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UNITED NATIONS OBSERVER MISSION IN LIBERIA





UNOMIL FACTS AND FIGURES AS OF 30 JUNE 1997


AUTHORIZATION
Security Council resolutions:
866 (1993) of 22 September 1993 1020 (1995) of 10 November 1995
911 (1994) of 21 April 1994 1041 (1996) of 29 January 1996
950 (1994) of 21 October 1994 1059 (1996) of 31 May 1996
972 (1995) of 13 January 1995 1071 (1996) of 30 August 1996
985 (1995) of 13 April 1995 1083 (1996) of 27 November 1996
1001 (1995) of 30 June 199 1100 (1997) of 27 March 1997
1014 (1995) of 15 September 1995 1116 (1997) of 27 June 1997

LOCATION
Liberia

HEADQUARTERS
Monrovia

DURATION
22 September 1993 to date

STRENGTH
On 30 June 199792, including 85 military observers and 7 military medical personnel, supported by international and local civilian staff and United Nations Volunteers
Authorized from
10 November 1995
to date
160 military observers supported by military medical personnel; there was also provision for some 105 international civilian and 550 local civilian staff, and 120 United Nations Volunteers. In November 1996, the Secretary-General estimated need for not more than 92 military observers
Authorized from
22 September 1993
to 9 November 1995
303 military observers, 20 military medical personnel, and 45 military engineers.
There was also provision for some 89 international civilian and 136 local civilian staff, and 58 United Nations Volunteers
Maximum strength
(28 February 1994)
374, including 309 military observers and 65 military support personnel, supported by international civilian and local civilian staff

FATALITIES
None

FINANCING
Method of financingAssessments in respect of a Special Account
Estimated expendituresFrom inception of mission through 30 June 1997, as at 31 December 1996: $81,488,600 net
Budget estimate from 1 July 1997 through 30 June 1998$19.7 million

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
AND HEADS OF MISSION

Tuliameni Kalomoh (Namibia)April 1997 to date
Anthony B. Nyakyi (United Republic of Tanzania)December 1994 to April 1997
Trevor Livingston Gordon-Somers (Jamaica)November 1992 to November 1994

CHIEF MILITARY OBSERVERS
Major-General Sikander Shami (Pakistan)December 1996 to date
Colonel David Magomere (Kenya), Acting June to December 1996
Major-General Mahmoud Talha (Egypt)December 1995 to June 1996
Major-General Daniel Ishmael Opande (Kenya) October 1993 to May 1995

CONTRIBUTORS of military personnel
AustriaSeptember 1993 to November 1994military observers
BangladeshOctober 1993 to datemedical staff
September 1993 to datemilitary observers
BelgiumSeptember to November 1993military observers
BrazilSeptember to November 1993military observers
ChinaOctober 1993 to datemilitary observers
CongoSeptember 1993 to February 1994military observers
Czech RepublicDecember 1993 to datemilitary observers
EgyptDecember 1993 to datemilitary observers
Guinea-BissauSeptember 1993 to April 1996military observers
HungarySeptember 1993 to January 1994military observers
IndiaFebruary 1994 to datemilitary observers
JordanOctober 1993 to May 1996military observers
KenyaOctober 1993 to datemilitary observers
March to June 1995military support personnel
MalaysiaSeptember 1993 to datemilitary observers
NepalNovember 1996 to datemilitary observers
NetherlandsNovember to December 1993military observers
PakistanSeptember 1993 to datemilitary observers
PolandSeptember 1993 to April 1994military observers
Russian FederationSeptember to November 1993military observers
Slovak RepublicNovember 1993 to October 1994military observers
SwedenSeptember to November 1993military observers
UruguaySeptember 1993 to datemilitary observers

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
Voluntary financing authorizations
for the Trust Fund for the
Implementation of the
Cotonou Agreement on Liberia
from inception to 31 December 1996 (paid)
Denmark$294,616
Egypt$10,000
France$679,612
Netherlands$261,584
Norway$291,056
United Kingdom$1,000,000 for humanitarian assistance only
United States$22,190,400



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