BACKGROUND NOTE

UNITED NATIONS PEACE- KEEPING OPERATIONS

DECEMBER 1994

Minor update: July '95

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OPERATIONS

1948 to 1995: 39

Currently under way: 16

PERSONNEL

Military personnel served 1948 to present: Over 720,000
Fatalities 1948 to present: 1,194
Military and civilian police personnel serving on 28 February 1994: 69,356
Countries currently contributing military and civilian police personnel: 77

FINANCIAL ASPECTS

Total cost to the UN of all operations to present: About $12.5 billion
Annualized cost to the UN of current operations: About $3.5 billion
Outstanding contributions to peace-keeping operations: About $1.2 billion

CURRENT PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS

UNTSO
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
- June 1948 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $28.6 million
- Current strength: 218
- Fatalities: 28
UNMOGIP
- United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
- January 1949 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $7.2 million
- Current strength: 39
- Fatalities: 6
UNFICYP
- United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
- March 1964 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $42.3 million
- Current strength: 1,183
- Fatalities: 163
UNDOF
- United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
- June 1974 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $32.2 million
- Current strength: 1,030
- Fatalities: 37
UNIFIL
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
- March 1978 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $142.3 million
- Current strength: 5,146
- Fatalities: 200
UNIKOM
- United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
- April 1991 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $63.1 million
- Current strength: 1,142
- Fatalities: 3
UNAVEM III
- United Nations Angola Verification Mission III
- June 1991 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $25.5 million
- Current strength: 135
- Fatalities: 4
MINURSO
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
- Operational: September 1991
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $40.5 million
- Current strength: 334
- Fatalities: 4
UNPROFOR
This mission has been reformed into three parts. UNCRO in Croatia, UNPROFOR in Bosnia-Herzegovinia, and UNPREDEP in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. This link has an intermediate page.
- United Nations Protection Force
- March 1992 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $1.6 billion
- Current strength: 39,789
- Fatalities: 131
UNOMIG
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
- August 1993 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $10.9 million
- Current strength: 134
UNOMIL
- United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia
- September 1993 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $1.1 million
- Curent strength: 84
UNMIH
- United Nations Mission in Haiti
- Established 23 September 1993
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $1.1 million
- Authorized strength: 6,567
- Current strength: 74
UNMOT
- United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan
- December 1994 to present
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $1.1 million
- Authorized strength: 40
- Current strength: 17

NOTE:

Figures for operational strength and fatalities include military and civilian police personnel. Operational strength varies slightly from month to month due to rotation. Costs to the United Nations of 15 of 17 current United Nations peace-keeping operations are financed from their own separate accounts on the basis of legally binding assessments on all Member States. UNTSO and UNMOGIP are funded from the United Nations regular budget. Since the mandates of most operations are renewed periodically starting from different dates, annual cost estimates for comparative purposes are approximate. The figures for operational strength and fatalities include military and civilian police personnel. Operational strength varies slightly from month to month due to rotation.

FIGURES VALID 31 DECEMBER 1994.

Prepared by the United Nations Department of Public Information in consultation with the Department of Peace-keeping Operations and the Peace-keeping Financing Division, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Finance.

OPERATIONS NOW CLOSED

UNAMIR
- United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
- October 1993 to March 1996
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $193.5 million
- Current strength: 5,522
- Fatalities: 16
UNSCOB
United Nations Special Commision on the Balkans
1947 - 1951
UNOGIL
United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon
June 1958 - December 1958
ONUC
United Nations Operation in the Congo
July 1960 - June 1964
ONUSAL
- United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador
- July 1991 to 30 April 1995
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $28.9 million
- Ending strength: 34
- Fatalities: 3
UNSF
United Nations Security Force in West New Guinea (West Irian)
October 1962 - April 1963
UNYOM
United Nations Yemen Observation Mission
July 1963 - September 1964
DOMREP
Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the
Dominican Republic
May 1965 - October 1966
UNIPOM
United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission
September 1965 - March 1966
UNEF I
First United Nations Emergency Force
November 1956 - June 1967
UNEF II
Second United Nations Emergency Force
October 1973 - July 1979
UNGOMAP
United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan
April 1988 - March 1990
UNIIMOG
United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group
August 1988 - February 1991
UNAVEM I
United Nations Angola Verification Mission I
January 1989 - June 1991
UNTAG
United Nations Transition Assistance Group
April 1989 - March 1990
ONUCA
United Nations Observer Group in Central America
November 1989 - January 1992
UNAMIC
United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia
October 1991 - March 1992
UNTAC
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
March 1992 - 24 September 1993
UNOSOM I
United Nations Operation in Somalia I
April 1992 - April 1993
UNOSOM II
- United Nations Operation in Somalia II
- May 1993 to March 1995
- Rough annual cost to the UN: $942.4 million
- Ending strength: 9,412
- Fatalities: 134
UNOMUR
UNITED NATIONS OBSERVER MISSION UGANDA-RWANDA
October 1993 - To 1994
ONUMOZ
United Nations Operation in Mozambique
December 1992 - January 1995

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