United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa

United Nations peacekeeping mission to South Africa from 1992–94
United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa
AbbreviationUNOMSA
Formation17 August 1992 (1992-08-17)
Dissolved27 June 1994 (1994-06-27)
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Parent organization
United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission to South Africa from 1992 to 1994. The mission was led by Angela King and was headquartered in Johannesburg, with a regional office in Durban.[1]

History

Background

Establishment

The United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa was established on 17 August 1992 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 772.[2] The first 13 observers arrived in South Africa on 13 September.[3]

On 14 January 1994, United Nations Security Council Resolution 894 expanded the role of the mission to include election monitoring.[4]

The mission ended on 27 June 1994.[5]

Budget

From 1994 to 1995, the United States contributed US$6,336,200 to the mission.[6]

References

Citations

  1. ^ United Nations 1994, p. 107.
  2. ^ Ndulo 1995, p. 214.
  3. ^ Ndulo 1995, p. 215.
  4. ^ Ndulo 1995, p. 228.
  5. ^ Ndulo 1995, p. 236.
  6. ^ U.S. Participation in the UN: A Report by the President to Congress for the Year 1994. Washington D.C: United States Department of State. 1995. p. 228.

Bibliography

  • Ndulo, Muna (1995). "United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA): Security Council Resolutions 772 (1992) and 894 (1994) and the South African Transition: Preventive Diplomacy and Peacekeeping". African Yearbook of International Law. 3 (1): 205–238. doi:10.1163/221161795X00105. ISSN 2211-6176.
  • United Nations (1994). The United Nations and Apartheid: 1948-1994. New York: United Nations Department of Public Information. ISBN 978-92-1-100546-2. OCLC 1036963820.

Further reading

  • Evans, Graham (1994). "The role of the United Nations' observer mission in South Africa's elections". Representation. 32 (119). Routledge: 61–63. doi:10.1080/00344899438439049. eISSN 1749-4001. ISSN 0034-4893. LCCN 2003200733. OCLC 610465376.
  • Anglin, Douglas G. (October 1995). "International Monitoring of the Transition to Democracy in South Africa, 1992-1994". African Affairs. 94 (377). Oxford University Press: 519–543. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098872. JSTOR 723606.
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