Tunisia is gearing up to deploy a military air transport unit consisting of 75 personnel to the Central African Republic as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, according to an official presidential decree.
The Tunisian News Agency reported that this unit will support the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), aimed at stabilising the conflict-ridden nation.
The deployment, set to begin on July 1st, is scheduled for one year with the possibility of an extension for an additional year.
The Tunisian military unit will be responsible for the air transport of personnel and equipment under the mandate of MINUSCA.
This move marks a continuation of Tunisia’s commitment to UN peacekeeping efforts, as several Tunisian military units are already present in the Central African Republic.
The establishment of MINUSCA was announced in April 2014, following the outbreak of civil war and sectarian fighting in the Central African Republic at the end of 2013.
The mission’s primary goal is to deploy peacekeeping forces to halt the ongoing violence and restore stability in the country.
Tunisia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Tarek Ladeb, has called for the immediate cessation of war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian people and urged the UN Security Council to hold the occupying forces accountable for their atrocities without political bias or double standards.
Ladeb underscored that despite numerous meetings of the Security Council, the General Assembly, and the International Court of Justice, along with various resolutions and efforts, the aggression against Gaza and other Palestinian territories continues unabated.
