The simmering guerilla campaign continued for 22 years, when South Africa agreed to end administration of the region under a U.N. peace plan.
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Although there were plenty of reports of severe weather, there weren't widespread reports of extreme weather, with winds in excess of 75 mph and hail measuring 2 inches in diameter, said John Koch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service East region headquarters in Bohemia, N.
In the meantime, U.N. officials around the region are sorting through thousands more applications, says Arafat Jamal.
That resolution probably would drop previous attempts to call for U.N. monitors to the region, which Israel has opposed.
Twenty-nine of the 48 UNESCO Member States n the Asia-Pacific region have submitted national reports on the situation and development of youth and adult education.
For example, in the island nation of Papua New Guinea, an increase in population growth coupled with rising sea levels is decreasing the amount of crop land making farming very difficult for the indigenous people of the region, according to the U.N.
The Colombian government has issued a "risk report" warning that civilians in the region are in danger, and the U.N.
Issa noted that Syria's stance is for a U.N. ban on weapons of mass destruction in the region.
U.N. peacekeepers are scheduled to take command of the region from a 7, 000-member African Union force by Dec. 31, but the bulk of the units are not expected to arrive until 2008.
"We welcome this withdrawal, but emphasize that this is an early step and that stability in the region remains very fragile, " said Kieran Dwyer, spokesperson for U.N. peacekeepers.
The region is situated in the north of Quebec, between the 55th and 62nd N parallels and spans a territory of 660, 000 sq km (255, 000 sq miles) - larger than France.
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Staffan De Mistura, U.N. representative to South Lebanon, said the developments were destabilizing to the region.
On the Security Council's agenda Tuesday is a proposal to send U.N. peacekeepers to Chad and the Central African Republic, which neighobr the Darfur region.
The U.N. and Arab League special envoy to Syria, Annan is visiting leaders in the region to find ways to implement his six-point peace plan, an initiative that has yet to gain traction.
"The satisfaction rate in this particular region is the greatest of any geographical area, " says Fran Kramer, an agent at Rochester, N.
The possible deployment of an intervention brigade of U.N. troops has been mentioned as a way of stabilizing the nation's restive eastern region.
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