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STORY: UN / SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN PEACEKEEPING UPDATE
TRT: 02:52
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Med shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
19 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to the situation in Kadugli. You will recall that a few days ago, we paid tribute to six of our UN peacekeepers who were killed on Saturday in a drone attack on their camp in Kadugli, in South Kordofan. They were part of UNISFA, the UN peacekeeping force for Abiyei. Their remains today departed our UN logistics base in Entebbe [Uganda] for their home country, Bangladesh. And I can now share their names and ages : The six were 37-year-old Corporal Muhammed Masud Rana, Private Muhammed Sabuj Mia, aged 29, Private Muhammed Jahangir Alam, also aged 29, Private Santo Mondol, who was 26 years old, Private Shamin Reza, who was 28 years old, and Private Muhammed Mominul Islam who was 35 years old. We once again send our deepest condolences to their families, to their colleagues, to the government and people of Bangladesh. We also reiterate that attacks against UN peacekeepers are not only unacceptable but they may constitute a war crime, accountability in this case and all other cases must prevail. Meanwhile, we can also confirm that eight of the nine injured peacekeepers in Saturday’s attack are receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Nairobi, in Kenya, where they are recovering. One peacekeeper has been discharged from the Mission’s own medical facility in Abyei after receiving needed treatment.”
4. Med shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Now turning to South Sudan and another grim piece of news. I can tell you that we are deeply shocked and we condemn the killing of a staff member from the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Mr. Bol Rhoch Mayol Kuot was detained by security personnel from South Sudan on 15 December, and he had been detained since 15 December. The Mission was actively engaging authorities to locate him and secure his safe release. We mourn his loss and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, loved ones, and colleagues. The killing of United Nations personnel is, of course, unacceptable, and we call for an immediate, thorough, and transparent investigation to ensure that those responsible can be held to account.”
6. Med shot, reporters
A UN spokesperson said that the remains of the six UN peacekeepers who were killed on Saturday in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, departed Friday the UN logistic base in Entebbe, Uganda, for their home country in Bangladesh. They were part of UNISFA, the UN peacekeeping force for Abyei.
Briefing reporters today (19 Dec) in New York, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “we paid tribute to six of our UN peacekeepers who were killed on Saturday in a drone attack on their camp in Kadugli, in South Kordofan.”
The six were 37-year-old Corporal Muhammed Masud Rana, Private Muhammed Sabuj Mia, aged 29, Private Muhammed Jahangir Alam, also aged 29, Private Santo Mondol, who was 26 years old, Private Shamin Reza, who was 28 years old, and Private Muhammed Mominul Islam who was 35 years old.
Dujarric said, “We once again send our deepest condolences to their families, to their colleagues, to the government and people of Bangladesh.”
He also reiterated that attacks against UN peacekeepers are not only unacceptable, but they may constitute a war crime, “accountability in this case and all other cases must prevail.”
The spokesperson added, “Meanwhile, we can also confirm that eight of the nine injured peacekeepers in Saturday’s attack are receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Nairobi, in Kenya, where they are recovering. One peacekeeper has been discharged from the Mission’s own medical facility in Abyei after receiving needed treatment.”
The spokesperson also condemned the killing of a staff member from the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, who had been detained by security personnel from South Sudan. “We are deeply shocked,” he said.
He noted that Mr. Bol Rhoch Mayol Kuot was detained by security personnel from South Sudan on 15 December, and he had been detained since 15 December. The Mission was actively engaging authorities to locate him and secure his safe release. “We mourn his loss and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, loved ones, and colleagues.”
Dujarric also said, “The killing of United Nations personnel is, of course, unacceptable, and we call for an immediate, thorough, and transparent investigation to ensure that those responsible can be held to account.”
