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Bye Bye, UNMIK!?!

Michael Kerjman — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:41:22 +0000

Tell us, the UN Security Council, is 18th September, 2008, a lucky day to have the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) closed down forever? Serbia, Kosovo, Pristina, UNMIK. Photo by M....

UN peacekeeping chief warns of increasing 'danger'

AP — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:57:24 +0000

The limits of U.N. power are being tested as the Security Council becomes more inclined to send missions to the world’s most hostile areas, the departing U.N. peacekeeping chief said...

UN tribunals: Pressure Serbia, Rwanda

AP — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:04:06 +0000

Two U.N. war crimes tribunals appealed to the Security Council on Wednesday for support in pressuring Serbia and Rwanda to do more to hunt down their most-wanted fugitives.Judge Dennis Byron, the Rwanda tribunal’s president, and prosecutor...

Security Council wants UN peacekeepers in Somalia

AP — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:27:55 +0000

The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked Somalia for the first time in years and setting conditions for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.The resolution urged...

UN extends southern Sudan peacekeeping mission

AP — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:17:06 +0000

The Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Sudan and called for demarcation of the contested oil-rich border region between the north and south.Some 10,000 U.N. peacekeepers are...

Envoy: Eritrea's treatment of UN peacekeepers unacceptable

AP — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:19:25 +0000

Security Council members agree that Eritrea’s treatment of U.N. peacekeepers on its disputed border with Ethiopia is “unacceptable,” but the council needs more time to deliberate, its president said.The Eritreans have obstructed...

UN chief to raise Zimbabwe crisis at Security Council

AP — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:21:13 +0000

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the speedy release of presidential election results in Zimbabwe and said the African country’s crisis will be a topic of discussion when the Security Council meets Wednesday.Ban said Tuesday he...

UN extends observer mission in Georgia to monitor cease-fire

AP — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:47:11 +0000

The Security Council extended the U.N.’s observer mission monitoring the cease-fire between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia.Abkhazia has been independently run since 1993 when two years of fighting with Georgian troops ended. The...

Draft UN Statement Targets Myanmar Junta

AP — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:56:08 +0000

A draft Security Council statement calls on Myanmar’s government to allow detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political actors to speak freely and hold meetings ahead of the May referendum on a new constitution, according...

Proposal Would Expand Security Council

AP — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:33:26 +0000

An interim proposal to tackle the divisive issue of Security Council reform would expand the U.N.’s most powerful body from 15 to 22 members but leave it up to the 192 U.N. member states to decide which countries should fill them.The...