United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei

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United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
AbbreviationUNISFA
Formation27 June 2011
TypePeacekeeping Mission
Legal statusActive
Headquarters Abyei Town
Head
Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr
Parent organization
United Nations Security Council
Website https://unisfa.unmissions.org/

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, which is contested between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. UNISFA was approved on 27 June 2011 by the United Nations Security Council in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990 after a flareup in the South Kordofan conflict earlier in June 2011. [1] The Ethiopian Army is the largest contributor of personnel, and as of 2018, the only contributor of individual troops. [2]

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Command

In the operation's initial years, the position of Head of Mission and Force Commander were jointly held by the same person. Since 2014, both positions are held by a different person.

Since 28 January 2015, the Head of Mission has been Haile Tilahun Gebremariam. [3] Since April 2018, the Force Commander has been Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu. [4]

Head of Mission, UNIFSA
No.NameNationalityTenure
1Maj. Gen. Tadesse Werede Tesfay [5] Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2011–2013
2Maj. Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam [6] 2013–2014
-Maj. Gen. Halefom Ejigu Moges (acting) [7] 2014–2015
3 Haile Tilahun Gebremariam [3] 2015–present
Force Commander, UNIFSA
No.NameNationalityTenure
1Maj. Gen. Tadesse Werede Tesfay [5] Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2011–2013
2Maj. Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam [6] 2013–2014
3Maj. Gen. Birhanu Jula Gelalcha [8] 2014–2016
4Maj. Gen. Hassen Ebrahim Mussa [9] 2016–2017
5Maj. Gen. Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael [10] 2017–2018
6Maj. Gen. Gebre Adhana Woldezgu [4] 2018–present

Contributing countries

As of 31 May 2018, the total number of personnel in the mission is 4,571, all but a little over 100 of whom are Ethiopian. [2]

CountryExpertsPoliceStaff OfficerTroops
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 11
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 12
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 11
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 785794,288
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 346
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 31
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 11
Flag of India.svg  India 13
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 22
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 4
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 11
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 342
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 31
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 22
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 234
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 12
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 51
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 291
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 42
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 11
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2101

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