UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appointed retired Major General Patrick Cammaert of The Netherlands to lead special investigation into the violence response of its Mission in Juba early July.
Spokesman for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said the investigation will review reports of incidents of attacks on civilians and cases of sexual violence that occurred within UN House in Juba.
He said it will also determine whether the Mission responded appropriately to prevent the incidents and protected civilians within its resources and capabilities at the time.
Dujarric said the investigation will review the circumstances surrounding the attack on the Terrain Hotel and assess the Mission’s response.
He said the special investigation team will undertake a field visit to Juba to interview the relevant people on the ground.
A final report will be presented to the Secretary-General within one month and the findings will be made public, the spokesman added.
Cammaert recently led a Board of Inquiry on the clashes that occurred in the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Malakal on 17-18 February 2016.