UNOMIL
was established by Security Council
resolution 866 (1993) with the following initial mandate:
- To receive and investigate all reports on alleged incidents of violations of the cease-fire agreement and, if the violation cannot be corrected, to report its findings to the Violations Committee established pursuant to the Peace Agreement and to the Secretary-General;
- To monitor compliance with other elements of the Peace Agreement, including at points on Liberia’s borders with Sierra Leone and other neighbouring countries, and to verify its impartial application, and in particular to assist in the monitoring of compliance with the embargo on delivery of arms and military equipment to Liberia and the cantonment, disarmament and demobilization of combatants;
- To observe and verify the election process, including the legislative and presidential elections to be held in accordance with the provisions of the Peace Agreement;
- To assist, as appropriate, in the coordination of humanitarian assistance activities in the field in conjunction with the existing United Nations humanitarian relief operation;
- To develop a plan and assess financial requirements for the demobilization of combatants;
- To report on any major violations of international humanitarian law to the Secretary-General;
- To train ECOMOG engineers in mine clearance and, in cooperation with ECOMOG, coordinate the identification of mines and assist in the clearance of mines and unexploded bombs;
- Without participation in enforcement operations, to coordinate with ECOMOG in the discharge of ECOMOG’s separate responsibilities both formally, through the Violations Committee, and informally.
By its resolution
1020 (1995) of 10 November 1995, the Security Council decided
to adjust the mandate of UNOMIL to be defined as follows:
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