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Give Peace(keepers) a Chance
tb_fiji_sunset.jpg Interesting assesment in The Economist about how peacekeeping provided the military means to engender Fijian coups: ... . The next year, Fiji witnessed its first military coup. Some 20,000-25,000 Fijians have been deployed ... Without peacekeeping missions overseas, it is unlikely that Fiji's army would ever have become
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No UN decision on Fiji peacekeepers - Radio Australia
| No UN decision on Fiji peacekeepers Radio Australia, Australia - The United Nations has not yet made a decision on whether to end the Fijian military's role in peacekeeping operations because of last year's coup. ... |
Academic: US could pressure UN on Fiji peacekeepers - Fiji Times
| Academic: US could pressure UN on Fiji peacekeepers Fiji Times, Fiji - Before last year's coup, the then UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, told Fiji's military, if it overthrew the elected government, its troops would be ... |
Aust pressures UN to reject Fijian peacekeepers - Tarankai Daily News
 Independent Community Newspaper | Aust pressures UN to reject Fijian peacekeepers Tarankai Daily News, New Zealand - ... wrong in light of the country's December military coup. Fiji currently has about 300 troops in Iraq, guarding the United Nations compound in Baghdad. ... We need the peacekeepers: UN chief |
Aust pressures UN to reject Fijian peacekeepers - Stuff.co.nz
Marlborough Express | Aust pressures UN to reject Fijian peacekeepers Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - ... wrong in light of the country's December military coup. Fiji currently has about 300 troops in Iraq, guarding the United Nations compound in Baghdad. ... We need the peacekeepers: UN chief |
UN should 'reject Fijian peacekeepers' - NEWS.com.au
| UN should 'reject Fijian peacekeepers' NEWS.com.au, Australia - ... wrong in light of the country's December military coup. Fiji currently has about 300 troops in Iraq, guarding the United Nations compound in Baghdad. ... We need the peacekeepers: UN chief |
We need the peacekeepers: UN chief (Fijilive.com)
The United Nations has rebuffed the Commonwealth?s request to stop using Fiji soldiers in its peacekeeping missions. Commonwealth secretary general Don McKinnon asked the UN to stop the Fiji Military Forces because of last year?s military coup.
We need the peacekeepers: UN chief - fijilive.com (subscription)
| We need the peacekeepers: UN chief fijilive.com (subscription), Fiji - Late last year, then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan strongly deplored Fiji's coup in Fiji and demanded the immediate restoration of the country's elected ... UN won?t comment on Fiji soldiers Commonwealth membership under threat |
UN Keeps Peacekeepers from Post-Coup Fiji, Has No Comment On Role ... - Inner City Press
 Inner City Press | UN Keeps Peacekeepers from Post-Coup Fiji, Has No Comment On Role ... Inner City Press, NY - UNITED NATIONS, April 3 -- One of Kofi Annan's final acts as Secretary General was to say the UN would not use troops from post-coup Fiji as peacekeepers. ... UN's Africa Report Sidesteps Zimbabwe's Fall, Embraces ... At the UN, Justice Reform Progress is Delayed a Year, Money Fight ... As Somali Mortars Fly, Ban Ki-moon Waits for April 16 Summit ... |
UN rebuffed bid to stop employing Fiji peacekeepers: McKinnon - Zee News
 Zee News | UN rebuffed bid to stop employing Fiji peacekeepers: McKinnon Zee News, India - The Commonwealth suspended Fiji nine days after military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power in a December 5 bloodless coup. ... Calls for dialogue with Fiji leaders |
US says Fiji's peacekeepers can't be pulled out - Radio Australia
| US says Fiji's peacekeepers can't be pulled out Radio Australia, Australia - He reports that Mr Davis was asked to respond to seeming double standards in Washington's opposition to the coup in Fiji and its policy on post-coup ... |
At the UN, Grants to Zimbabwe, Peacekeepers from Fiji, Visits with ... - Inner City Press
| At the UN, Grants to Zimbabwe, Peacekeepers from Fiji, Visits with ... Inner City Press, NY - Kofi Annan said that Fiji might be shut out of UN peacekeeping operations because of its coup d'etat. But on Friday it was reported that 92 Fijian ... |
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