UN Security Council approves Somalia peacekeepers (Reuters)

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UN Security Council approves Somalia peacekeepers

By Michelle Nichols

Tue Feb 20, 7:25 PM ET

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council authorized an
African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia for six months on
Tuesday as mortar attacks pounded the capital and the northeast
African country spiraled further into chaos.

The resolution, adopted unanimously by the 15-member body, gave
African Union troops the go-ahead to take military action if needed
to provide government, infrastructure and humanitarian security,
and to train Somali security forces.

The council also asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to investigate
a possible U.N. peacekeeping operation after the African Union
deployment and to report back within 60 days with recommendations
for further U.N. involvement in Somalia.

"The deployment of the African Union is a start," South Africa's
U.N. Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo told the council.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070221/wl_nm/somalia_conflict_un_dc

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1. Good luck. You have such a good record with the children of Africa.

They love you long time.