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United Nations Mission in Liberia MISSION BRIEF

United Nations Mission in Liberia MISSION BRIEF. July 2003: Monrovia in flames. Bushrod Ablaze. Battle for Monrovia June-August 2003. Child Soldier. KEY DATES. 1 August: Security Council Resolution 1497 authorizes multinational force and future UN stabilization force

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United Nations Mission in Liberia MISSION BRIEF

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  1. United Nations Mission in LiberiaMISSION BRIEF

  2. July 2003: Monrovia in flames Bushrod Ablaze

  3. Battle for Monrovia June-August 2003 Child Soldier

  4. KEY DATES • 1 August: Security Council Resolution 1497 authorizes multinational force and future UN stabilization force • 4 August: Deployment of ECOMIL vanguard force • 11 August: Charles Taylor hands over presidency to Moses Blah

  5. 18 August: Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in Accra, Ghana • 19 September: Security Council Resolution 1509 establishes UN Mission in Liberia • 1 October: Day One of UNMIL, ECOMIL troops “rehatted” as UN peacekeepers • 14 October: National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) takes office and National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTGA) sworn in

  6. UNMIL Day One - 1 October 2003

  7. Inauguration of NTGL14 October 2003 Chairman Bryant and former President Blah Presidents Kufuor and Obasanjo with SRSG Klein Chairman Bryant takes oath of office Vice Chairman Wesley Johnson takes oath

  8. UNMIL LEADERSHIP Souren SeraydarianDeputy Special Representative Jacques Paul Klein Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of UN Operations in Liberia Abou MoussaDeputy Special Representative

  9. UNMIL LEADERSHIP Savitri ButcheyDirector of Administration Lt. Gen. Daniel I. OpandeForce Commander Mark A. KroekerPolice Commissioner

  10. UNHCR WHO UNMIL OCHA UN-HABITAT WFP UN Family in Liberia

  11. UNMIL MANDATEOperating under Chapter VII: • SUPPORT • Ceasefire Agreement • Humanitarian Assistance/Human Rights • Support for Security Reform • PROTECT • United Nations Staff • Facilities • Civilians

  12. UNMIL Mandate Implementation • Consists of eight goals: • Peace and security • Disarmament and Demobilization • Rehabilitation and Reintegration of combatants • Establish rule of law, including judiciary and corrections • Establish safeguards for human rights • Restoration of state authority • Provision of factual information through public media campaigns • Coordination of UN agencies for humanitarian assistance

  13. PEACE AND SECURITY UNMIL FORCE Nigerian Contingent Ghanaian Contingent

  14. LURD combatants

  15. Ex-Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers

  16. MODEL checkpoint

  17. Current Strength Military Forces 15,000 Civilian Staff 14,640 - Authorized 14,131 - Current 768 13,841 607 215 145 389 Plus 367 Contracts pending 174 400 116 SECTOR TROOPS International TOTAL MILOBS FHQ SO National

  18. Troop contributing countries Bangladesh Benin Bolivia Brazil China Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Ecuador El Salvador Egypt Ethiopia Finland France Gambia Ghana Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russia Senegal Serbia/Montenegro South Africa Sweden Togo Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zambia Total authorized 15,000 Total in country 14,131 Guinea Bissau Indonesia Ireland Jordan Kenya Korea Malawi Malaysia Mali Moldova Namibia Nepal Netherlands Niger Nigeria Pakistan

  19. COMBAT FORCES FORCE HQ RESERVE 1 Combined Battalion Ireland Mechanized Sweden Armored SECTOR 1 Nigeria - 2 Infantry Battalions (partly mechanized)* West African Composite - 1 Motorized Battalion SECTOR 2 Pakistan - 2 Infantry Battalions (partly mechanized) Namibia - 1 Infantry Battalion (partly mechanized) SECTOR 3 Bangladesh – 3 Infantry Battalions (partly mechanized) SECTOR 4 Ethiopia – 2 Motorized Battalions * Partly mechanized = 2 motor & 2 mechanized companies

  20. SUPPORT UNITS FORCE HQJordan - Level Three Hospital Philippines - Headquarters Company Bangladesh - Engineering Company Ukraine - Aviation Unit Nepal - Military Police Company Pakistan - Road & Airfield Maintenance CompanyPeople’s Republic of China - Transportation Company SECTOR 1Pakistan - Engineering Company SECTOR 2Pakistan - Level Two Hospital Engineering Company SECTOR 3Bangladesh - Level Two HospitalEngineering Company SECTOR 4People’s Republic of China - Level Two HospitalEngineering Company

  21. UNMIL PEACEKEEPER DEPLOYMENTS

  22. N X X (-) BHQ 3rd BDE 1st BDE BHQ UNMO PAKBAT UNMO PAK Foya (+) BANBAT 1 X X NIBAT 1 BANBAT 3 PAK (+) BAN (-) 4th BDE BHQ 2nd BDE BHQ NIBAT2 (+) BAN UNMO XX GUINEA BISSAU UNMO FHQ (-) 2 NAMBAT PAKBAT ETHBAT 1 UNMO BANBAT 3 TBC X CHINA PAK MULTIROLE BANGLADESH 3 (-) QRF IREBAT PAK ETHBAT 2 2 CHINA SPECIAL SIGS BAN 3 X 3 TPTCOY CHINA NAM X LOG X 1 RD AND AIRFD PAK 4 BANBAT 2 GD ADMIN PHILIPPINES ETHBAT 2 MP MP NEPAL ATCK UKR ETHBAT 1 UTILITY UKR TBC (-) III LEVEL 3 JOR TBC UNMIL Full Deployment

  23. 284 Combat Vehicles 14 Helicopter Gunships

  24. Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR) • DDRR begun in December 2003 at Camp Schieffelin for former Government of Liberia (ex-GoL) combatants • Combatants disarmed 13,192 • Weapons collected 8,679 • Ammunition collected 2,018,669

  25. DDRR Program launch • Special Representative of the Secretary General Jacques Paul Klein destroys weapons at ceremonial launch of DDRR program on 1 December 2003 • NTGL Chairman Gyude Bryant addresses opening of Camp Schieffelin DDRR site on 7 December 2003

  26. Disarmament Camp SchieffelinDecember 2003

  27. Nationwide information campaign to educate combatants and communities on DDRR

  28. Voinjama: Gen. Sheriff Cobra (LURD), Gen. Varmuya Sheriff (ex-GOL), Gen. William Bearlar (MODEL) and Gen. Patrick Bowah (LURD) on UNMIL DDRR information campaign

  29. Resumption of DDRR15 April 2004 • 4 cantonment and 4 disarmament sites in Gbarnga, Tubmanburg, Monrovia, and Buchanan • 5 more cantonment sites to be completed for LURD, MODEL, ex-GOL

  30. Disarmament and Demobilization 15 April 2004

  31. Registration and Encampment 15 April 2004

  32. COLLECTED DESTROYED Weapons 15,343 8,252 *to restart 15 June Ammo (small arms) 3,805,118 3,805,118 Ammo (explosives) 11,490 11,490 34,328ex-combatants disarmed

  33. Rehabilitation and Reintegration International Contributions US Agency for International Development • Liberia Community Infrastructure Program $27.9 million, 3 years Target: 10,000 ex-combatants and 10,000 others • Women and Children Rehabilitation program $15 million, 3 years Target: 10,000 women and children • Youth Reintegration Training and Education for Peace Program (YRTEP) Vocational, Apprenticeship, Education $5 million, 2 years Target: 5 million young people

  34. Rehabilitation and Reintegration Programmes DDRR Trust Fund • 28 RR proposals for trades training programmes for 35,200 ex-combatants • UNICEF-7000 child ex-combatants into community education programmes • Formal education programmes in Monrovia and in counties being reviewed and assessed for intake of ex-combatants in partnership with the Ministry of Education

  35. Rule of Law • Civilian Police • Judiciary • Corrections • Human Rights

  36. UNMIL CIVILIAN POLICE Current strength:750 out of an authorized strength of 1,115, including 240 members of the Formed Police Units

  37. Bangladesh Bosnia-Herzegovina China Czech Rep. Fiji Gambia Ghana Jordan (FPU) Malawi Namibia Nepal (FPU) Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Philippines Poland Russia Samoa Senegal Serbia-Montenegro Sri Lanka Sweden Turkey Ukraine Uruguay United States Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe UNMIL CIVILIAN POLICE Contributing Countries Total authorized 1,115 Total in country 725(including 10 Corrections officers)

  38. CIVPOL Tasks • Monitoring and mentoring the Liberian National Police (LNP) • Co-locating with LNP personnel • Restructuring Police Sector • Establishing a new Police Service

  39. CIVPOL Training • Interim police training, while planning proceeds for a restructured national police service • Jordanian Formed Police Unit demonstrating riot control techniques • 5 May - Recruitment campaign for new police service starts

  40. Judiciary • Assess judicial system • Train judges, prosecutors and lawyers • Re-establish courts • Co-location of UNMIL judicial advisors in the courts/Ministry of Justice • Monitoring of criminal/civil trials

  41. Corrections • Recruit and train staff for the Liberian Correctional System • Review and revise penal legislation • Improve policies and procedures to reflect international guidelines and human rights standards • Reform organizational structure • Build a long-range corrections development plan with the assistance of key international and national stakeholders

  42. Human Rights and Protection Established/Assist • Independent Human Rights Commission • Truth and Reconciliation Commission Protect • Vulnerable Groups • Children and Women

  43. Restoration of State Authority • Strategies for return of civil administration, county officials, district officers and traditional chiefs around the country • Committees to resolve disputes at local level arising from occupation or possession of properties Mayoress of Ganta

  44. . . UN Civilian Presence . . . . . . .

  45. Provision of factual information through public media campaigns • 24-hour FM radio capability established • Nationwide DDRR information campaign • Public education on Mission mandate, security and law enforcement awareness and humanitarian assistance • Voter education • Local media capacity-building

  46. UNMIL Radio 91.5FM • Broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week • News and information on the peace process • Sensitization of public opinion on DDRR • Voter education on forthcoming elections • Signal currently has the farthest reach of any radio station in Liberia • Coverage will be nationwide

  47. Media Development • Free media environment established • 25 newspapers publishing • 8 FM radio stations • Community radio • 2 Monrovia-based television stations

  48. Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance • Expansion of humanitarian relief activities by UN agencies and non-governmental organizations • Relief assistance to refugees, IDPs and host communities • More than 50 joint assessment missions by UN agencies and NGOs to locations all over Liberia • WFP feeds 600,000 persons per day in Liberia • 316,000 Internally Displaced Persons • 284,000 Vulnerable Groups

  49. Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees beginning to return home • 17,600 returnees have come back from Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana since November 2003

  50. Liberia Demographic Statistics(estimated) Population 3.3 million Population under age of 15 years - 44% Ethnic- 95% Indigenous African (16 Ethnic Groups) 5% Americo-Liberians Religion Traditional Animist Christian Muslim Literacy Rate (Average) 37% Men 50% Women 24%

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