United Nations peacekeeping operations.PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS Peacekeeping operations since 1948 60 Current peacekeeping operations 16 PERSONNEL Military personnel and civilian police 66,921 Countries contributing military personnel and civilian police 106 International civilian personnel 4,475 Local civilian personnel 7,996 UN Volunteers 1,762 Total number of personnel serving in peacekeeping operations 81,154 Total number of fatalities in peacekeeping operations since 1948 2,004 FINANCIAL ASPECTS Approved budgets for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005: about $4.47 billion Approved resources for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006: about $3.55 billion* Estimated total cost of operations from 1948 to 30 June 2005: about $36.01 billion Outstanding contributions to peacekeeping as of 31 July 2005: about $2.64 billion NOTE: The term "military personnel" refers to military observers and troops, as applicable. Fatality figures include military and civilian police, as well as civilian international and local personnel in United Nations peacekeeping operations only. * Excludes the full resources of MONUC and UNMIS (see next page for figures). [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Prepared by the United Nations Department of Public Information, Peace and Security Section, in consultation with 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. and the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts. For updates visit http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/index.asp CURRENT PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 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 148; international civilian 100; local civilian 119 Fatalities: 41 Appropriations for 2005: $29.04 million (gross) UNMOGIP UNMOGIP United Nations Military Observer Group In India & Pakistan 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 42; international civilian 24; local civilian 47 Fatalities: 9 Appropriations for 2005: $8.37 million (gross) UNFICYP UNFICYP United Nations Forces In Cyprus 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 863; civilian police 51; international civilian 36; local civilian 110 Fatalities: 174 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $46.51 million (gross), including voluntary contributions of one third from Cyprus and $6.5 million from Greece UNDOF Since June 1974 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Strength: military 1,036; international civilian 38; local civilian 100 Fatalities: 41 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $43.71 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 1,998; international civilian 103; local civilian 293 Fatalities: 250 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $99.23 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 223; civilian police 6; international civilian 128; local civilian 97 Fatalities: 11 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $47.95 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 120; civilian police 12; international civilian 99; local civilian 181 Fatalities: 8 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $36.38 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: military 36; civilian police 2,612; international civilian 656; local civilian 2,494 Fatalities: 34 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $252.55 million (gross) 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 3,341; civilian police 70; international civilian 219; local civilian 419 Fatalities: 165 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $113.22 million (gross) MONUC Since November 1999 United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Strength: military 15,723; civilian police 324; international civilian 808; local civilian 1,332 Fatalities: 60 Commitment authority: 1 July-31 October 2005 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 3,293; international civilian 194; local civilian 244 Fatalities: 9 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $185.99 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 14,894; civilian police 1.084; international civilian 523; local civilian 753 Fatalities: 47 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $760.57 million (gross) UNOCI Since April 2004 United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire Strength: military 6,430; civilian police 210; international civilian 323; local civilian 292 Fatalities: 7 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $386.89 million (gross) MINUSTAH MINUSTAH Mission des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en Haïti (French: United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti) Since 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 Strength: military 6,263; civilian police 1,401; international civilian 423; local civilian 443 Fatalities: 8 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $494.89 million (gross) ONUB Since June 2004 United Nations Operation in Burundi The United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1545 on 21 May 2004 to ensure the continuation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed on 28 August 2000. Strength: military 5,512; civilian police 103; international civilian 330; local civilian 378; Fatalities: 12 Approved budget (07/05-06/06): $307.69 million (gross) UNMIS Since March 2005 United Nations Mission in the Sudan Current strength: military 1,856; civilian police 70; international civilian 471; local 694 Authorized strength: military 10,000; civilian police 715 Proposed strength: international civilian 1,018; local civilian 2,632 Commitment authority: 1 July-31 October 2005 Note: UNTSO and UNMOGIP are funded from the United Nations regular biennial budget. Costs to the United Nations of the other 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. All budgets include requirements for the support account for peacekeeping operations and the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi (Italy). For information on United Nations political missions, see the website at http://www.un.org/peace/ppbm.pdf |
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