** United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) **
established - 22 October 1999 aim - to cooperate with the Government
of Sierra Leone and the other parties to the Peace Agreement in the
implementation of the agreement; to monitor the military and security
situation in Sierra Leone; to monitor the disarmament and demobilization
of combatants and members of the Civil Defense Forces (CFD); to assist
in monitoring respect for international humanitarian law
members - (32) Bangladesh, Bolivia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia,
Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine,
UK, Uruguay, Zambia
** United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) **
established - 1 February 1996
aim - to monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula in
southern Croatia
members - (24) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya,
Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Ukraine
** United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) **
established 16 December 1994; to monitor and investigate violations
of the cease-fire of 17 September 1994 between Tajikistan and the Tajik
opposition and to assist in the political negotiation process; established
by the UN Security Council; members were Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Nepal, Nigeria,
Poland, Ukraine, Uruguay; mission ended May 2000
** United Nations Monitoring and Verification Commission (UNMOVIC) **
note - formerly known as United Nations Special Commission for the
Elimination of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (UNSCOM)
established - NA December 1999
aim - to identify, account for, and eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction and the capacity to produce them
commissioners - (15) Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France,
Germany, India, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, Senegal, Ukraine, UK, US
** United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) **
established - 24 August 1993
aim - to verify compliance with the cease-fire agreement, to monitor
weapons exclusion zone, and to supervise CIS peacekeeping force for
Abkhazia; established by the UN Security Council
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