BACKGROUND NOTE:
1 August 2000
UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 1948 to 1 August 2000 ................................. 53
Current operations on 1 August 2000 .............................................................................................. 14
PERSONNEL
Military personnel and civilian police serving in missions on 1 August 2000............ About 37,350
Countries contributing military and civilian police personnel on 1 August 2000.......................... 89
International civilian personnel …………………………………………………........ About 3,243
Local civilian personnel …………………………………………………………........ About 8,422
Total number of fatalities in peacekeeping operations since 1948 (as of 30 June 2000)........... 1,648
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
United Nations
Estimated cost of operations from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.......................... About $2.2 billion
Estimated total cost of operations from 1948 to 30 June 2000............................ About $20.7 billion
Outstanding contributions to peacekeeping on 1 August 2000............................ About $2.4 billion
NOTE: UNTSO and UNMOGIP are funded from the United Nations regular budget. Costs to the United Nations of the 12 other current
operations are financed from their own separate accounts on the basis of legally binding assessments on all Member States. For these
missions, budget estimates and appropriations indicated on the reverse side are, in most cases, for one year from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.
Military personnel refers to military observers and/or troops, as applicable. Strength figures valid 1 August 2000. Fatalities figures include
military, civilian police, and civilian international and local personnel as of 30 June 2000.
CURRENT PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
UNTSO
Since June 1948
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
Strength: military 143; international civilian 103;
local civilian 115
Fatalities: 38
Appropriation for year 2000: $23.0 million
UNMOGIP
Since January 1949
United Nations Military Observer Group
in India and Pakistan
Strength: military 46; international civilian 27;
local civilian 51
Fatalities: 9
Appropriation for year 2000: $8.3 million
UNFICYP
Since March 1964
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Strength: military 1,219; civilian police 32;
international civilian 42; local civilian 153
Fatalities: 170
Appropriation 07/00-06/01: $43.4 million (gross)
UN assessment, $23.1 million; voluntary contributions by
Cyprus, $13.8 million and Greece, $6.5 million
UNDOF
Since June 1974
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
Strength: military 1,035; international civilian 63;
local civilian 96
Fatalities: 40
Appropriation 07/00-06/01: $37.0 million (gross)
UNIFIL
Since March 1978
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
Strength: military 5,619; international civilian 125;
local civilian 344
Fatalities: 239
Appropriation 07/00-06/01: $146.8 million (gross)
Revised budget to be submitted
UNIKOM
Since April 1991
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
Strength: military 1,111; international civilian 55;
local civilian 159
Fatalities: 13
Appropriation 07/00-06/01: $52.7 million (gross)
$33.5 million to be paid by Kuwait
MINURSO
Since April 1991
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in
Western Sahara
Strength: military 231; civilian police 34;
international civilian 275; local civilian 112
Fatalities: 10
Appropriation 07/00-06/01 $49.3 million (gross)
UNOMIG
Since August 1993
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
Strength: military 102; international civilian 85;
local civilian 148
Fatalities: 3
Appropriation 07/00-06/01: $30.0 million (gross)
international civilian 85; local civilian 148
UNMIBH
Since December 1995
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Strength: civilian police 1,644; military 4;
international civilian 349; local civilian 1,633
Fatalities: 8
Appropriation 07/00-06/01: $158.7 million (gross)
Budget figures include UNMIBH, UNMOP, and United
Nations liaison offices at Belgrade and Zagreb
UNMOP
Since January 1996
United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
Strength: military 27; int'l civilian 6; local civilian 20
Appropriation included in UNMIBH
UNMIK
Since June 1999
United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo
Authorized strength: civilian police 4,718; military 38
Current strength: civilian police 3,969; military 37
international civilian 964; local civilian 3,421
Fatalities: 10
Proposed budget 07/00-06/01 $461.4 million (gross)
UNAMSIL
Since October 1999
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
Authorized strength: military 13,000; civilian police 60
Current strength: military 12,447; civilian police 34;
international civilian 207; local civilian 175
Fatalities: 8
Appropriation 07/00-06/01: $504.4 million (gross)
Revised budget to be submitted
UNTAET
Since October 1999
United Nations Transitional Administration in
East Timor
Authorized strength: military 9,150; civilian police 1,640
Current strength: military 8,084; civilian police 1,268;
international civilian 803; local civilian 1,848
Fatalities: 6
Proposed budget 07/00-06/01: $584.1 million (gross)
MONUC
Since December 1999
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Authorized strength: military 5,537
Current strength: military observers 264;
international civilian 139; local civilian 147
Commitment authority 07/00-06/01: $141.3million (gross)
Full budget proposal pending
Forthcoming peacekeeping mission:
UNMEE
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
The Security Council, by its resolution 1312 of 31 July 2000,
decided to establish UNMEE in anticipation of a
peacekeeping operation subject to further Council
authorization. In the current phase, UNMEE is to consist of
up to 100 military observers with support staff.
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