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United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia
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United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia

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Also known as: UNMEE
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The United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) was established in 2000 following a cease-fire that ended the border war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The mission's purpose was to monitor the cease-fire and deploy troops in a buffer zone between the two nations while the border was being demarcated.1

A peace agreement was signed in December 2000, but relations remained tense. UNMEE troops stayed to supervise the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Eritrean territory. However, Ethiopia was displeased with the 2002 border demarcation, which awarded the town of Badme to Eritrea. Discussions continued, but the issue of demarcation remained unsettled when UNMEE troops ultimately left in July 2008.1

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  1. history of Eritrea
  2. history of Ethiopia - War with Eritrea

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