UN Civilian Staff Killed in Guinea.

• Author: Rutsch, Horst
• Position: Brief Article

On 28 September, the Security Council described the deterioration of the security situation in Guinea as "very serious" after a series of violent attacks by Liberian and Sierra Leonean rebels on villages in Guinea left an estimated 80 civilians dead, including a UN aid worker. On 16 September, aimed assailants killed Mensab. Kpognon, a Togolese national working for UNHCR, in Macenta along Guinea's border with Liberia. He was the 15th UN staff member killed this year. Guinea hosts more than 460,000 refugees, comprised of 330,000 Sierra Leoneans...