Liberia - UNOMIL

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UNITED NATIONS OBSERVER MISSION IN LIBERIA

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    • LOCATION
    Liberia    		 HEADQUARTERS
    Monrovia    		 DURATION
    September 1993 to September 1997    		 FATALITIES
    None
    FUNCTION
    To exercise its good offices to support the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Liberian National Transitional Government to implement the peace agreements; to investigate allegations of violations of the cease-fire and to recommend measures to prevent the recurrence of violations; to monitor compliance with the other military provisions of the peace agreements including disengagement of forces, disarmament and observance of the arms embargo and to verify their impartial application; to assist in the maintenance of assembly sites and in the demobilization of combatants; to support, as appropriate, humanitarian assistance activities; to investigate and report to the Secretary-General on violations of human rights and to assist local human rights groups, as appropriate, in raising voluntary contributions for training and logistic support; to observe and verify the election process, in consultation with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and ECOWAS.
    AUTHORIZATION
    Security Council resolutions:
    866 (1993) of 22 September 1993
    911 (1994) of 21 April 1994
    950 (1994) of 21 October 1994
    972 (1995) of 13 January 1995
    985 (1995) of 13 April 1995         		1001 (1995) of 30 June 1995
    1014 (1995) of 15 September 1995
    1020 (1995) of 10 November 1995
    1041 (1996) of 29 January 1996
    1059 (1996) of 31 May 1996         		1071 (1996) of 30 August 1996
    1083 (1996) of 27 November 1996
    1100 (1997) of 27 March 1997
    1116 (1997) of 27 June 1997
    SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF MISSION
    Trevor Livingston Gordon-Somers (Jamaica) November 1992 to November 1994
    Anthony B. Nyakyi (United Republic of Tanzania)December 1994 to April 1997
    Tuliameni Kalomoh (Namibia)April to September 1997
    FORCE COMMANDERS
    Major-General Daniel Ishmael Opande (Kenya) October 1993 to May 1995
    Major-General Mahmoud Talha (Egypt)December 1995 to June 1996
    Colonel David Magomere (Kenya), Acting June to December 1996
    Major-General Sikander Shami (Pakistan)December 1996 to September 1997
    STRENGTH
    Authorized from
    22 September 1993
    to 9 November 1995    		 303 military observers, 20 military medical personnel, 45 military enginers
    Authorized
    beginning
    10 November 1995    		 160 military observers supported by military medical personnel, 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.
    Military strength
    during the
    electoral period (July 1997)    		 92, including 85 military observers and 7 military support personnel
    CONTRIBUTORS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
    AustriaSeptember 1993 to November 1994military observers
    BangladeshOctober 1993 to August 1997
    September 1993 to September 1997    		medical staff
    military observers
    BelgiumSeptember to November 1993military observers
    BrazilSeptember to November 1993military observers
    ChinaOctober 1993 to August 1997military observers
    CongoSeptember 1993 to February 1994military observers
    Czech RepublicDecember 1993 to August 1997military observers
    EgyptDecember 1993 to September 1997military observers
    Guinea-BissauSeptember 1993 to April 1996military observers
    HungarySeptember 1993 to January 1994military observers
    IndiaFebruary 1994 to September 1997military observers
    JordanOctober 1993 to May 1996military observers
    KenyaOctober 1993 to September 1997
    March to June 1995    		military observers
    military support personnel
    MalaysiaSeptember 1993 to August 1997military observers
    NepalNovember 1996 to September 1997military observers
    NetherlandsNovember to December 1993military observers
    PakistanSeptember 1993 to September 1997military 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 August 1997military observers
    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
    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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