FACTSHEET2 : 30APRIL2013

2 In January 2011, the title of this document was renamed from“UN Political and Peacebuilding Missions Background Note”to“UN Political and Peacebuilding Missions Fact Sheet” UNITEDNATIONSPOLITICALAND PEACEBUILDINGMISSIONS

* The newly established political mission - United Nations Office in Mali - is not yet depicted on the map above.

NUMBER OF MISSIONS ...... 14

PERSONNEL Uniformed personnel ...... 349 International civilian personnel (28 February 2013)...... 1,220 Local civilian personnel (28 February 2013)...... 2,253 UN Volunteers ...... 83 Total number of personnel serving in political and peacebuilding missions ...... 3,905

For information on United Nations peacekeeping operations, see DPI/1634 Rev.144 or visit the United Nations website at asdf http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/bnote010101.pdf United Nations CURRENTPOLITICALANDPEACEBUILDINGMISSIONS

UNPOS Since 15 April 1995 UNIPSIL Since 1 October 2008 United Nations Political Office for Somalia United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Augustine Mahiga (Tanzania) Leone Strength: international civilian 52; local civilian 31; military advisers 2 Executive Representative of the Secretary-General: Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen (Denmark) UNSCO Since 1 October 1999 Strength: international civilian 31; local civilian 28; UN volunteer 7; police 6 Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative BINUCA Since 1 January 2010 of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central Palestinian Authority: Robert H. Serry (Netherlands) African Republic Strength: international civilian 29; local civilian 30 Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Margaret Vogt (Nigeria) Strength: international civilian 64; local civilian 79; military advisers 2; UN volun- UNOWA Since 29 November 2001 teer 2; police 2 Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa Since 1 January 2010 Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Said Djinnit (Algeria) UNIOGBIS Strength: international civilian 21; local civilian 18; military advisers 3 United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau Special Representative of the Secretary-General: José Ramos-Horta (Timor-Leste) Strength: international civilian 56; local civilian 46; military advisers 2; police 14; UNAMA* Since 28 March 2002 UN volunteer 7 United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Ján Kubiš (Slovakia) Since 1 January 2011 Strength: international civilian 378; local civilian 1,354; military advisers 22; BNUB police 5; UN volunteer 63 United Nations Office in Burundi Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Parfait Onanga-Anyanga (Gabon) Strength: international civilian 48; local civilian 60; military advisers 1; police 1; UNAMI Since 14 August 2003 UN volunteer 4 United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq: Martin Kobler (Germany) Strength (staff based in Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait): international civilian 355; local UNOCA Since 1 January 2011 civilian 458; troop 272; military advisers 5; police 4 United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Abou Moussa (Chad)

UNSCOL Since 16 February 2007 Strength: international civilian 18; local civilian 6; military advisers 1 Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Special Coordinator for Lebanon: Derek Plumbly (United Kingdom) UNSMIL Since 16 September 2011 Strength: international civilian 21; local civilian 59 United Nations Support Mission in Libya Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Tarek Mitri (Lebanon)

UNRCCA Since 10 December 2007 Strength: International civilian 140; local civilian 62; police 7 United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Miroslav Jenča (Slovakia) Strength: international civilian 7; local civilian 22

* Political or peacebuilding mission directed and supported by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. All other political and peacebuilding asdf missions are directed by the Department of Political Affairs. For information on political and peacebuilding missions, visit the United Nations website at http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/ United Nations Prepared by the Peace and Security Section, United Nations Department of Public Information, in consultation with the Department of Political Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations — DPI/2166/Rev. 118 — May 2013