United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Friday's bomb attack on a night market in Davao City in the Philippines that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, his spokesman said today.
“The Secretary-General stresses the need to ensure accountability and to bring to justice the perpetrators of these terrorist attacks,” the spokesman added in a statement.
The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured, and stands with the Government and people of the Philippines, the spokesman said.
Davao is located on the Southeast Asian country's Mindanao Island.
UN Security Council joins condemnation
A denouncement also came from the UN Security Council. In a press statement issued today, the 15-nation body “condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack” at a night market.
Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, the Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Government of the Philippines and all other relevant authorities in this regard.
The Council also reiterated that “any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.”
