We, UN and non-UN entities, re-affirm our determination to prevent future acts of sexual exploitation and abuse by our personnel. We note the issuance of this Statement at the High-level Conference...
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Ethiopia/Eritrea: Last peacekeepers leave UNMEE
Addis Ababa, 15 October 2008: The last peacekeepers of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) returned home at the weekend. Sixty personnel from the rear party of the Indian Battalion...
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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...
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Eritrea/Ethiopia: Remembering the innocent victims of landmines
Landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) in almost 70 countries, claimed some 6,000 victims last year. Many thousands of other people continue to live in fear of triggering one of these...
Eritrea: Departing troop total approaches 700
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...
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...
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Eritrea-Ethiopia: 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...
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Eritrea-Ethiopia: 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...
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Eritrea-Ethiopia: Regrouping efforts continue
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...
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Eritrea-Ethiopia: UNMEE regrouping continues without restrictions
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...
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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...
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UNMEE expresses concern about firing incident between Eritrea and Ethiopia
On 26 December, 2007 at 3:30 hours, the Indian Battalion (Indbatt) Post and UN Military Observer Team Site located at Tsorena inside the Temporary Security Zone, Eritrea, heard firing sounds in the...
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UNMEE MACC monthly update: Jul 2007
MACC HIGHLIGHTS OPERATIONAL UPDATE The Integrated Demining teams continue the clearance operations at the Egri Mekel minefield within the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). The Route Clearance Team (RCT)...
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UNMEE MACC monthly update: Jun 2007
OPERATIONAL UPDATE The Integrated Demining Capacity (IDC) composed of the Manual Demining Dogs, Bozena, Tapir and the Manual Clearance Team continue to operate in Tserona, Sector Centre to clear Egri...
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UNMEE MACC monthly update: May 2007
OPERATIONAL UPDATE The Integrated Demining Capacity (IDC), composed of the Mine Detection Dogs (MDD), Manual Clearance and the Mechanical Team continue to work in the Egri Mekel minefield in Tserona,...
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UNMEE MACC weekly update: 13 Apr 2007
International Day for M ine Awareness and Mine Action Assistance commemorated on 4 April 2007. Joining the rest of the international community on Wednesday 4 April 2007 to mark the International Day...
Eritrea expels the head of the UNMEE Mine Action Coordination Centre
UNMEE/PIO/PR 126 On 16 March 2007, the United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) received a communication from the Eritrean authorities informing the Mission of the Government's decision...
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UNMEE MACC weekly update: 12 Mar 2007
Operational Updates The MACC Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team has been deployed in the Northern side of the Temporary Secu-rity Zone, Tserona. The Team conducted an assessment on the UXOs in...
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UNMEE press briefing notes 07 Mar 2007
POLITICAL On 27 February, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General (ASRSG), Azouz Ennifar, briefed a group of Ambassadors accredited to Ethiopia from Africa, Europe and Asia on the...
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UNMEE MACC weekly update: 26 Feb 2007
Operations The MACC Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team deployed to Tserona and destroyed 5 unexploded ordnance items and 4 AT mines reported by the MACC Regional Office in the area. The team con-...