LOCATION
Sierra Leone

HEADQUARTERS
Freetown

DURATION
13 July 1998 to present

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND CHIEF OF MISSION
Mr. Francis G. Okelo (Uganda)

CHIEF MILITARY OBSERVER
Brigadier-General Subhash C. Joshi (India)

STRENGTH
Military component as of 30 July 1999: 51, consisting of 49 military observers and 2 troops, supported by a 2-person medical team. Civilian component as of 4 June 1999: 53, consisting of 29 international civilian personnel and 24 locally recruited staff.

CONTRIBUTORS OF MILITARY AND POLICE PERSONNEL
Bangladesh, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand, the United Republic of Tanzania, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia.

FINANCIAL ASPECTS
Method of financing: assessments in respect of a Special Account. Estimated budget for the 12-month period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000: $40.7 million, excluding additional requirements should the mandate for the mission be expanded.