| 30 July 2008 |
The Security Council adopted resolution 1827 which terminated the UN mission to Ethiopia/Eritrea as of 31 July.
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| 29 July 2008 |
The Secretary-General informed the Council that the UN had consulted Ethiopia and Eritrea about three possible options: a small military observer mission in Ethiopia; a small political and military liaison office in Ethiopia; and a Special Envoy of the Secretary-General based in New York. The Secretary-General indicated that both Ethiopia and Eritrea responded that they would not accept any of the options.
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| 3 July 2008 |
The Council asked the Secretary-General to engage the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments on the options available for a follow-on UN presence after the expiration of the mandate of UNMEE. Ethiopia had earlier indicated that it would be ready to host such a mission provided its mandate did not include references to the Algiers Agreements. (The Algiers Agreements comprise two pacts–-the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities of 18 June 2000 and the Peace Agreement of 12 December 2000–-which were to form the basis of the normalisation of relations between Ethiopian and Eritrea.)
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| 18 June 2008 |
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki wrote a letter to the Council stressing that the most important issue for Eritrea was Ethiopian withdrawal from its territories, adding that the UN cannot have legal authority to legitimise occupation.
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| 17 June 2008 |
Ethiopian Minister Meles Zenawi said in a letter that Ethiopia was open to a UN presence, providing it did not imply or signify a “continuation whatsoever of UNMEE under a new arrangement."
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| 12 June 2008 |
The Council issued a statement condemning Eritrea’s military action against Djibouti and urging both parties to resolve the dispute peacefully (S/PRST/2008/20).
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| 10 June 2008 |
Conflict erupted between Djibouti and Eritrea on the Red Sea shores. Djibouti reported at least 12 of its soldiers dead and 55 wounded.
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| 14 May 2008 |
The Council met in closed consultations to consider the situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Council members discussed the future of UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, particularly regarding the possibility of terminating the mandate of the mission which elapses on 31 July and starting a new UN mission in the region with an appropriately modified mandate to deal with the current situation.
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| 30 April 2008 |
The Council issued a presidential statement (S/PRST/2008/12) noting that the restrictions posed by Eritrea to UNMEE had compelled the mission to relocate temporarily. It also stated that it will "in the light of consultations with the parties, decide on the terms of a future UN engagement and on the future of UNMEE."
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22 April 2008
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The Council was briefed on 22 April in closed consultations by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, on the latest report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the country.
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| 7 April 2008 |
In a report to the Council , the Secretary-General presented several options for the future of the UN in the two countries. These included an observer mission in the border area, liaison offices in Asmara and Addis, or termination of the mandate. He warned, however, that the complete withdrawal of UNMEE could risk a resumption “of open hostilities”.
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13 March 2008
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Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, updated the Council on the Secretary-General’s 3 March special report on the UNMEE relocation. The report gave an update on the efforts to temporarily relocate UNMEE military personnel from Eritrea to their home countries and Ethiopia, as well as the obstacles posed by the Eritrean authorities to the effort.
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10 March 2008
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In a letter to the president of the Council (S/2008/172), Eritrea disputed the Secretary-General's contention that it had obstructed UNMEE's relocation.
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3 March 2008
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The Secretary-General submitted a special report (S/2008/145) on UNMEE's relocation to the Security Council.
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21 February 2008
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Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed the Council on the relocation process.
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15 February 2008
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The Council condemned Eritrea's lack of cooperation with UNMEE, including the stoppage of fuel supplies which had made the mission's temporary relocation from the country inevitable, and stated that it held Eritrea responsible for the safety and security of UNMEE while also expressing its determination to consider "futher steps" in that regard (S/PRST/2008/7).
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14 February 2008
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The UN Secretariat briefed UNMEE troop contributors on the relocation of UNMEE. They, in turn, expressed concern about the deteriorating situation and the safety of UNMEE personnel.
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11 February 2008
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The Secretary-General decided to start relocating UNMEE by land from Eritrea to designated sites in Ethiopia.
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4 February 2008
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In a press statement (SC/9240), the Council reiterated its demand that that the government of Eritrea immediately remove restrictions on fuel supplies to the mission.
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1 February 2008
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The Secretary-General wrote to inform the Council that he had not received a response to his letter to President Afwerki of Eritrea and indicated that if fuel supplies were not reinstated by 6 February he would be compelled to begin relocation of UNMEE from Eritrea to ensure the mission’s safety.
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30 January 2008
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The Council extended the mandate of UNMEE until 31 July and demanded that the government of Eritrea immediately remove restrictions on fuel supplies to the mission (S/RES/1798).
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25 January 2008
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The Secretary-General's Acting Special Representative for UNMEE, Azouz Ennifar, briefed the Council in consultations on the Secretary-General's regular report (S/2008/40) on the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The report recommended extending UNMEE's mandate for only one month in view of the stoppage of fuel supplies.
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21 January 2008
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The Secretary-General alerted the Council in a letter, indicating that, as a last resort, he would send a letter appealing to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki to intervene personally to ensure reinstatement of fuel supplies, which had been frozen on 1 December 2007.
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30 November 2007
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The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) dissolved itself and considered the boundary between the two countries finalised - marked by co-ordinates and not by placement of actual pillars on the ground.
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13 November 2007
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The Council adopted a presidential statement reiterating its call for a solution to the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia (S/PRST/2007/43).
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10 October 2007
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The Secretary-General issued a press statement on the escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, including shooting incidents, as well as the military build-up in the border area. He called on them to exercise utmost restraint, maintain their commitment to the Algiers Agreements, preserve the integrity of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) and facilitate the implementation of the delimitation decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC).
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1 October 2007
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The foreign minister of Eritrea called on the UN to ensure implementation of the final border decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) and said that Eritrea had learned of a letter from Ethiopia indicating that it intended to renounce the Algiers Agreements. In response, Ethiopia's representative dismissed the accusations as "baseless", while counter-accusing Eritrea of being an obstacle to the full implementation of the Algiers Agreements and the EEBC decision.
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25 September 2007
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Reports surfaced of an Ethiopian notification to Asmara, declaring Eritrea in material breach of the 2000 Algiers agreement pursuant to which the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) was established; subsequently, Ethiopia said this allowed it to terminate or suspend the agreement.
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| 6 September 2007 |
The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) was moved to the Hague after objections by Ethiopia. It was convened to advance the demarcation process but failed to make any progress.
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| 24 July 2007 |
The Council discussed the Secretary-General's latest report (S/2007/440) which called for efforts to break the peace process stalemate.
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15-16 June 2007
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The Council mission visited Addis Ababa.
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May-June 2007
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Briefings by the Secretariat on 29 May and 11 June did not reveal any major changes in the situation.
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8 May 2007
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A briefing on the Secretary-General's progress report on UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea was given to the Council by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). A Council press statement was issued after the meeting.
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| April 2007 |
Eritrea denounced Ethiopia's intervention in Somalia and the deployment of an AU mission (AMISOM) and suspended its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc also comprising Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan, Djibouti and Kenya.
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28 November 2006
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Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) decided to give Ethiopia and Eritrea one year to reach agreement on border demarcation.
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20 November 2006
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Having rejected Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission proposal, both Ethiopia and Eritrea boycotted the 20 November Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission meeting, which was attended by the Witnesses to the 2000 Algiers Agreement (the UN, the EU, the US and Algeria).
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November 2006
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The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission announced that because of serious impediments in fulfilling its mandate, it planned to demarcate the border on maps leaving it to the two countries to establish the physical boundary.
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19 October 2006
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Ethiopia said that it would not react militarily to what it considered a minor provocation. Eritrea on the other hand rejected the Council's call to withdraw its troops from the Temporary Security Zone.
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16 October 2006
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Eritrea moved 1,500 troops and 14 tanks into the Temporary Security Zone. Eritrean troops also seized one of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea's checkpoints.
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29 September 2006
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The Council adopted resolution 1710 extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea for four months and expressing its intention to transform or reconfigure UNMEE if the parties showed no progress towards border demarcation.
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19 September 2006
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Eritrean soldiers and military vehicles entered the Temporary Security Zone limiting the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea's ability to patrol the area.
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31 May 2006
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The Council took the decision to downsize the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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December 2005
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Eritrea expelled the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea's North American and European staff. The Council agreed to a temporary relocation of certain the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea personnel. The Claims Commission issued the ad bellum decision.
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23 November 2005
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The Council adopted resolution 1640 demanding that Eritrea lifts the restrictions imposed against the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea and that both parties redeploy their troops.
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6-9 November 2005
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The Council sent Ambassador Kenzo Oshima of Japan to the region.
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October 2005
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Eritrea introduced limitations on the movement of UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea personnel.
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February 2005
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The Boundary Commission closed down Field Offices.
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September 2004
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The UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea downsized.
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September 2003
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Ethiopia refused to allow the full demarcation of the border.
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April 2002
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The Boundary Commission handed down the demarcation decision.
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December 2000
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The Algiers Peace Agreement was signed.
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September 2000
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The Council increased the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea's troop levels to 4,200.
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July 2000
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The Council established the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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June 2000
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The Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed and the Temporary Security Zone was established.
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May 2000
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A Council mission visited both countries; fighting resumed three days later.
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1999
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The conflict escalated to full-fledged war. Both parties accepted the Framework Agreement.
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1998 to 2000
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Ethiopia and Eritrea skirmished over border territories.
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1998
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Eritrea took over the Ethiopian-administered town of Badme, and a battle ensued.
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1993
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Eritrea became independent.
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1962
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Ethiopia annexed Eritrea; fighting began.
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1952
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Eritrea and Ethiopia formed a federation pursuant to UN General Assembly resolution 390 (V).
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