The UN envoy to Niger Robert Fowler has gone missing while driving near the capital Niamey, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed Monday.
"We are doing all our best efforts about his whereabouts," he told reporters when asked at a news conference.
"We are now mobilizing all necessary information networks on this," he added.
The car of Fowler, a Canadian, was found on Sunday evening without its three passengers.
A UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN had no indication that Fowler had been taken hostage.
Haq also said authorities of Niger, a West African country, were looking into the matter. "We appreciate their efforts and are working with them," he said.
Niger's Foreign Ministry expressed concerns over Fowler's disappearance, saying defense and security forces have conducted a search in cooperation with the UN system.
Source:Xinhua
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