UNMIL
United Nations Mission in Liberia

Initially authorized (19 September 2003 - 13 July 2005)

Security Council resolution 1509 (2003)

• 15,000 military personnel:
• 250 military observers
• 160 staff officers
• 1,115 police officers, including formed units; and the appropriate civilian component

In the following years, adjustments to the UNMIL military component in 2006, together with the drawdown conducted from 2007 to 2010, reduced the Mission’s troop strength from 15,250 military personnel to 7,952 troops. The police component stood at 1,375 police personnel, including formed police units.

Currently authorized

Security Council resolution 2066 (2012)

On 17 September 2012, the Security Council decided to decrease UNMIL’s military strength by about 4,200 personnel, in three phases between August 2012 and July 2015. Mission military strength would be at about 3,750 personnel by July 2015. At the same time, the Council decided to increase the number of UNMIL’s authorized formed police units by some 420 personnel for a new authorized ceiling of 1,795 personnel.  

Current (31 March 2013)

• 8,267 total uniformed personnel
• 6,676 troops
• 129 military observers
• 1,462 police (including formed units)
• 466 international civilian personnel*
• 985 local staff*
• 226 UN Volunteers

*Note: Statistics for international and local civilians are as of 31 December 2012

Military personnel

Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, Togo, Ukraine, United States, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Police personnel

Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.