Civil war anyone? If the Ivory coast ever pops it is going to be a mess, and the U.N. will loose control so fast it will make your head spin.
"allegations that the armed forces and militia groups that back opposing camps in the current political crisis are arming ethnic groups allied to each camp."
The Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to reinforce the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast with 2,000 additional peacekeepers, escalating an international campaign to pressure the country's longtime ruler to step down from power.
The council's action came as another round of African Union mediation failed to dislodge Prime Minister Laurent Gbagbo, who was defeated Nov. 28 in a U.N.-certified runoff election by opposition leader Alassane Ouattara.
U.N. officials warned that the ethnically divided West African country - which emerged only seven years ago from a bloody civil conflict between Gbagbo's army and rebel forces - could return to war.
"We remain gravely concerned about the possibility of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Cote d'Ivoire,"
Thursday, January 20, 2011
U.N. to send more peacekeepers to Ivory Coast
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
East African leaders urge UN to provide Somalia force
And again the U.N. is powerless to do anything here , mainly because they will never be able to get a "coalition" of countries to send troops into Somalia .
Why should anyone bother , when the U.N and the Somali Government are not willing to take the actions necessary to stop the Violence ?
That is Kill And eradicate Al Qaida and Al Shabaab !
BBC
East African leaders have renewed their calls to the UN to replace the beleaguered African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
At a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Somalia's president said a radical strategy to end almost two decades of crisis in the country was needed.
The leaders of the regional grouping Igad also agreed to deploy 2,000 more AU peacekeepers to help the government.
AU troops have been battling Islamists who control most of southern Somalia.
The UN-backed government only runs a few parts of the capital, Mogadishu.
Fighting continued in Mogadishu while the summit was being held, with at least five people killed when militants attacked government positions in the north of the city, officials say.
Friday, November 13, 2009
UN peacekeepers: Restoring rule of law in Juárez is prime consideration
Talk about inviting further Violence , A U.N Peacekeeping mission in Mexico ? Jaurez ?
Obviously someone has been Drinking heavily lately !
If the world wants to see a bloodbath let this happen , Mexico is a messed up Country , and the Cartels are some of the worst "Terrorists" in the world , they model themselves after Al Qaida , and other Radical Muslim groups ! they are not to be taken Lightly .
Mexico Could be the Next Mogadishu !
EL PASO -- The idea of the United Nations accepting a peacekeeping mission in Juárez may not be far-fetched, and the U.N.'s work in Haiti is an example.
"Obviously, the situations in Haiti and Mexico are very different, but one of our peacekeeping missions (in 2007) in Haiti involved restoring the rule of law in parts of the capital city that criminal gangs controlled," said Ari Gaitanis, spokesman for the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York.
Apart from the political instability that existed in Haiti, gangs that took advantage of a weakened police force were attacking the civil society, demanding money and committing other crimes.
"Such a mission has be to be defined, and often involves much more than U.N. peacekeepers helping to patrol streets," he said. "These things don't happen overnight. It could be a long or short process."
The U.N. Security Council would have to debate and agree to a request from Mexico, or one of the other council members.
The permanent Security Council members are the United States, United Kingdom, Russian Federation, China and France. Mexico is one of the council's 10 rotating members. So far, none of the countries has requested a peacekeeping mission for Mexico.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
U.S. Somalia peacekeeping idea hits resistance at U.N
I agree with this 100 percent ! It has to be the smartest thing anyone has come up with yet !
What you have in Somalia , Is a WAR , Islamic extremists are taking over And doing whatever they want ! It has been this way for over 15 years!
If you send in a bunch of "Peacekeepers" The Bloodshed would be Horrific !
These Idiot's are absolute savages !
A full scale military assault would also be A disaster on a different scale , Especially if the U.S. is involved ! If you think the wacky extremists Hate us NOW, you can bet they will hate us more!!! But if your going to go in you better cover your ass , with heavy fire power ,and full Military support !!! This is one for My "Escape from New York" Theory ! Enclose them , leave them ! survival of the fittest ! then the world could truly see what Islamic Extremism can do !!!
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. chief and France on Wednesday cast doubt on U.S. calls to authorize a U.N. peacekeeping force for Somalia quickly, saying the situation was too dangerous for blue helmets.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday for the first time that the U.N. should deploy peacekeepers in the unstable West African country. Washington will push for a Security Council authorizing resolution by the year's end.
But U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, "the situation is not ripe, the conditions are not favorable ... If there is no peace to keep, peacekeeping operations are not supposed to be there."
Instead, Ban suggested bolstering an African Union force, known as AMISOM, that is supposed help Somalis themselves to restore security but has so far proved ineffectual.
The Security Council on Tuesday authorized countries fighting piracy off the Somali coast to take action inside the country and in its airspace, with consent of the government.
France's U.N. Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert, asked if Rice's proposal was realistic, said: "No, it is not ... We think it's not feasible and it's not desirable."
The situation had to be stabilized before U.N. peacekeepers could be deployed, Ripert said.
Council members agree they must tackle violence, chaos and humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia, Ripert said. But they disagree on how to act.
Islamists control most of southern Somalia, feuding clan militias hold sway elsewhere, and Ethiopian troops backing the weak government plan to pull out.
A previous attempt by outside powers to help end starvation in Somalia ended badly. Eighteen U.S. soldiers died and 73 were wounded in the "Battle of Mogadishu" on October 3 and 4, 1993.
The battle, which inspired the film "Black Hawk Down, marked the beginning of the end for a U.S.-U.N. peacekeeping force that left in 1995.
Ban told the Security Council last month around 10,000 highly skilled troops would be needed to stabilize Somalia. After that, a U.N. peacekeeping force of some 22,500 troops would be deployed, along with additional police and civilians.
But after contacting some 50 countries, Ban said none had volunteered to lead a stabilization force and only one or two would be willing to provide troops.
The United States has offered funding, training, equipment, airlifts and logistics -- but no troops.
Rice said some African states were ready to send troops. U.N. diplomats say Washington has proposed converting AMISOM to a U.N. force while training and equipping more troops from Burundi and Uganda, which already have 3,200 soldiers there.
But one U.N official said they would lack the skills, air support and intelligence capability needed to secure Mogadishu.
"You need peace enforcers, not peacekeepers," he said.
