mission approved by the UN Security Council Resolution July 31, 2007, to bring stability to the war-torn Darfur region while peace talks on a final settlement continue. Endit