A year for the poorest
New York 7 January: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed hope that 2008 can be the year of the "bottom billion." "That's the phrase some economists use to describe the poorest of the world's poor," he said in during…
Viability of UNMEE jeopardised by Eritrean fuel restrictions
New York, 25 January: Fuel restrictions imposed by Eritrea on the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) are paralyzing the work of the mission, a UN official warned today. Mr. Azouz Ennifar, UNMEE's acting…
SG urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to de-escalate border row
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 report to the Security Council on…
UNMEE mandate extended for six months
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 resolution calling on the two…
UNMEE operations hinge on Eritrean fuel restrictions
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…
Low fuel stocks force UNMEE to prepare for relocation
New York, 5 February: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) would be forced to relocate from Eritrea this week if fuel restriction imposed by the Asmara…
Eritrea urged to stop blocking UNMEE's relocation
New York, 15 February: Leading UN officials and the Security Council have appealed to Eritrea to stop obstructing the temporary relocation of UNMEE amid growing concern over dwindling food and fuel supplies for the Mission's…
Day of Solidarity with detained and missing staff
New York, 25 March: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called international attention to the risks faced every day by UN personnel in the service of peace around the world. He said that 40 United Nations staff members are…
Progress made in regrouping of peacekeepers in Asmara
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…
UNMEE completes regrouping in Asmara
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…
First UNMEE peacekeepers leave Eritrea
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…
Special Report of Secretary-General released
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…