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Ban Expresses Sympathy To U.N. Staffer's Family 77 days ago
(RTTNews) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed sympathy Monday to the family of Alec Collett, a U.N. agency staff member, who went missing 24 years ago and whose remains were found in the Lebanon recently.
Collett, a former British journalist, was on assignment for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he was abducted by gunmen near Beirut airport in 1985.
Two bodies were discovered last week in a village near the town of Aita al-Foukhar of the Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, which was notorious for bandits and kidnappings during the 1975-90 war.
DNA tests conducted in London by the Metropolitan Police confirmed one of the bodies to be that of Collett, who was 63 when kidnapped. The world body also confirmed Monday that the remains unearthed by British investigators were that of Collett.
The Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, linked to Palestinian militant leader Abu Nidal, claimed to have hanged him in 1986 in retaliation to U.S. air raids on Libya, and released a video showing his lifeless body dangling from gallows.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ban conveyed his appreciation for the role played by the relevant authorities in the United Kingdom and the Lebanon to resolve this matter after so many years, and for the work done by the U.N. Department of Safety and Security in helping to determine what happened to Collett.
The statement further said though Ban was saddened by Collett's death, he hoped that the actions taken to find his remains would provide a measure of comfort to his loved ones. He restated the world body's commitment to assist Collett's family.
The U.N. Staff Union, in a statement, noted that Collett's fate "symbolizes the fate of too many staff members who have just 'disappeared' or have been detained for long periods while serving the Organization."
It added that March 25--the day of Collett's abduction--would continue to be observed as the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, to draw global attention to the risks being faced throughout the world by the media, as also the staff and peacekeepers of the U.N. and other relief agencies.
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