I. Introduction

1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1398 (2002) of 15 March 2002, by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) until 15 September 2002. It provides an update of developments in the political, military, humanitarian and human rights areas, as well as of the deployment and activities of UNMEE since the circulation of my reports of 8 March (S/2002/245) and 10 July 2002 (S/2002/744). It also contains an update of UNMEE activities related to the provision of support to the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, as mandated by the Security Council, with a view to facilitating the work of the Commission in demarcating the border.