Security Council Press Statement on the Central African Republic

28 June 2016
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of
a peacekeeper from the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central
African Republic (MINUSCA) on 24 June in Bangui.
The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences and
sympathy to the family of the victim, as well as to the Government of Sngal and to
MINUSCA.
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms all attacks
and provocations against MINUSCA by armed groups. They reiterated that attacks against
peacekeepers may constitute war crimes and reminded all parties of their obligations under
international humanitarian law.
The members of the Security Council called on the Government of the Central African
Republic (CAR) to swiftly investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support for MINUSCA and
the French forces that support it. They reiterated their strong support for the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for CAR, M. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, and for
MINUSCA to assist the CAR authorities and the people of the CAR in their efforts to bring
lasting peace and stability to their country, as mandated by the Security Council in resolution
2217 (2015) which is extended by the UNSCR 2281 (2016).