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The Russian airborne battalion, which had arrived at the end of April 2008 and was stationed near Reka village in the restricted weapons zone, withdrew from the zone of conflict in November.

Using existing resources, MONUSCO will extend logistical support to the “hold” units for an initial period of three months.

The Abkhaz forces are manning the former [...]

The Security Council, by its resolution 1885 (2009), endorsed the recommendation contained in the special report with respect to the implementation of the third stage of the drawdown of UNMIL, from October 2009 to May 2010 that 2,029 military personnel, three attack helicopters and 72 armoured personnel carriers be repatriated, leaving the Mission’s military strength at 8,202 personnel, including 7,952 troops in Liberia and 250 at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and keeping the police component at its current strength.

[...] MINUSTAH cannot stay in Haiti forever.

The Advisory Committee’s report also contained comments and observations on other matters relating to the Department of Safety and Security and its operations, including the need to develop standardized guidelines for determining the security presence needed in a given location and to streamline existing structures for crisis management.

In order to ensure the security of and better protect returnees and nomads, UNISFA continued to man checkpoints and control all movements in Abyei town and other sensitive areas.

UNAMID continues to provide a 24/7 presence in most IDP camps and, so far, has increased to almost 30 the number of its long-range patrols.

Local non-governmental organizations told the Monitoring Group that Transitional Federal Government-affiliated militia manning roadblocks and checkpoints had extorted money in 2010, presumably to make up for their overall lack of pay.

(c) Customs units are in position at all entry points and monitor the movement of goods and all imports and exports.

Corporals Ahmed Eleyeh Yabeh and Kadir Soumboul Ali were stationed on Doumeira Island along with five other companions in arms when, on 11 June 2008, they were captured by Eritrean forces.

Based in Shanghai Tony is responsible for the day to day operations of Epsilon International’s business in the People’s Republic of China, leading the sales and client services teams across the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou offices.

[...] [...] which remained unoccupied.

Russian officials stated that the presence of Russian armed forces in Abkhazia and South Ossetia would be based on these documents and announced plans for the establishment of military bases and the deployment of 3,700 troops, respectively, in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which had been in place in the conflict zone for the past 14 years, was officially terminated as at 15 October by the decision adopted at the meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of CIS, held in Bishkek on 9 October.

(a) Servicing of intergovernmental and expert bodies: other substantive activities: round-theclock staffing of observation posts, patrols, investigations and inspections; daily, weekly, monthly and special reports on incidents/violations, political developments, and safety and security issues; military daily operations reports; daily media reports, weekly and monthly political reports; monthly security incident reports; operational investigations of incidents/violations; meetings with host Government officials and agencies, troopcontributing countries’ representatives and heads of other United Nations operations in the UNTSO mission area

I visited UNIFIL in the South, and would like to once again congratulate the Force for the important role it is playing to stabilize the area and implement resolution 1701 (2006), together with the Lebanese Armed Forces.