The UN Security Council held a closed session on Wednesday regarding the tragedy that occurred in Melilla last Friday, when at least 23 African migrants were killed while attempting to forcibly enter the Spanish enclave from Moroccan territory. However, the 15 members were unable to agree on a unified stance on the issue, according to diplomats.
Kenya, which requested the session, proposed issuing a statement condemning the suffering of African migrants along the Mediterranean coast and calling for both Morocco and Spain to conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the tragedy.
However, this proposal, which particularly irritated the United States, did not see the light of day due to the lack of consensus required for its issuance by the council, according to diplomats.
The division on this issue has even reached the three African members of the council—Ghana, Gabon, and Kenya—who were unable to agree on a unified approach regarding how the Security Council should address the Melilla tragedy, a diplomatic source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
