Mali: Ban Condemns Attack That Kills UN Peacekeeper in Kidal

8 August 2016

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned an attack in Mali on a convoy of the UN mission in the country that resulted in the death of a peacekeeper.

"The Secretary-General underscores that attacks targeting UN peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law," said a statement issued yesterday by his office. "[He] calls for the perpetrators of this attack to be brought to justice," it added.

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