Table of contents Foreword
v
Table of contents
vii
About the 2009 edition of the Yearbook
xiv
Abbreviations commonly used in the Yearbook
xv
Explanatory note on documents
xvi
Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization
3
Part One: Political and security questions I. International peace and security
37
Promotion of international peace and security, 37: Maintenance of international peace and security, 37; Conflict prevention, 39; Peacemaking and peacebuilding, 43; Protection issues, 50; Special political missions, 63. Threats to International peace and security, 66: International terrorism, 66. Peacekeeping operations, 71: General aspects of UN peacekeeping, 74; Comprehensive review of peacekeeping, 78; Operations in 2009, 79; Roster of 2009 operations, 80; Financial and administrative aspects of peacekeeping operations, 82.
II. Africa
100
Promotion of peace in Africa, 103. Central Africa and Great Lakes region, 116: Great Lakes region, 116; Democratic Republic of the Congo, 118; Burundi, 137; Central African Republic, 146; Chad and Central African Republic, 153; Uganda, 163; Rwanda, 165. West Africa, 166: Regional issues, 166; Côte d’Ivoire, 170; Liberia, 191; Sierra Leone, 206; Guinea-Bissau, 215; Cameroon–Nigeria, 226; Guinea, 228; Mauritania, 232. Horn of Africa, 232: Sudan, 232; Chad–Sudan, 268; Somalia, 270; Djibouti and Eritrea, 297; Eritrea–Ethiopia, 302. North Africa, 304: Western Sahara, 304. Other issues, 310: Madagascar, 310; Mauritius–United Kingdom/France, 311.
III. Americas
312
Central America, 312: Guatemala, 312; Honduras, 314. Haiti, 318: Political and security situation, 318; Programme of support for Haiti, 325. MINUSTAH, 326. Other issues, 329: Colombia, 329; Cuba–El Salvador, 329; Cuba–United States, 330; Cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, 331. vii