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  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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)...
  • 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...
  • UNMEE regrouping continues without restrictions
    06 Jun 2008 - Asmara, 25 February: UNMEE's regrouping of peacekeepers and equipment in Asmara continued without restrictions today. So far, seven out of 11 Team Sites in the Temporary Security Zone have been vacated and four out of 21 posts have been closed. By the end of the day, it is...
  • Regrouping efforts continue
    06 Jun 2008 - Asmara, 26 February: Eritrean soldiers at a checkpoint near Senafe have blocked the passage of eight UNMEE vehicles in the past 24 hours. Senafe is located in Sector Centre of the Temporary Security Zone. The vehicles were travelling to Camp Dunn to collect equipment for...
  • Temporary relocation of UNMEE begins
    06 Jun 2008 - 14 February New York: A temporary relocation of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) from Eritrea to sites on the Ethiopian side of the border, has begun. The relocation was announced by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today because of fuel restrictions...
  • Four options for UNMEE's future
    06 Jun 2008 - New York, 7 April: Four options for the future of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) were presented to the Security Council in a special report...
  • 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...
  • SG urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to de-escalate border row
    06 Jun 2008 - New York, 24 January: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the continuing military build-up by Ethiopia and Eritrea in their border areas could reignite hostilities. In his latest...

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