U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Tuesday the attack against U.N.-AU peacekeepers in Darfur by elements of the Sudanese army.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Ban strongly condemned the attack, and called on the Sudanese Government to prevent any recurrence and fulfill its obligations concerning the deployment of the force, known as UNAMID.
"For the joint African Union United Nations peacekeeping operation to be able to perform its mandated functions, the Government of Sudan has to provide unequivocal guarantees that there will be no recurrence of such activities by its forces," he said.
"In this connection, the United Nations is lodging a protest with the Government of Sudan. This incident underscores the importance of the Government reaffirming its commitment to the deployment of UNAMID and the implementation of Security Council resolution 1769," Ban said.
Elements of the Sudanese army attacked a supply convoy of the new joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region Monday night, and a civilian Sudanese driver suffered seven gunshot wounds.
The convoy, carrying rations for UNAMID personnel in West Darfur, was attacked in an area that has seen violent clashes between the Government and rebels.
Source:Xinhua
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