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UN:
ALGIERS ATTACKS WILL NOT DETER UN FROM ITS VITAL WORK, VOWS BAN KI-MOON:
12/12/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 12 December 2007 --
Calling the terrorist bombing against the United Nations premises in Algiers
“an attack on us all and our highest ideals,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
today vowed not to let the tragedy deter the world body from carrying out its
mission to help those most in need.
“This was a despicable strike
against individuals serving humanity’s highest ideals under the UN banner,”
Mr. Ban told the General Assembly via satellite from Bali, Indonesia, where he
is attending the UN Climate Change Conference. “We must all condemn this deed,
just as we must work, together, to bring its vile perpetrators to justice.”
Mr. Ban said the UN is still counting
the dead, tending to the wounded, and looking for the missing after a car bomb
exploded near the world body’s offices in the Algerian capital. Another car
bomb detonated near the country’s Constitutional Court.
The Secretary-General said he spoke to
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika this evening to express his condolences,
as well as to ask the President to take all necessary measures to ensure the
security of the UN personnel.
Immediately following the attacks, Mr.
Ban dispatched several of his top aides to Algiers, including the head of the UN
Development Programme (UNDP), Kemal Dervis, to determine how best to aid those
injured in the attack and their families.
“The security and welfare of UN
staff is paramount,” Mr. Ban stressed. “We will take every measure to ensure
their safety, in Algeria and elsewhere, beginning with an immediate review of
our security precautions and policies.”
Mr. Ban noted that the UN has taken
many measures since the 2003 bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad to enhance
the security of its staff and premises around the world.
“Meanwhile, our brave men and women
continue their difficult and dangerous work,” he said. “Our mission has
been, and will always be, to help those most in need. The Baghdad attack will
not deter us. Neither will this most recent attack. Our colleagues in Algiers
would ask no less.”
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