UNITED NATIONS, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Two UN peacekeepers from Burundi wounded in an ambush in the Central African Republic (CAR) are in stable condition, a UN spokesman said.
“Thank God,” said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, expressing a sense of relief that the individuals involved were not seriously injured. “Their patrol was ambushed by armed people yesterday (Tuesday) on the road between Damara and Bogangolo, in the Ombella-M’poko Prefecture.”
Dujarric said the UN mission in the CAR reported the peacekeepers, suffering gunshot wounds, were treated in the CAR capital of Bangui.
Also, in the CAR, the mission known as MINUSCA reported that refugees from Sudan continue to arrive in the east of the country, he said. Peacekeepers continue regular day and night patrols in Am-Dafock, Vakaga Prefecture.
The spokesman said MINUSCA has a temporary mission in the area to help protect civilians and where peacekeepers help de-escalate tensions and concerns between residents and refugees by engaging with local authorities.
“The mission also reports that in Birao, ahead of the rainy season, it is supporting local authorities and UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) to transfer refugee families from Sudan from their transit camp to an accommodation camp,” Dujarric said. “So far over 400 people, the majority of whom are women and children, have been transferred to these new facilities.” — NNN-XINHUA
