france gave the most troops to the un.
france gave the most troops to the un.
who gives the most troops to the un?
france
in september 2007, united nations special envoy to the horn of africa, kjell magne bondevik, warned that war could resume between ethiopia and eritrea over their border conflict. in november, eritrea accepted the border line demarcated by the international boundary commission, which was rejected by ethiopia. in january 2008 the un extended the mandate of peacekeepers on ethiopia-eritrea border for six months, and un security council demanded eritrea lift fuel restrictions imposed on un peacekeepers at the eritrea-ethiopia border area. eritrea declined, saying troops must leave border, and in february the un began pulling out the 1,700-strong peacekeeper force due to lack of fuel supplies following eritrean government restrictions. in april, un secretary-general ban ki moon warned of the likelihood of new war between ethiopia and eritrea if peacekeeping mission is withdrawn completely, and outlines options for the future of the un mission in the two countries. in may, eritrea called on un to terminate the peacekeeping mission.
united nations mission in ethiopia and eritrea
on 24 december, after the un high commissioner for human rights navi pillay expressed concern about the conflict, the discovery of mass graves and the arrests of hundreds of civilians in the searches of homes and hotels, the unsc voted to add about 6,000 international troops and 1,323 police officers to the existing over 7,600 unmiss' personnel, including about 900 police personnel. the resolution was passed under chapter vii of the un charter which authorises the use of force; at the same time the sc demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities and opening a dialogue between the rival factions. the additional troops would come from other un missions in the democratic republic of congo (drc), côte d'ivoire, liberia and neighbouring sudan's darfur and abyei regions, where the latter also have an interest in south sudan. ban said: "we have reports of horrific attacks. tens of thousands have fled their homes...innocent civilians are being targeted because of their ethnicity." he also suggested targeted attacks could constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity, but warned that "this is a political crisis which requires a peaceful, political solution." the resolution also answered india's concerns, as they have over 2,000 of the 7,000 troops in the country, over the unmiss candidate by gaining the support of france, the u.s., russia, guatemala and pakistan (the latter two of which are troop contributors). india's concerns entailed responsibility for protection of civilians as part of peacekeeping operations, with india suggesting the upsurge in violence could unleash a civil war which would "alter the terms of reference of the presence of unmiss [in regards to the original 2011 mandate of resolution 1996] completely;" india also suggested the conflicts raison d'etre as being one of intertribal or ethnic conflict, which was reflected in the first paragraph of the resolution. both sides thus needed to agree to dialogue to resolve their differences. india's other concern was that its troops were deployed to remote areas in small numbers and are thus at the front of the "brunt of the violence" and need to be augmented. the resolutions endorsement that unmiss has the right to take action to protect its mandate "gives our peacekeepers the necessary flexibility to respond to the attacks against their positions." the un reported that over 81,000 people were displaced by 25 december and up to 90,000, including 58,000 at un facilities.
international reaction to the south sudanese civil war