UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended Wednesday that the Security Council reject an immediate U.N. peacekeeping force for Somalia, saying such a deployment could exacerbate the Horn of Africa country's long and bitter conflict. Ban called instead for the United Nations to continue strengthening the African Union force now in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, while helping the weak government strengthen itself. In a report to the council, Ban said a U.N. peacekeeping operation "should remain the United Nations' goal." But he said achieving that goal will require significant progress in promoting political reconciliation in Somalia after 18 years of anarchy and in building up Somali security forces.
The Security Council adopted a resolution in December expressing its intention to establish a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia to replace the AU force. It set a June 1 deadline for a final decision and asked Ban for a report on the latest situation in the country and his recommendations. "The deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation directly, at this stage, would be a high-risk option," Ban said...more..http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_re_af/un_un_somalia
The Security Council adopted a resolution in December expressing its intention to establish a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia to replace the AU force. It set a June 1 deadline for a final decision and asked Ban for a report on the latest situation in the country and his recommendations. "The deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation directly, at this stage, would be a high-risk option," Ban said...more..http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_re_af/un_un_somalia
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