All Africa (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
African churches have expressed concern over the recent withdrawal of United Nations mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) before the resolution of the boundary dispute between the two hostile Horn of Africa neighbours.
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
Source: IRIN Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are unlikely to escalate immediately following the departure of UN peacekeepers, but a mechanism should be found to quickly engage the two neighbours, an analyst said.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
The Security Council today terminated the mandate of the eight-year-old peacekeeping force monitoring the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea and requested UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explore further with the two Horn of Africa countries the possibility of a United Nations presence in the area.
Daimnation! (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
What do mindless Canadian lovers of UN peacekeeping think of this example of impotence? Remember the great success of UNEF, the peacekeeping "force" that Canadians love to extol as creating the peacekeeping concept? This is what eventually happened. Who knew?...
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
On 30 July, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1827 terminating, without a follow-on mission, the mandate of the UN Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with effect from 31 July. On 3 July, the Council asked the Secretary-General to engage the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments on the options available for a follow-on UN presence after the expiration of the mandate of UNMEE. Ethiopia...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
New York - The UN military observer mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea began Thursday to liquidate its headquarters in the capital cities of both countries, one day after the UN Security Council terminated its mandate. The council's decision stemmed fro...
France24 (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution terminating the mandate of the 1,700-strong UN mission monitoring the border dispute (UNMEE) between Eritrea and Ethiopia, which expires Thursday.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
The United Nations Security Council has voted to end its eight-year peacekeeping mission between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Relief Web (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Date: 30 Jul 2008 Source: UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
When we last reported the status of the United Nations Mission to Ethiopia-Eritrea (UNMEE), we cited intelligence that the mission, facing the expiration of its mandate on July 31, could be transformed into a smaller observer contingent. Now it appears...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday to end an 8-year-long peacekeeping mission between Eritrea and Ethiopia despite continuing tensions, a move that the United Nations' chief has warned could lead to a new war.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
UN Security Council Shuts Down Ethiopia-Eritrea Peacekeeping MissionBy Margaret Besheer United NationsThe United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to shut down its peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea after difficulties from both nations. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more.It took the council several months to come to its ultimate decision,...
CNN (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Source: Reuters (Adds U.N. secretary-general's reaction, paragraph 8) By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted on Wednesday to disband its peacekeeping mission to ...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
The UN secretary genera, Ban Ki Moon, ahas warned that the failure of the mission could lead to a new war.
