The United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is in the Central African Republic to find a solution to the escalating violence.
The UN is concerned the ongoing unrest is undermining the peace process in the country.
Lacroix arrived in the country on Sunday, and has met with senior United Nations officials, C.A.R authorities and civil society representatives in the capital, Bangui.
The latest attacks have targeted both citizens and aid agencies operating in the country.
“I want to underline that those who are responsible for hate speech, division, those who are trying to polarize the society along ethnic or religious lines will pay for their actions,” Lacroix said.
He emphasized the need for stable political processes in the troubled country.
He also urged authorities to use all available judicial structures to prosecute criminals.
“There is the International Criminal Court, there is the Special Criminal Court, there is Central-African judiciary system with which we are collaborating and those acts will not go unpunished,” he said.
In the latest violence, three peacekeepers from Morocco were killed by unknown armed men in the south-east of the country.
The UN last month said that as of end June, 102,802 Central African Republic refugees had been registered in Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, more than 60,000 new arrivals had been registered by DRC authorities in North Ubangui and Bas-Uélé since May.
