AlQa'dah 9, 1436, Aug 24, 2015, SPA -- A senior U.N. official Monday condemned the August 20 attack in Bambari, Central African Republic (CAR), against humanitarian workers that resulted in the injury of one staff member from the Red Cross Movement. "I condemn the violence and call on all belligerents to respect and protect humanitarian workers who provide assistance to thousands of people affected by the crisis in the country," U.N. Deputy Special Representative for the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) Aurelien A. Agbenonci said in a statement. The violence occurred in the context of renewed intercommunal tensions that caused the death of at least five civilians and the evacuation of eight injured to Bambari health structures. "The humanitarian situation in the country is worrying and the principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality and the rules of international humanitarian law must be respected," Agbenonci said.
