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UN chief concerned over fighting along Chad-Sudan border
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-12 10:11
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced deep concern on Tuesday over the
recent escalation of fighting along Chad's eastern border with the troubled
Darfur region, western Sudan, and its spillover to the Central African Republic.
"He observes that the increased violence is heightening political tensions in
Chad and that its spillover effect is undermining international efforts to
contribute to the stabilization of the situations in neighboring Darfur and the
Central African Republic," a UN spokesman told reporters.
"He strongly condemns the attacks against refugee camps in southern Chad and
stresses the need to respect the safety and dignity of refugees and internally
displaced persons," the spokesman said.
Annan also firmly condemned the killing in northern Central African Republic
of two doctors on a mission supported by the UN system to deliver vital medical
assistance to thousands of civilians trapped by the worsening violence there, he
noted.
The UN leader called on the authorities of the Central African Republic for
swift action to bring those responsible for the killings to justice.
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