UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea is withdrawn

On 30 July 2008, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1827 terminating the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with effect from the following day. The Council decision came in response to crippling restrictions imposed by Eritrea on UNMEE, as well as the cutting off of fuel supplies – making it impossible for the operation to continue carrying out its mandated tasks, and putting at risk the safety and security of UN personnel.

At the same time, resolution 1827 called on the two Horn of Africa countries "to show maximum restraint and refrain from any threat or use of force against each other and to avoid provocative military activities".

Council calls on Ethiopia and Eritrea to resolve boundary dispute

6 Jun 2008

Council calls on Ethiopia and Eritrea to resolve boundary dispute

New York, 13 November: The Security Council today urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to implement without delay a 2002 ruling on the delimitation of their common border. The 15-member body stressed the need for a peaceful settlement and urged the parties to take concrete steps to

implement immediately and without preconditions the delimitation decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, as well as the Algiers Agreements which ended the war between them.

"The Security Council calls upon the parties to refrain from using force and to settle their disagreements by peaceful means, to normalize their relations, to promote stability between them and to lay the foundation for sustainable peace in the region," the statement added.

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