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United Nations Mission in Liberia
Directors
- Parth Brahmbhatt
- Adrian Mitchell
Topics
- Evaluating the UNMIL Mandate
Documents
- Topic One Background Guide (PDF, 328.9 KB)
- Rules of Procedure (PDF, 87.2 KB)
- Crisis Simulation Guide (PDF, 319.4 KB)
Committee Overview
This committee will be run as a crisis committee.
The United Nation Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) is the product of several iterations of evolution, first beginning with the UN Security Council's (UNSC) arms embargo in 1992, initialized to stem violence in Liberian civil war. Shortly thereafter, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) Military Observer Group (ECOMOG), the UN Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) was founded UNOMIL becoming the first peacekeeping mission created in cooperation with an existing organization, whose primary goal was to implement the Cotonou peace agreement which brought the civil war to a cease-fire. UNOMIL ended in 1997 with peaceful elections in Liberia, and was replaced by a stronger UN presence in the form of the UN Peace-building Support Office in Liberia (UNOL) which was tasked with monitoring the humanitarian situation in Liberia under the new government. In 2003, Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to report to the UNSC on the situation in Liberia. On 11 September, he suggested, in light of the militarization as a result of the civil war, security risks, sanitation problems, and many other issues, that the UNSC approve his suggested full mission in Liberia.
Eight days later, the UNSC approved the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Rapid deployment of 15,000 UN military personnel was facilitated by the support of ECOWAS, and most functions of ECOMOG and UNOL were then transferred to the office of the Secretary-General, and subsequently to a Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Other important figures within the leadership of UNMIL include: Deputy Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Rule of Law and for Recovery and Governance; Force Commander; Director of Mission Support; and Police Commissioner. The objectives of UNMIL are “to support the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the peace-process; protect United Nations staff, facilities and civilians; support humanitarian and human rights activities; as well as assist in national security reform, including national police-training and formation of a new, restructured military." The military deployment of UN peace-keepers is to “create a credible deterrence to anti-peace elements by ensuring visible presence all over Liberia” and as such, the rules of engagement are to be constantly updated to reflect the situation within Liberia, so UNMIL peace-keepers can best protect the civilians within the country.
UNMIL at GTMUN 2011 will function as a Crisis Committee, utilizing the executive body of UNMIL to facilitate fast-paced decision-making in addition to the task of Re-Evaluating the UNMIL Mandate. It will be important for Faculty Advisors and Delegates to be aware of the modified Rules of Procedure for UNMIL for full details on functions of the committee and parliamentary procedure. The documents provided above detail the roles delegates will fill as well as guidelines to committee simulation. These are supplementary to the Background Guide which provides the Introduction, History, and Current Status for UNMIL.
The United Nation Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) is the product of several iterations of evolution, first beginning with the UN Security Council's (UNSC) arms embargo in 1992, initialized to stem violence in Liberian civil war. Shortly thereafter, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) Military Observer Group (ECOMOG), the UN Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) was founded UNOMIL becoming the first peacekeeping mission created in cooperation with an existing organization, whose primary goal was to implement the Cotonou peace agreement which brought the civil war to a cease-fire. UNOMIL ended in 1997 with peaceful elections in Liberia, and was replaced by a stronger UN presence in the form of the UN Peace-building Support Office in Liberia (UNOL) which was tasked with monitoring the humanitarian situation in Liberia under the new government. In 2003, Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to report to the UNSC on the situation in Liberia. On 11 September, he suggested, in light of the militarization as a result of the civil war, security risks, sanitation problems, and many other issues, that the UNSC approve his suggested full mission in Liberia.
Eight days later, the UNSC approved the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Rapid deployment of 15,000 UN military personnel was facilitated by the support of ECOWAS, and most functions of ECOMOG and UNOL were then transferred to the office of the Secretary-General, and subsequently to a Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Other important figures within the leadership of UNMIL include: Deputy Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Rule of Law and for Recovery and Governance; Force Commander; Director of Mission Support; and Police Commissioner. The objectives of UNMIL are “to support the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the peace-process; protect United Nations staff, facilities and civilians; support humanitarian and human rights activities; as well as assist in national security reform, including national police-training and formation of a new, restructured military." The military deployment of UN peace-keepers is to “create a credible deterrence to anti-peace elements by ensuring visible presence all over Liberia” and as such, the rules of engagement are to be constantly updated to reflect the situation within Liberia, so UNMIL peace-keepers can best protect the civilians within the country.
UNMIL at GTMUN 2011 will function as a Crisis Committee, utilizing the executive body of UNMIL to facilitate fast-paced decision-making in addition to the task of Re-Evaluating the UNMIL Mandate. It will be important for Faculty Advisors and Delegates to be aware of the modified Rules of Procedure for UNMIL for full details on functions of the committee and parliamentary procedure. The documents provided above detail the roles delegates will fill as well as guidelines to committee simulation. These are supplementary to the Background Guide which provides the Introduction, History, and Current Status for UNMIL.