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2005-04-29 Africa: Horn

UN's first batch of peacekeepers arrives in Sudan

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Posted by Fred 2005-04-29 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The first deployment of a huge UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan began yesterday with 12 Nepalese soldiers and equipment arriving in clouds of dust on a cool morning in the west of the country.

They'll have a lot to keep them busy, I imagine.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-04-29 10:43:50 AM|| 2005-04-29 10:43:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 They are authorized under Chapter VII of the UN (Peace Enforcement rather than Peacekeeping)

India to send peacekeeping force to Darfur

New Delhi: India will soon become the foremost contributor to the United Nations peacekeeping force when it despatches next month a brigade-level group to Sudan.
The Indian Army brigade group bound for Sudan would include two infantry battalions and some mechanised columns, officials said.

Posted by john 2005-04-29 10:00:04 PM|| 2005-04-29 10:00:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Chapter VI means liquidation of assets.....oops, I wias thinking of the US bankruptcy code. My mistake.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-04-29 10:56:13 PM|| 2005-04-29 10:56:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Oops, Chapter VII.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-04-29 10:56:50 PM|| 2005-04-29 10:56:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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