At the United Nations, he forged close ties to Secretary General Kofi Annan, negotiated a settlement of America's longstanding dues dispute, highlighted conflicts and health crises in Africa and Indonesia, and called for more peacekeeping forces.
Bolopion called for a UN peacekeeping mission of at least 9,000 soldiers.
On Monday Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary-general, called for the UN peacekeeping force in eastern Congo to be increased from 10,800 to 23,900 troops; later in the week, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, the UN's peacekeeping chief, briefed the Security Council on the crisis and urged all sides to do their best to avoid a "cycle of revenge".
See articleThe UN Security Council endorsed a peace accord in Sudan's troubled western province, Darfur, and called for a UN peacekeeping force to replace the struggling African Union force as fast as possible.Nigeria's president, Olusegun Obasanjo, accepted the verdict of the Senate after it defeated a bill that would have let him run for a third term of office.
The Russian version includes a clause calling for Russian peacekeeping forces to "take additional security measures" pending "the establishment of international mechanisms".
The United States had sought a more specific resolution calling for a peacekeeping force, European diplomats said, but, in a compromise with other members, accepted the need for a second resolution later in the year.
The resolution now calls for a peacekeeping mission to begin no later than October, and cites Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter, under which the Security Council is permitted to authorize the use of force to carry out the mandate.
A11 Bid to Improve Peacekeeping The American ambassador to the United Nations, Richard C. Holbrooke, called for an overhaul of peacekeeping operations and for more money from member nations to make the operations effective.
Saudi women should not rejoice yet: clauses that contradict the country's strict version of Islamic law would be ignored.A report on UN peacekeeping called for more money, men and better planning.See article: The UN's peacekeeping textThe rebel army in Sierra Leone replaced the arrested Foday Sankoh, its longtime leader, with Issa Sesay, a battlefield commander.
