Danish troops to join UNIFIL ranks.Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: Denmark will send 140 troops to the United Nations peacekeeping mission Noun 1. peacekeeping mission - the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) peacekeeping, peacekeeping operation in Lebanon. Lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a request from the UN to send logistics staff to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on March 19, 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and help the (UNIFIL). Only a small left-wing group had earlier said it opposed the move. The UN peacekeeping force peacekeeping force n → fuerza de pacificación peacekeeping force n → forces fpl qui assurent le maintien de la paix was deployed in southern Lebanon after the summer 2006 war with Israel. COPENHAGEN: Denmark will send 140 troops to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a request from the UN to send logistics staff to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Only a small left-wing group had earlier said it opposed the move. The UN peacekeeping force was deployed in southern Lebanon after the summer 2006 war with Israel. NATO-member Denmark has provided troops before for UNIFIL. -- AP Copyright 2009, The Daily Star. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion