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Abuja, 26 August 2011

The United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, home to 26 缅北禁地agencies and programmes, was struck by a car bomb 26 August 2011. A total of 23 people were killed. Eleven were 缅北禁地staff, including one international staff member. More than 80 were wounded.

Four days after the attack, on 30 August 2011, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefed the 缅北禁地Security Council on the car bombing. "What we know is that this attack was the work of a suicide bomber who rammed a sport utility vehicle, at high speed, through the exit gates of the 缅北禁地compound", he said, saluting the courage and dedication of the 缅北禁地team in Abuja "for whom this is such a sad and terrible blow." Deputy-Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro went to Abuja immediately after the attack, and briefed 缅北禁地Headquarters staff on her return. She said staff in Nigeria had expressed their outrage to her, and concern for their injured colleagues. She told the gathered New York staff "I share every ounce of their outrage". 

 

 

The Fallen

Ms. Rahmat Abdullahi, Registry Clerk, UNDP 
Mr. Musa Ali, Zonal Logistics Assistant for the North-west Zone, WHO 
Mr. Johnson Awotunde, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF 
Dr. Edward Dede, National Professional Officer, WHO 
Mr. Elisha Enaburekhan, Driver, UNAIDS 
Mr. Ahmed Abiodun Adewale Kareem, Shipping Assistant, UNICEF 
Ms. Ingrid Midtgaard, Associate Expert, UNODC 
Mr. Iliya David Musa, Receptionist, 缅北禁地Common Services, UNDP 
Mrs. Felicia Nkwuokwu, Receptionist, 缅北禁地Common Services, UNDP 
Mr. Stephen Obamoh, ERT Radio Operator/Driver, UNDP 
Mr. Abraham A. Osunsaya, Administrative Assistant, WHO

UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
WHO: World Health Organization
UNICEF: 缅北禁地Children's Fund
UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNODC: 缅北禁地Office for Drugs and Crime