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Location Sudan
Headquarters Khartoum, Sudan
Duration March 2005 to present
Current authorization Authorized until 30 April 2009
(see resolution 1812 of 30 April 2008)

Special Representative 
of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (Pakistan)
[S/2007/532] [S/2007/531]
Deputy Special Representative
of the Secretary-General
  Vacant
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Ameerah Haq Ameerah Haq
(Bangladesh)
Force Commander   Major-General Paban Jung Thapa (Nepal)
Police Commissioner

Kai Vittrup

Kai Vittrup (Denmark)
Effective 10 September 2006
Strength

Authorized strength
Up to 10,000 military personnel including some 750 military observers; up to 715 police; and an appropriate civilian component

Strength as of 31 July 2008
9,878 total uniformed personnel, including 8,710 troops, 546 military observers, and 622 police; supported by 851 international civilian personnel, 2,432 local civilian and 238 United Nations Volunteers

Note: Statistics for international and local civilians are as of 31 May 2008

Contributors of
military personnel

Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgystan, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Contributors of
police personnel

Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Fatalities

11 troops
2 police
3 military observer
5 international civilians
15 local civilians

36 total

Financial Aspects

Method of financing:
Assessments in respect of a Special Account
Approved budget:
1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009: $858.77 million (A/C.5/62/30)


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