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14 November 2000 Military News

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  • ZAMBIA: Runaway DRC soldiers held in Zambian prison, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- More than 250 government soldiers fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the Kaputa district of Zambia's Northern province at the weekend

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  • DAILY BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 14 Nov 2000

  • UN Security Council Resolution 1327 on Peacekeeping, source, 14 November 2000 -- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution late November 13 aimed at strengthening peacekeeping operations and correcting on-going management problems.

  • UNHCR / Angola Refugees, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The U-N refugee agency, U-N-H-C-R, says several of its staff were recently (November 11-12) able to travel to remote border areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, D-R-C, to check on the well-being of newly arrived refugees from Angola.
  • ANGOLA: Rebels attack central stronghold, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- UNITA rebels launched an attack near the central Angolan town of Kuito, killing 19 people and wounding 27

  • U-N / Sierra Leone, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the recent cease-fire agreement in Sierra Leone, but the Council president said there are questions about whether the deal will hold.
  • Security Council welcomes ceasefire between Sierra Leone and RUF rebels, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached last Friday between the Government of Sierra Leone and the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF).

  • U-N / Timor, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- A UN Security Council delegation is continuing its six day visit to East Timor and Indonesia to assess the problems of militias opposed to East Timor independence and the status of refugees.
  • In East Timor, Security Council team impressed by strides towards independence, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- A delegation of the United Nations Security Council concluded today its two-day visit to East Timor, reporting considerable progress in the efforts of the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in overseeing the territory's transition to independence.

  • UN Bosnia Elections, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council was told today (Tuesday) that nationalist parties were the apparent winners in Saturday's elections in Bosnia.
  • Bosnia/Elections CQ, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The effects of political upheaval that brought Vojislav Kostunica to power in Yugoslavia have raised hopes for a ripple effect throughout the region.
  • GAO: Contracts for support of Balkans mission cost too much, By Gregory Piatt, Stars and Stripes, 14 November 2000 -- Overstaffing construction projects paid for by the federal government is just one problem pointed out in a General Accounting Office report released last month. Overall, the report states that the Pentagon is spending too much on private contracts to support its troops in the Balkans.
  • General Assembly, Security Council meet on situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina was high on the agenda of two main United Nations bodies today, with the General Assembly adopting a wide-ranging resolution on the matter, and the Security Council meeting in an open session to hear an update on the latest developments from a top UN peacekeeping official.
  • Security Council Briefed By Under-Secretary-General For Peacekeeping On Situation In Bosnia And Herzegovina, UN Press Release, 14 November 2000 -- While the international community had hoped that the elections held on 11 November in Bosnia and Herzegovina would facilitate a change to more moderate governance, it appeared that the nationalist parties had reasserted themselves, the Security Council was told this afternoon as it met to consider the situation in that country.
  • Balkans Aid, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- There was discussion in Paris and Washington Tuesday about financial aid to the Balkans and specifically, Yugoslavia.

  • U-N-H-C-R - Chechen Refugees, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The U-N refugee agency says thousands of Chechen refugees in the neighboring Russian Republic of Ingushetia are moving to a new tent city.
  • UN refugee agency to resettle displaced Chechens in new winterized camps, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- As the brutal winter months approach in the Russian Federation, the United Nations refugee agency is set to begin moving thousands of displaced Chechens in Ingushetia from makeshift camps to new tents equipped with gas, electricity and wooden floors, a spokesman for the agency told reporters today in Geneva.

  • Barak / Chicago, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak says his country will leave no stone unturned in its quest for peace in the Middle East, but it will also defend itself, when attacked.
  • SHARON / CHICAGO, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon says he might call for early elections to unseat Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
  • Israel - Palestinians, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The Israeli Army is blockading Palestinian-ruled areas after gunmen shot and killed four Israelis.
  • Gilo Under Fire, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The Jewish enclave of Gilo and the Palestinian town of Beit Jala are separated by a narrow valley, which has become like a war zone.
  • In London, Annan and Barak meet to discuss Middle East violence, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak today used their brief stopovers in London to discuss ways of putting an end to the ongoing Middle East violence.

  • f="war-001114-meisrzdb.htm">DoD Background Briefing, Secretary Cohen's Upcoming Trip to Middle East - Middle East Unrest    , U.S. Department of Defense, 14 November 2000 -- Q: There have been a lot of reports that the Israeli army is using U.S.-made weapons against the Palestinians in that kind of confrontation over the past week. Shall we expect that issue to be raised by the secretary during his visit to Israel? And in any case, did the Pentagon discuss that matter, raise that matter, with the Israelis or check these reports to make sure that there have been no violations?

  • Security Council members call for end to violations of withdrawal line in Lebanon, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- Members of the Security Council today called for an end to the "dangerous" violations that have continued along the withdrawal line in Lebanon, which is known as the "Blue Line."
  • RWANDA: 'Guarded welcome' for African peacekeeping plan, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- Kagame on Monday gave "a guarded welcome" to the proposed deployment of an African peacekeeping force, under the auspices of the OAU, agreed last week in Libya by nine African states as a plan to end the two-year-old war in the DRC
  • DRC-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Leaders to discuss Congo war, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki and leaders from six other African states meet in Mozambique on Wednesday for another summit to discuss the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  • Annan envoy discusses UN peacekeeping force with Ethiopian Prime Minister, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations chief envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea - where the UN has mounted its newest peacekeeping force - held constructive discussions in Addis Ababa today with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
  • MOZAMBIQUE: Dhlakama demands release of supporters, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama has demanded the release of his supporters arrested during last week's political clashes which left 41 people dead, news reports said on Tuesday.
  • Colombia peace talks, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- In Colombia, the country's largest left-wing guerrilla group announced Tuesday a freeze on peace talks,in protest against recent meetings between Colombian government officials and members of a national right-wing paramilitary group.
  • Chiapas / Church, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The Roman Catholic bishop in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas is calling for calm following a violent clash on Sunday between federal police and indigenous villagers there.

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