[04 December, 2006]

KOSOVO: PRO-INDEPENDENCE PROTESTERS ATTACK UN HEADQUARTERS; NO INJURIES

New York, Nov 29 2006 9:00PM Some 2,000 members of a pro-independence ethnic Albanian group in Kosovo attacked United Nations personnel yesterday in the Serbian province's capital, Pristina, pulling down a 4-metre tall concrete barricade outside UN headquarters and hurling concrete blocks and an incendiary device at police officers inside. Police responded with tear gas to disperse the self-determination protesters, who broke over 20 windows and threw glass bottles of red paint onto police and security staff and the building, UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Police spokesman Thomas E. Lee told a news briefing in Pristina today... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[27 November, 2006]

SURGING VIOLENCE TEARING SOCIAL FABRIC OF IRAQ, UN ENVOY WARNS

New York, Nov 24 2006 11:00AM The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today called on the Iraqi authorities to capture the perpetrators behind the wave of "despicable violent crimes" that have killed and injured hundreds of innocent civilians, "especially the ghastly attacks" on Sadr City in Baghdad yesterday, warning that the very social fabric of the country is at stake. In a statement issued by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative Ashraf Qazi appealed to all Iraqis "to exercise calm and self-restraint, and together face the challenges that face them to overcome the looming adversity, jointly charting their common future for peace and prosperity." For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[21 November, 2006]

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPECTS PEACEFUL HAITI POLLS, REGRETS DEATHS OF 2 PEACEKEEPERS

New York, Nov 16 2006 5:00PM Expressing deep regret for the killing last week of two Jordanian United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti, the Security Council today pledged its continued support to the Caribbean country and the UN mission there, while also voicing the expectation that next month's elections will be peaceful. "The members of the Security Council reiterated their sustained support to the Government of Haiti and to the UN Mission of Stabilization (MINUSTAH). in their quest for peace, stability and progress for all Haitians, particularly in the fight against gang violence," the 15-member body said in a press statement... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[13 November, 2006]

LEBANON: INDONESIAN TROOPS ARRIVE TO BOOST UN FORCE NUMBERS TO ALMOST 10,000

New York, Nov 10 2006 8:00PM Indonesian troops arrived today in Lebanon to boost the enhanced United Nations peacekeeping force there to almost 10,000, made up of soldiers from 21 different countries, the mission said. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), expanded this summer to monitor the ceasefire between Hizbollah and Israel after their month-long conflict, now has around 9,700 troops following the arrival of 129 soldiers of the Indonesian Battalion. Around 8,000 troops are deployed on the ground between the Litani River and the Blue Line separating the two countries, plus the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force with 1,700 naval personnel, the mission said... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[06 November, 2006]

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN WESTERN SAHARA MISSION FOR SIX MONTHS

New York, Nov 1 2006 10:00AM Calling on all parties in the Western Sahara and neighbouring states to cooperate fully with the United Nations mission in bringing peace to the disputed territory, the Security-Council voted to extend the UN mission for another six months until April next year. "The Security Council reaffirms its commitment to assist the parties to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara," the 15-member body stated in a unanimously adopted resolution. For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[30 October, 2006]

DR CONGO: ANNAN 'VERY CONCERNED' AT RISING VIOLENCE AHEAD OF SUNDAY'S ELECTIONS

New York, Oct 27 2006 3:00PM As the United Nations Mission in the strife-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reinforced security and placed military observers throughout the vast country ahead of Sunday's run-off presidential election, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed deep concern at the increasing level of violence. "The Secretary-General urges the Congolese people and, in particular, the presidential candidates, to take all possible steps to ensure that the elections are conducted in an atmosphere of calm and that the process is transparent and free," he said in a statement on the contest between President Joseph Kabila and Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba, the final stage of the largest and most complex elections the UN has ever helped organize. For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[23 October, 2006]

MOST BLUE HELMETS NOW IN PLACE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, SAYS UN FORCE CHIEF

New York, Oct 19 2006 7:00PM Considerable progress has been achieved in southern Lebanon since the Security Council resolution ending the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah, and most of the expected force of blue helmets to monitor the cessation of hostilities has now been deployed, the senior United Nations commander in Lebanon said today. Briefing reporters at UN Headquarters in New York, Maj.-Gen. Alain Pellegrini said the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has 7,200 soldiers on the ground, including a contingent of 1,500 Germans that is part of the taskforce designated to protect Lebanon's maritime boundary... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[16 October, 2006]

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UN MISSION IN GEORGIA

New York, Oct 13 2006 4:00PM Voicing concern about fresh tensions in the long-running dispute between Georgian authorities and Abkhaz separatists, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) by another six months. Council members, voting unanimously, also called on Secretary-General Kofi Annan to explore with both sides how they can build confidence, improve security and reduce tensions in the upper Kodori Valley and the districts of Gali and Zugdidi... UNOMIG was set up in August 1993 and, as of last month, has 121 military observers and 12 civilian police officers in place, as well as nearly 300 civilian staff members. For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[09 October, 2006]

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers lay out rules of engagement, including use of force

3 October - United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have the authority to use force against hostile activity of any kind, whether in self-defence, to ensure their area of operations is not used for hostile activities or to resist attempts by force to prevent them from discharging their duties, according to guidelines published today. "Should the situation present any risk of resumption of hostile activities, UNIFIL rules of engagement allow UN forces to respond as required," the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement, laying out the terms of the Security Council mandate that established it in August to oversee the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah. "UNIFIL commanders have sufficient authority to act forcefully when confronted with hostile activity of any kind," the statement added, noting that the force so far had 5,200 out of a maximum of 15,000 permitted under Security Council resolution 1701...

[02 October, 2006]

PROBE INTO ISRAELI KILLING OF UN MONITORS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY APPEALS WERE IGNORED

New York, Sep 29 2006 2:00PM A board of inquiry into an Israeli attack in Lebanon that killed four United Nations military observers in July had no access to the commanders involved and was therefore unable to determine why the attacks were not halted despite repeated appeals from UN personnel, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. The Board, appointed by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) as standard procedure in such circumstances, noted that the Israeli authorities accepted full responsibility for the attack on the UN post at Khiyam and apologized for what they say was an "operational level" mistake, Mr. Annan said in a statement. But he added: "The Board did not have access to operational or tactical level IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) commanders involved in the incident, and was therefore unable to determine why the attacks on the UN position were not halted despite repeated demarches to the Israeli authorities from UN personnel, both in the field and at Headquarters." Immediately after the attack with a 500-kilogram, precision-guided aerial bomb on 25 July, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed "deep sorrow." For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

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