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UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea is withdrawn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".

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A veterinary expert from the Indian Batallion (INDBATT 6) attends to a  cow at an UNMEE 'open house' for farmers and livestock  in Adigrat, May 2007. Over the life of the Mission, more than 89,000 livestock of every kind were treated and vaccinated free of charge by INDBATT Veterinarians in Adigrat,. (Photo: Ian Steele)
(D) - UNMEE Humanitarian
UN Peacekeepers Day, Adigrat 31 May 2007 (Photo: Ian Steele)
(c) - UN Peacekeepers Day
Acting Special Representative, Azouz Ennifar arrives in Adigrat on farewell visit, 6 August (Photo: Ian Steele)
UNMEE Checks out
‘Green Building’ - Asmara HQ
(A) - UNMEE at home
Ethiopian Landscape between Axum and Adigrat
(D) - UNMEE in the Air
Peacekeepers of the Indian Batallion, Grenadiers in Adigrat, 4 August 2007 (UNMEE Photo: Ian Steele)
(B) - UNMEE on parade
Demining dog with Bangladeshi handler. UNMEE photo Jorge Aramburu
UNMEE Demining Operations
Force Commander Major General Mohammad Taisir Masadeh (Jordan) briefs peacekeepers at the Jordanian Headquarters in Barentu, Eritrea (UNMEE Photo: Ian Steele)
UNMEE in the Field (Eritrea, N
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Departing peacekeepers of the Indian Batallion with head of UNMEE, Azouz Ennifar, following a farewell ceremony and presentations in Mekelle. (Photo: Ian Steele)

Last Peacekeepers Leave UNMEE

UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea is withdrawn

15 Oct 2008
UNMEE in rapid drawdown phase

New York, 14 August 2008: Brigadier Patrick Davidson-Houston, Acting Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) told journalists at a UNHQ Press Conference in New York today that following the Security Council's termination of UNMEE's mandate on 30 July, the Mis

15 Aug 2008
UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea to close

Addis Ababa, 30 July 2008 - Military and civilian peacekeepers with the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) will begin the formal liquidation of their headquarters in Asmara and Addis Ababa as of midnight Thursday.

30 Jul 2008
UN honours 60 years of service by peacekeepers worldwide

New York, 29 May - United Nations offices and missions around the world today observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers and the 60th anniversary of UN peacekeeping. The first blue helmets were authorized by the Organization on 29 May, 1948.

20 Jun 2008
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