By James Amoh Junior
Accra, March 9, GNA – Ghana has called on Commonwealth member states to strongly condemn the recent attack on United Nations peacekeepers serving in Lebanon.
It described the incident as a threat to global peacekeeping and multilateral cooperation.
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, made the call while addressing the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London.
He said several Ghanaian peacekeepers were injured during the attack while serving under a United Nations mission in Lebanon.
“On our way to this meeting our peacekeepers in Lebanon were attacked. As we speak, three of them have undergone surgeries,” Mr Ablakwa stated.
The Minister said the incident should be of concern to the entire international community, noting that attacks on peacekeepers undermined the foundations of global peace and security systems.
“An attack on UN peacekeepers is an attack on multilateralism,” he said, and that “It is an attack on every principle that the United Nations Charter exists to defend.”
Mr Ablakwa urged the Commonwealth to take a firm position by condemning the attack and supporting calls for an immediate investigation into the incident.
“We urge the Commonwealth to roundly condemn this attack and demand immediate investigations so that peacekeepers will know that the sacrifices they make mean something to us,” he said.
Ghana is one of the longstanding contributors to United Nations peacekeeping operations and has deployed thousands of troops to conflict zones around the world over the decades.
The United Nations ranks Ghana among the top troop-contributing countries globally.
On March 6, 2026, when Ghana marked its 69th Independence Anniversary, Ghanaian soldiers serving in Lebanon were struck in a missile attack.
Mr Ablakwa said the Government had formally petitioned the UN Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, to initiate investigations into the incident and ensure sanctions against those responsible.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba