The interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR), in her first address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) urged the international community to relax weapons sanctions imposed during the country’s mostly sectarian violence.
Welcoming the recent appointment of a UN peacekeeping mission to help end sectarian violence in the region, Samba Pamza said,
“We place great hope in deployment of this mission, a mission which will contribute to, in an effective way, securing our country and sustainable development. It remains true however that the success of this mission will also hinge on the involvement at its side of the national security and defence forces likely to lend support to this mission as a result of their intimate knowledge of the terrain.”
Approximately 7,500 UN troops have been deployed in the CAR, where the sectarian violence between Muslim and Christian militants is thought to have killed at least 5,000 people. The International Criminal Court is investigation violations by both sides, reports the Duetsche Welle.
Welcoming the recent appointment of a UN peacekeeping mission to help end sectarian violence in the region, Samba Pamza said,
“We place great hope in deployment of this mission, a mission which will contribute to, in an effective way, securing our country and sustainable development. It remains true however that the success of this mission will also hinge on the involvement at its side of the national security and defence forces likely to lend support to this mission as a result of their intimate knowledge of the terrain.”
Approximately 7,500 UN troops have been deployed in the CAR, where the sectarian violence between Muslim and Christian militants is thought to have killed at least 5,000 people. The International Criminal Court is investigation violations by both sides, reports the Duetsche Welle.