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15:34, 02-Aug-2017
UN peacekeeping chief visits CAR in search of solution to conflict
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By CGTN's Jerry Owilli
United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is in the Central African Republic (CAR) to find a solution to the escalating violence.
In the latest incident of violence, three peacekeepers from Morocco were killed by unidentified armed men in the southeast.
The UN last month said that as of end of June, 102,802 CAR refugees had been registered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In addition, more than 60,000 new arrivals had been registered by DRC authorities in North Ubangui and Bas-Uélé since May.
The UN is concerned the ongoing unrest is undermining the peace process in the CAR.
Lacroix arrived in the country on Sunday, and has met with senior UN officials, CAR authorities and civil society representatives in the capital Bangui.
The latest attacks have targeted both citizens and aid agencies operating in the country.
“I want to underline that those who are responsible for hate speech, division, those who are trying to polarize society along ethnic or religious lines will pay for their actions,” Lacroix said.
He emphasized the need for stable political processes in the troubled nation.
Lacroix also urged authorities to use all available judicial structures to prosecute criminals.
“There is the International Criminal Court, there is the Special Criminal Court, there is the Central-African judiciary system with which we are collaborating and those acts will not go unpunished,” he said.