UNAVEM in Angola.

• Position: United Nations Angola Verification Mission

As Namibia started on the road to independence, the new peacekeeping operation in AngolaUnited Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM)-was poised to verify withdrawal of 50,000 Cuban troops, which was also scheduled to begin on 1 April.

With 70 military observers from 10 countries and some 20 civilian support staff, UNAVEM has been deployed since early January. It will be financed by $9.2 million approved by the General Assembly on 16 February. Total cost...