UN delays Somalia decision

The Security Council has expressed its intent to set up a UN peacekeeping force in Somalia, holding back from a firm decision the Bush administration had sought but its successor may not endorse.
The plan, which African countries have long been calling for, was supported last month by outgoing US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. But UN officials and some council members say the situation in Somalia right now is too dangerous.
The proposed next US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, also voiced strong scepticism on Thursday over the plan and said the Obama administration, which takes office next Tuesday, would closely examine it.
In a resolution adopted unanimously by its 15 members, the council expressed "its intent to establish a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia as a follow-on" to a small existing African Union force, known as AMISOM.more..http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/un-delays-somalia-decision-2444874