United Nations Mission in Sudan
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Abbreviation | UNMIS |
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Formation | 24 March 2005 |
Type | Peacekeeping Mission |
Legal status | Accomplished |
Head | Haile Menkarios |
Parent organization | United Nations Security Council |
Website | un.org/unmis |
Member State of the Arab League |
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The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the
UNMIS tasks are to support the implementation of the
Its best-known employee was journalist Lubna al-Hussein, who resigned in order to waive her immunity.
Statistics
According to the [2] UN Facts and Figures: Khartoum, Sudan
- Duration: March 2005 to July 2011
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Haile Menkarios.
- Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political): Jasbir Singh Lidder
- Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator): Georg Charpentier
- Force Commander: Moses Bisong Obi (Nigeria)[4]
- Police Commissioner: vacant
Strength
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Up to 10,000
Sectors are divided as such:
- Sector 2: Bahr el Ghazal; Sector Headquarters . This sector include the states of Western Bahr el Ghazal, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Warab and Al Buhairat.
- Sector 3: Upper White Nile; Sector Headquarters Malakal; Troop Contributing Country India. This sector includes the states of Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile.
- Sector 4: Nuba Mountains; Sector Headquarters Kadugli; Troop Contributing Country Egypt. This sector has the same boundaries as the former Southern Kordofan Province when Greater Kordofan was sub-divided into two provinces.
- Sector 5: Southern Blue Nile; Sector Headquarters Damazin; Troop Contributing Country Pakistan. This sector consists of Blue Nile State.
- Sector 6: Abyei; Sector Headquarters Abyei; Troop Contributing Country Zambia. This sector includes the disputed oil region surrounding and extending north from the town of Abyei.
Contributors of military personnel
Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mongolia [5][6] Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Contributors of police personnel
Current situation
The
The strategic end state is determined as: a. A stable Sudan capable of conducting a peaceful referendum 61/2 years after the Mandate in South Sudan and Abyei. b. The ability for South Sudan to determine Sudanese unity or peaceful secession. c. The ability for Abyei to determine unification with Bar el Gazhal or separate status within North Sudan. d. Provision for a stable environment in Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile State to allow the peoples of those States through consultation come to an agreement that will be the final settlement of the political conflict in their State.
Brigadier Moinuddin Ahmed of the Pakistan Army, who was Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations peace-keeping mission in Sudan, was assassinated on 22 Octover 2009, during his visit to Pakistan.[7]
Financial aspects
Method of financing
Approved budget for the one-year period between July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007 (Resolution 60/122 B): $1,079,530,000.
References
- ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1590. S/RES/1590(2005) (2005) Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ "Sudan & South Sudan". United Nations-DPI/NMD - UN News Service Section.
- ^ F_483. "UN Security Council votes to withdraw peacekeeping force in Sudan - People's Daily Online". english.people.com.cn.
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- ^ Japan's first PKO mission in Africa in 13 years. Archived October 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on October 26, 2008
- ^ "Army loses another brigadier to terror". Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.