U.N. council approves Ethiopian troops for Abyei
27 June, 2011 | Reuters
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Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Monday
unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution authorizing
deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to Sudan's disputed
Abyei region for a six-month period.
and to protect civilians and humanitarian aid, it does not call for
UNISFA troops to monitor compliance with human rights laws, as
most peacekeeping forces do.
Instead, the resolution "requests the Secretary-General (Ban Ki-
moon) to ensure that effective human rights monitoring is carried out"
and report the results to the council.
It was not immediately clear how long it would take the Ethiopians
to deploy to Abyei, a region straddling the north and south that
some believe may have some oil reserves. Council diplomats said
they hoped the deployment would be swift.
The resolution said the 15-nation council was "deeply concerned by
the current situation in the Abyei Area, and by all acts of violence
committed against civilians in violation of international humanitarian
law and human rights law including the killing and displacement of ...
civilians."
South Sudan is due to secede from the north to form a new nation
on July 9. But the north and south have yet to agree on who
possesses Abyei, stirring fears a long-running quarrel over the region
could sour the secession and could spark a broader conflict.
In a power play ahead of the split, Khartoum sent tanks and troops
into Abyei on May 21, outraging the south, human rights groups and
regional and global powers who called it a violation of the 2005 deal
that ended Sudan's long civil war.
The move followed an attack on a convoy of northern troops and U.
N. peacekeepers which the north blamed on the south and which
the U.N. said was likely to have been carried out by southern police
or soldiers.
As Khartoum moved in, tens of thousands of villagers fled south in a
panicked exodus to escape looting and burning.
Courtesy
27 June, 2011 | Reuters
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Monday
unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution authorizing
deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to Sudan's disputed
Abyei region for a six-month period.
- The resolution
establishes a new U.
N. peacekeeping
force, called the
United Nations
Interim Security
Force for Abyei, or
UNISFA. Its
adoption comes a
week after north and
south Sudan signed a
deal in Addis Ababa
to demilitarize Abyei
and let Ethiopian
troops monitor the
peace.
- Although the
and to protect civilians and humanitarian aid, it does not call for
UNISFA troops to monitor compliance with human rights laws, as
most peacekeeping forces do.
Instead, the resolution "requests the Secretary-General (Ban Ki-
moon) to ensure that effective human rights monitoring is carried out"
and report the results to the council.
It was not immediately clear how long it would take the Ethiopians
to deploy to Abyei, a region straddling the north and south that
some believe may have some oil reserves. Council diplomats said
they hoped the deployment would be swift.
The resolution said the 15-nation council was "deeply concerned by
the current situation in the Abyei Area, and by all acts of violence
committed against civilians in violation of international humanitarian
law and human rights law including the killing and displacement of ...
civilians."
South Sudan is due to secede from the north to form a new nation
on July 9. But the north and south have yet to agree on who
possesses Abyei, stirring fears a long-running quarrel over the region
could sour the secession and could spark a broader conflict.
In a power play ahead of the split, Khartoum sent tanks and troops
into Abyei on May 21, outraging the south, human rights groups and
regional and global powers who called it a violation of the 2005 deal
that ended Sudan's long civil war.
The move followed an attack on a convoy of northern troops and U.
N. peacekeepers which the north blamed on the south and which
the U.N. said was likely to have been carried out by southern police
or soldiers.
As Khartoum moved in, tens of thousands of villagers fled south in a
panicked exodus to escape looting and burning.
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| A patrol from the international peacekeeping operation passes a destroyed UN truck that was part of a convoy transporting northern soldiers out of the Abyei area in the Todach area, north of Abyei town, in this handout picture released by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) May 30, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Stuart Price/UNMIS/Handout |