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ERITREA–ETHIOPIA: UN Warning

ERITREA–ETHIOPIA: UN Warning A new war could break out if peacekeepers are withdrawn. United Nations Security Council ( UNSC ) members said on April 30th that they may reconsider the future of a peacekeeping force on the Eritrean border with Ethiopia because of obstruction of the force’s work by Eritrea. UN Secretary‐General Ban Ki‐moon said in a report that if the peacekeepers abandoned the 620‐mile (1,000‐km) border, a new war could break out, although both countries have said they do not plan to renew hostilities. Mr Ban urged the UN Security Council to make a swift decision on the future of the forces, which have been monitoring a buffer zone in the region since 2000. The UN has already withdrawn most of its peacekeepers after Eritrea cut off fuel and food to the UN mission. Council members voiced anger in late April at moves by Eritrea to force the UN peacekeeping mission to leave its border. Eritrea turned against UNMEE (the UN mission) because of the UN’s inability to enforce rulings by an independent commission awarding Asmara chunks of Ethiopian‐held territory. South African Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo , current Security Council president, said in a statement on behalf of the council that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008
ISSN
0001-9844
eISSN
1467-825X
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-825X.2008.01654.x
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Abstract

A new war could break out if peacekeepers are withdrawn. United Nations Security Council ( UNSC ) members said on April 30th that they may reconsider the future of a peacekeeping force on the Eritrean border with Ethiopia because of obstruction of the force’s work by Eritrea. UN Secretary‐General Ban Ki‐moon said in a report that if the peacekeepers abandoned the 620‐mile (1,000‐km) border, a new war could break out, although both countries have said they do not plan to renew hostilities. Mr Ban urged the UN Security Council to make a swift decision on the future of the forces, which have been monitoring a buffer zone in the region since 2000. The UN has already withdrawn most of its peacekeepers after Eritrea cut off fuel and food to the UN mission. Council members voiced anger in late April at moves by Eritrea to force the UN peacekeeping mission to leave its border. Eritrea turned against UNMEE (the UN mission) because of the UN’s inability to enforce rulings by an independent commission awarding Asmara chunks of Ethiopian‐held territory. South African Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo , current Security Council president, said in a statement on behalf of the council that

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesWiley

Published: May 1, 2008

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