United Nations Mission in South Sudan

United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
AbbreviationUNMISS
Formation9 July 2011
TypePeacekeeping Mission
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersJuba, South Sudan
Head
Nicholas Haysom
Force Commander (Acting)
Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian
Parent organization
United Nations Security Council
Websitehttps://unmiss.unmissions.org/

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission for South Sudan, which became independent on 9 July 2011. UNMISS[1] was established on 8 July 2011 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996 (2011).

Since December 2016, UNMISS has been led by the Secretary-General's Special Representative, South African lawyer and diplomat Nicholas Haysom. Haysom succeeded David Shearer in January 2021.[2]

As of March 2021, it is composed of 14,222 military personnel, 1,446 police, and 2,228 civilian workers, as well as small contingents of experts, staff officers, and volunteers.[3] The military deployment is commanded by the Indian Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian.[4] It is headquartered in the South Sudanese capital of Juba.[5]

  1. ^ "About UNMISS". UN Missions. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Leadership". UNMISS. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Pride and reverence reign as UNMISS celebrates International Day of UN Peacekeepers in South Sudan". United Nations Peacekeeping. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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  5. ^ "UNMISS Fact Sheet – United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan". UN. Retrieved 22 December 2017.