Current peacekeeping missions.UNTSO and UNMOGIP are funded from the United Nations regular biennial budget. Costs to the United Nations of the 12 other current operations are financed from their own separate accounts on the basis of legally binding assessments on all Member States. For these missions, budget figures are for one year, unless otherwise specified, and include the prorated share of the support account for peacekeeping operations and the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi (Italy). The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was established on 28th March, 2002 by UN Security Council resolution 1401. Its original mandate was to support the Bonn Agreement (December 2001); reviewed annually, this mandate has been altered over time to reflect the needs (UNAMA), one of a number of United Nations political and peace-building missions, is also directed and supported by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (or DPKO) is a department of the United Nations which is charged with the planning, preparation, management and direction of UN peacekeeping operations. . The UNAMA web site is located at http://www.unama-afg.org/. For more information on United Nations political missions, see the web site at http://www.un.org/peace/ppbm.pdf. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] UNTSO Since May 1948 United Nations Truce Supervision Organization UNTSO is an acronym for United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, an organization founded in 1948 for peacekeeping in the Middle East. Among its tasks are providing assistance to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Interim Strength: military 156; international civilian 98; local civilian 111 Fatalities: 39 Appropriations for 2004: $27.69 million (gross) UNMOGIP Since January 1949 United Nations Military Observer An United Nations Military Observer (UNMO) is an observer for the UN. They have been described as, "the eyes and ears of the security council."[1] Several Observer missions have been executed. Group in India and Pakistan Strength: military 46; international civilian 22; local civilian 44 Fatalities: 9 Appropriations for 2004: $7.25 million (gross) UNFICYP Since March 1964 United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions. Strength: military 1,202; civilian police 47; international civilian 42; local civilian 105 Fatalities: 172 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $45.77 million (gross) including voluntary contributions of $14.57 million from Cyprus and $6.5 million from Greece UNDOF Since June 1974 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Strength: military 1,036; international civilian 37; local civilian 91 Fatalities: 40 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $41.81 million (gross) UNIFIL Since March 1978 United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on March 19, 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and help the Strength: military 1,990; international civilian 116; local civilian 295 Fatalities: 249 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $94.06 million (gross) MINURSO Since April 1991 United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara MINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French acronym for "Mission des Nations unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara O Strength: military 226; civilian police 5; international civilian 135; local civilian 110 Fatalities: 10 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $43.40 million (gross) UNOMIG Since August 1993 United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was established on 24 August, 1993 by Security Council Resolution 858 to verify compliance with the 27 July, 1993, ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the Strength: military 118; civilian police 10; international civilian 104; local civilian 178 Fatalities: 7 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $32.10 million (gross) UNMIK Since June 1999 United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations. The mission was established on June 10, 1999 by Security Council Resolution 1244. Strength: civilian police 3,506; military 37; international civilian 828; local civilian 2,753 Fatalities: 28 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $329.74 million (gross) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] UNAMSIL Since October 1999 United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone from 1999 to 2005. Strength: military 11,525; civilian police 114; international civilian 319; local civilian 540 Fatalities: 137 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $543.49 million (gross) MONUC Since November 1999 United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Strength: military 10,743; civilian police 139; international civilian 694; local civilian 951 Fatalities: 38 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $667.27 million (gross) UNMEE Since July 2000 United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) was originally formed in 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Strength: military 4,021; international civilian 248; local civilian 258 Fatalities: 8 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $196.89 million (gross) UNMISET Since May 2002 United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor Strength: military 1,745; civilian police 300; international civilian 303; local civilian 641 Fatalities: 13 Approved budget 07/03-06/04: $217.16 million (gross) UNMIL Since September 2003 United Nations Mission in Liberia UNMIL is the acronym for the United Nations Mission in Liberia, a peace-keeping force for Liberia, which was established by Resolution 1509 of the United Nations Security Council in 2003. Strength: military 14,107; civilian police 632; international civilian 319; local civilian 348 Fatalities: 14 Approved budget 08/03-06/04: $564.49 million (gross) UNOCI Since April 2004 United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire Authorized Strength: military 6,240, including 200 military observers; civilian police 350; international civilians 435; local civilians 529 Current strength: military 1,695; civilian police 6; international civilian 56; local civilian 63 Proposed budget 04/04-06/05: $502.35 MINUSTAH Since 1 June 2004 United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti The United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti (French: Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti), also known as MINUSTAH Authorized strength: 6,700 troops, 1,622 civilian police See Security Council resolution 1542 (2004) ONUB Since 1 June 2004 United Nations Operation in Burundi Authorized strength: military 5,650; civilian police 120 See Security Council resolution 1545 (2004) |
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