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UN Security Council condemns attack on education workers in Central African Republic

Xinhua,March 07, 2018 Adjust font size:

UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned an attack against education workers in the Central African Republic (CAR), which resulted in the killing of six people.

In a press statement, the members of the Security Council "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly attack against education workers near Markounda in the north-western part of the Central African Republic on Feb. 25, 2018 by unknown assailants."

The attack resulted in the killing of one UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) education consultant, two officials of the Ministry of Education of the CAR, and three members of a UNICEF national partner organization, Bangui Sans Frontieres, it said.

"The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and to the Government of the CAR," the statement said.

They were appalled that these education workers were killed while traveling to provide training for community teachers who were to start teaching in temporary learning spaces set up by UNICEF and partners for 2,000 crisis-affected children in Markounda, it said.

They expressed concern at the ongoing clashes between armed groups in the CAR and the attacks against civilians, UN peacekeepers, and humanitarian workers, said the statement.

"The members of the Security Council reiterated the urgent and imperative need to hold accountable all perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses and international humanitarian law violations, irrespective of their status or political affiliation," said the statement.

They demanded that all armed groups "lay down their arms and engage constructively in the peace process immediately and unconditionally," said the statement.

The members of the Security Council also expressed their deep concern for the humanitarian situation in the CAR, including the unprecedented numbers of more than 545,000 refugees and 688,000 internally displaced persons, where half of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the statement. Enditem

 

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