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Location Cyprus
Headquarters Nicosia
Duration March 1964 to present

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission

Taye-Brook Zerihoun Taye-Brook Zerihoun (Ethiopia)
[S/2008/245] [S/2008/244]
Force Commander Rear Admiral Mario César Sánchez Debernardi Rear Admiral Mario César Sánchez Debernardi (Peru)
[S/2008/247] [S/2008/246]
Strength

(31 May 2009)
926 total unifomed personnel, including 858 troops and 68 police; supported by 40 international civilian personnel
and 110 local civilian staff

Note: Statistics for international and local civilians are as of 31 March 2009

Contributors of military personnel

Argentina*, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Hungary, Peru, Slovakia and United Kingdom.

*The Argentinian contingent included soldiers from
Brazil, Chile and Paraguay

Contributors of police personnel Argentina, Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, El Salvador, India, Ireland, Italy and Netherlands
Fatalities 169 military personnel
3 police
5 international civilians
2 local civilians

179 Total
Financial Aspects

Method of financing
Assessments in respect of a Special Account
Approved budget:
1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009: $57.39 million* (A/C.5/62/30)

*including voluntary contributions of one third from Cyprus and $6.5 million from Greece.


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