Part One: Political and security questions
82 Mandate: To support the implementation of the 9 January 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army; facilitate and coordinate humanitarian assistance and the return of refugees and internally displaced persons; assist with demining; and protect and promote human rights. The mandate was expanded in 2006 [YUN 2006, p. 282] to support implementation of the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement and the 2004 N’djamena Agreement on Humanitarian Ceasefire on the Conflict in Darfur. Strength: 9,093 troops, 476 military observers, 693 police. UNMIT United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste Established: August 2006. Mandate: To support the Government of TimorLeste in consolidating stability; enhancing a culture of democratic governance; facilitating political dialogue; conducting the 2007 electoral process; establishing a continuous presence in the three border districts, alongside UN police officers; reviewing the role and needs of the security sector; building the capacity of State and Government institutions and strengthening capacity and mechanisms for monitoring, promoting and protecting human rights; and promoting justice and reconciliation. Strength: 35 military observers, 1,517 police. UNAMID African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Established: July 2007. Mandate: To contribute to the protection of civilians, contribute to security for humanitarian assistance, monitor and verify implementation of agreements, assist an inclusive political process, contribute to the promotion of human rights and the rule of law, and monitor and report on the situation along the borders with Chad and the Central African Republic. Strength: 15,114 troops, 260 military observers, 4,575 police. MINURCAT United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad Established: September 2007. Mandate: To select, train, advise and facilitate support to elements of the Police tchadienne pour la protection humanitaire; contribute to the creation of
a more secure environment; exchange information on threats to humanitarian activities in the region; contribute to the monitoring, promotion and protection of human rights; support the strengthening of the capacity of the Governments of Chad and the Central African Republic, and civil society, through training in international human rights standards and efforts to end the recruitment and use of children by armed groups; and assist Chad and the Central African Republic in promoting the rule of law. In 2009, its mandate was expanded to include protection of civilians, facilitation of delivery of humanitarian aid, protection of UN personnel and facilities and creation of conditions for the return of refugees. Strength: 2,489 troops, 24 military observers, 264 police.
Financial and administrative aspects of peacekeeping operations The General Assembly considered a number of issues related to financial and administrative aspects of UN peacekeeping operations, including the financial performance of UN peacekeeping operations, the support account for peacekeeping operations, funds for closed missions, financial reports and audited financial statements, apportionment of costs, reimbursements to Member States for contingent-owned equipment, management and financing of the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, restructuring, UN police capacities, personnel matters, criminal accountability of UN staff and experts on mission, welfare and recreational needs of peacekeeping staff, death and disability, and training. Financing Expenditures for UN peacekeeping operations from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 [A/64/5 (Vol. II)] rose by 13.6 per cent, from $6,265.8 million in the previous fiscal year to $7,120.6 million. The increase, which was mainly due to the expansion of unamid, minurcat and monuc and support for the American Union Mission in Somalia (amisom), was partially offset by the reduced expenditures for unmil, the closure of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (unmee) and the drawdown of unmik. Total assessments rose by 5.0 per cent, from $6,722.5 million to $7,060.5 million, while unpaid assessments pertaining to active peacekeeping missions decreased by 5.0 per cent, from $1,018.9 million to $967.5 million. Unpaid assessments for closed missions decreased marginally, from $557.6 million to $542.6 million. Therefore, the overall level of unpaid assessments decreased from $1,576.5 million to $1,510.1 million.