A statement by the UN in Jordan on the killing of Jordanian Peacekeeper Sergeant Ali Juma’a Shehadeh Al-Jawbra in Mali

They also wish a speedy and full recovery to the three peacekeepers wounded in the same attack; two of them are Jordanians.

In a statement issued early today, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the attack perpetrated against the convoy and expressed his deep condolences to the family of the victim, as well as to the Kingdom and people of Jordan.  

Members of the UN Security Council also condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated against the convoy, expressed their deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of the Jordanian victim and wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured.

In a statement issued on Thursday morning, members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.  They underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice. They stressed that those responsible for these killings should be held accountable, and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard.

The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support to MINUSMA and the other security presences in Mali and in the Sahel region, as mentioned in resolution 2584 (2021). 

Jordan is the 34th largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN Peacekeeping.  It currently deploys 639 military and police personnel to the UN peace operations in Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Sudan and South Sudan”.

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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Mali

Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)