The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) announced the details of the death of two members of the Moroccan expedition participating in it.
MINUSCA spokesman, Vladimir Monteiro, said in a press conference that the two Moroccan soldiers who died last Sunday were part of a mission carrying out a food supply mission to another unit, on a ferry linking the two banks of the Senku River.
The two Moroccan members died in the Bengasso area, in the east of the country, and a funeral ceremony was held for them on Tuesday, in which the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations praised their role, announcing that their remains would be repatriated soon.
According to the UN mission, the Moroccan expedition participating in the Central African Republic, published since December of 2014, includes 750 Moroccan blue berets, which are deployed in the southeast of the country, and include military observers and staff officers.
In total, Morocco currently deploys more than 1,700 Moroccan military and police personnel to UN operations in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and South Sudan.
Morocco’s participation in the UN peacekeeping forces was the focus of international praise a few days ago, as the spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric, said in a recent statement that the international organization is “very grateful” for the important role played by Morocco in peacekeeping operations.
“The forces of the Kingdom of Morocco play an important role in many peacekeeping operations, and we are very grateful for that,” Dujarric said, on the occasion of the International Day of Peacekeepers, which is commemorated on May 29 of each year.
The spokesman pointed out that Morocco’s support for peacekeeping operations dates back to the beginning of the Blue Hats, noting that the Kingdom also provides field knowledge and “very valuable” assistance at the level of medical services, through the establishment of hospitals in many operations.
On the same occasion, Ambassador Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, received the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal from the hands of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in the name of the brave Moroccan peacekeepers, in recognition of their sacrifice, courage, selflessness and high sense of responsibility.
During a ceremony held on the occasion of the International Day of Peacekeepers, Guterres instructed Hilal to convey his heartfelt condolences to King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, expressing his sincere gratitude to the United Nations for the Kingdom of Morocco’s continued support for peacekeeping operations.
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