UN Condemns Murder of Catholic Nun in Mogadishu

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Nairobi – 18 September 2006:  The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Francois Lonseny Fall, today condemned the assassination of a Catholic Nun in north Mogadishu yesterday.

"The taking of innocent civilian lives is unacceptable," he said. "Sister Leonella Sgorbati had worked in east Africa for about 38 years and had been training nurses at a kindergarten hospital in Somalia since 2002. She contributed much to the needs of the population, especially children in the Somali capital.”

Ambassador Fall called on the Supreme Council of the Islamic Courts to bring those responsible for Sister Sgorbati’s death to justice and to make all necessary efforts to ensure that such acts are not repeated.  

For more information please contact: UN Political Office for Somalia(Nairobi, Kenya) Tel. +254 20 762 21 31 Please visit: www.UN-Somalia.org