UN to establish new force in Abyei Tuesday, 28 June 2011 18:03 Sudan >>>
The United Nations Security Council has agreed to establish an interim force in Sudan's contested region of Abyei. The UN Security Force for Abyei or UNISFA will comprise of 4,200 troops, and 50 police officers as well as civilian peacekeepers, UN Radio reported on Monday. The Government of Sudan affirmed that Sudan Armed Forces will withdraw immediately after the deployment of the Ethiopian peacekeepers in the area. Addressing journalists after the Security Council meeting in New York, the Sudanese Permanent Representative to the United Nations Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman described the resolution as a step foreword towards solving the pending issues between north and south Sudan. The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has also welcomed the decision. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, GoSS Minister of Information, Barnaba Marial, said that the decision of Security Council on Abyei will allow the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the population in the area. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
