Angola - UNAVEM III

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UNITED NATIONS ANGOLA VERIFICATION MISSION




UNAVEM III FACTS AND FIGURES AS OF 30 JUNE 1997

AUTHORIZATION

Relevant Security Council resolutions:

Security Council resolution 1118 (1997) on the situation in Angola

Security Council resolution 1106 (1997) on the situation in Angola

Security Council resolution 1102 (1997) on the situation in Angola

Security Council resolution 1098 (1997) on the situation in Angola

Security Council resolution 1055 (1996) on the extension of mandate of UNAVEM III and efforts to advance to advance the peace process in Angola

Security Council resolution 1045 (1996) on the extension of mandate of UNAVEM III and implementation of the Lusaka Protocol

Security Council resolution 1008 (1995) on the extension of mandate of UNAVEM III

Security Council resolution 976 (1995) on the establishment of UNAVEM III

Recent Reports of the Secretary-General:

Progress Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) - S/1997/304 of 14 April 1997

Progress Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) - S/1997/248 of 25 March 1997

Progress Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) - S/1997/239 of 13 March 1997

Progress Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) - S/1997/115 of 7 February 1997

LOCATION
Angola

HEADQUARTERS
Luanda

DURATION: February 1995 to 30 June 1997

STRENGTH as of 30 June 1997: mission total of 4,220 military personnel, comprising 283 military observers, 3,649 troops and 288 civilian police

FATALITIES
32

FINANCING
Method of financingAssessments in respect of a Special Account
Actual and pro forma expendituresFrom inception of mission through 31 December 1996: 752,215,900 net
Budget estimate from 1 July 1996 through 30 June 1997 134,980,800 net
Budget estimate from 1 July 1997 through 30 June 1998No cost estimate was prepared in the expectation that the Security Council might authorize a follow-on mission as of 1 July 1997

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
AND HEADS OF MISSION
Alioune Blondin Beye (Mali)June 1993 to date
Margaret Joan Anstee (United Kingdom)February 1992 to June 1993

UNAVEM III FORCE COMMANDERS
Major-General Phillip Valerio Sibanda (Zimbabwe)

 October 1995 to date
Major-General Chris Abutu Garuba (Nigeria)February-September 1995

CURRENT CONTRIBUTORS of personnel
Bangladesh 205 troops; 10 military observers; 23 civilian police
Brazil 739 troops; 20 military observers; 14 civilian police
Bulgaria 10 military observers; 16 civilian police
Congo4 military observers
Egypt1 troop; 10 military observers; 14 civilian police
France15 troops; 7 military observers
Guinea-Bissau4 military observers; 4 civilian police
Hungary 10 military observers; 7 civilian police
India452 troops; 20 military observers; 11 civilian police
Jordan2 troops; 17 military observers; 21 civilian police
Kenya10 military observers
Malaysia19 military observers; 20 civilian police
Mali9 military observers; 15 civilian police
Namibia199 troops
Netherlands2 troops; 14 military observers; 10 civilian police
New Zealand9 troops; 4 military observers
Nigeria19 military observers; 21 civilian police
Norway 4 military observers
Pakistan14 military observers
Poland7 civilian police
Portugal313 troops; 6 military observers; 39 civilian police
Romania327 troops
Russian Federation151 troops; 7 civilian police
Senegal10 military observers
Slovak Republic5 military observers
Sweden 19 military observers; 18 civilian police
Tanzania3 civilian police
Ukraine4 troops; 5 military observers
Uruguay 7 troops; 3 military observers; 15 civilian police
Zambia509 troops; 10 military observers; 15 civilian police
Zambia700 troops; 20 military observers; 22 civilian police



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