Location
Haiti

Headquarters
Port-au-Prince

Duration
September 1993 - June 1996

Special Envoy of the Secretary-General
Dante Caputo (Argentina) December 1992 - September 1994
[Mr. Caputo also served as Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States. When UNMIH was established, he also became Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief of Mission, see below]

Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and Chiefs of Mission
Dante Caputo (Argentina) September 1993 - September 1994
Lakhdar Brahimi (Algeria) September 1994 - March 1996
Enrique ter Horst (Venezuela) March - June 1996
[see UNSMIH]

Commander of the Military Unit
Colonel Gregg Pulley (United States) October 1993 -*
[*UNMIH was prevented from deploying at this stage]

Force Commanders
Major-General Joseph Kinzer (United States) January 1995 - March 1996
Brigadier-General J.R.P. Daigle (Canada) March - June 1996
[see UNSMIH]

Police Commissioners
Superintendent Jean-Jacques Lemay (Canada) October 1993 -*
[*UNMIH was prevented from deploying at this stage]
Chief Superintendent Neil Pouliot (Canada) July 1994 - February 1996
Colonel Philippe Balladur (France) February - June 1996

Strength
Initial authorization
567 civilian police and a military construction unit of 700 personnel including 60 military trainers
Maximum authorization
6,000 troops and military support personnel, and 900 civilian police; there was also provision for approximately 230 international civilian staff, 200 local staff and 30 United Nations Volunteers
Maximum deployment (30 June 1995)
6,065 troops and military support personnel, and 847 civilian police, supported by international and local civilian staff
Authorization during final period
1,200 troops and military support personnel, and 300 civilian police; there was also provision for approximately 160 international civilian staff, 180 local staff and 18 United Nations Volunteers

Contributors of Military and Civilian Police Personnel
Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Canada, Djibouti, France, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Mali, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and United States

Fatalities
6 military personnel
3 civilian police
9 Total

Financing
Method of financing
Assessments in respect of a Special Account
Expenditures
$320.0 million (gross)

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