The United Nations said here Tuesday that "there has not been any solid information" on the whereabouts of a Canadian diplomat who is serving as the UN special envoy to Niger and reported missing in the West African country.
Robert Fowler, the UN special envoy, arrived in Niger on Dec. 11 and he has been traveling with a Canadian aide and a driver working for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in a marked UNDP vehicle, about 45 kilometers from the capital of Niamey, when all three disappeared, Michele Montas, the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, told a press conference here.
"There has not been any solid information on his whereabouts," she said.
In response to further questions about whether he had been taken hostage, Montas said that there has been no solid information on that; rather, there have been contradictory messages on the Internet, which are currently being studied.
"Those messages would need to be evaluated before any further comment is made," Montas said.
Asked why Fowler was selected for the job, Montas said the Canadian diplomat, 64, has a record as a respected diplomat with longtime experience at the United Nations.
She said that the governments of Niger and Canada had been provided with information on Fowler's Niger tour.
Source:Xinhua
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