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  • UN staff march in memory of fallen colleagues in Algiers
    06 Jun 2008 - New York, 19 December 2007 – United Nations staff in New York, led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, honoured the memory of colleagues who died in the 11 December terrorist attack in Algiers with a silent march in front of the world body's Headquarters. Seventeen UN staff...
  • Human Rights Day 2007
    06 Jun 2008 - New York 10 December: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 60 today. To mark this anniversary, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has launched a year-long campaign to emphasize the importance of "Dignity and Justice for All". In his Human Rights Day message, the...
  • UNMEE mandate extended for six months
    06 Jun 2008 - New York, 30 January: The Security Council voted today for a six-month extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). The Council unanimously adopted a...
  • UNMEE operations hinge on Eritrean fuel restrictions
    06 Jun 2008 - New York, 4 February: In a letter to the Security Council on Friday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that fuel stocks for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) would run out within days if Eritrean fuel restrictions were not lifted. Mr. Ban said...
  • UNMEE personnel and equipment to regroup in Asmara
    06 Jun 2008 - New York, 19 February: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) is to regroup its personnel and equipment in Asmara to speed its relocation following Eritrea's lack of cooperation with a temporary move across the border into Ethiopia. A UN...
  • Departing troop total approaches 700
    06 Jun 2008 - Asmara, 11 March: Another 190 peacekeepers from UNMEE's Indian battalion (INDBATT) left Eritrea on a charter flight for Delhi today, bringing the total number of Indian troops departing the Mission this week to 305. A total of 397 troops from the Jordanian battalion (JORBATT)...
  • Special Report of Secretary-General released
    06 Jun 2008 - New York 6 March: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has instructed UNMEE to begin relocating military personnel now in Asmara, to their home countries, pending a decision of the Security Council on the future of the Mission. In a special report, dated 3 March, Mr. Ban said...
  • First UNMEE peacekeepers leave Eritrea
    06 Jun 2008 - Asmara, 4 March: The first 50 UNMEE peacekeepers relocated out of Eritrea today on a UN flight from Asmara. The soldiers, from the Jordanian Battalion, are en route to Amman with their personal equipment. UNMEE's relocation is temporary, pending a decision of the Security...
  • UNMEE completes regrouping in Asmara
    06 Jun 2008 - Asmara, 3 March: UNMEE completed the regrouping of its peacekeeping personnel and equipment to Asmara at the weekend and closed its two last posts in Camp Dunn and Barentu. All troops of the Jordanian, Indian and Kenyan battalions have left the Temporary Security Zone and are...
  • Progress made in regrouping of peacekeepers in Asmara
    06 Jun 2008 - Asmara, 28 February – UNMEE's relocation from 33 deployment sites in the Temporary Security Zone to Asmara continued to make progress today. Some 788 out of a total of 1,115 military personnel have regrouped in the Capital while 112 are in Assab. The Mission continued to...

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