United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
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| United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei | |
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| Abbreviation | UNISFA |
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| Formation | 27 June 2011 |
| Type | Peacekeeping Mission |
| Legal status | Active |
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Head
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Tadesse Werede Tesfay |
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Parent organization
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United Nations Security Council |
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, which is contested between the Republic of Sudan and the newly independent Republic of South Sudan. UNISFA was approved on 27 June 2011 by the United Nations Security Council in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990 after a flareup in the South Kordofan conflict earlier in June 2011.[1] The Ethiopian Army is the largest contributor.
Contributing countries
As of 30 June 2013, the total number of personnel in the mission is 3,953:[2]
| Country | Police | Experts | Troops |
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 Benin |
1 | ||
 Bolivia |
1 | 1 | |
 Brazil |
3 | 2 | |
 Cambodia |
3 | ||
 Chile |
1 | ||
 Ecuador |
1 | ||
 Ethiopia |
5 | 78 | 3,805 |
 Ghana |
2 | 3 | 1 |
 Guatemala |
1 | 1 | |
 Guinea |
1 | ||
 India |
2 | ||
 Indonesia |
1 | ||
 Kyrgyzstan |
1 | ||
 Mongolia |
2 | ||
 Namibia |
3 | 1 | |
 Nepal |
1 | ||
 Nigeria |
3 | ||
 Paraguay |
1 | ||
 Peru |
1 | 1 | |
 Philippines |
1 | ||
 Russia |
1 | 2 | |
 Rwanda |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sierra Leone |
2 | ||
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 1 | |
 Tanzania |
3 | 1 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
4 | 2 | |
 Uruguay |
1 | ||
 Zambia |
1 | ||
 Zimbabwe |
1 |
References
- ↑ BBC News – Sudan: UN authorises peacekeepers for Abyei. Bbc.co.uk (2011-06-27). Retrieved on 2012-03-26.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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Updated in July 2019
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