The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) was originally formed to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Since that time the mission has remained in place in order to formally mark the border between the two countries. This border follows the original border as declared by a tribunal in The Hague. A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war, or any armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. ... The Eritrean-Ethiopian War took place from May 1998 to June 2000 between Ethiopia and Eritrea. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ...

The mission has it's headquaters in Mek'ele (Ethiopia) and remains in place, with 3,000 peacekeepers, whilst tensions between the two countries remain high. The border between Ethiopia and Eritrea remains closed. Mekelē is capital of the Tigray region of Ethiopia and home to the headquarters of the UNMEE. It is located some 650 km north of the capital, Addis Ababa. ...

See also

• Eritrean-Ethiopian War