United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone

United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone
AbbreviationUNOMSIL
Formation13 July 1998
TypePeacekeeping Mission
Legal statusCompleted
HeadquartersFreetown, Sierra Leone
Head
Chief of Mission

Francis G. Okelo

 Uganda

Chief Military Observer
Brig. Gen. Subhash C. Joshi

 India
Parent organization
United Nations Security Council
Website[1]

The United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone from 1998 to 1999 that was established with the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1181. Its mission was to monitor the military and security situation in Sierra Leone.[1] The mission was terminated in October 1999, when the Security Council authorized deployment of a new, and significantly larger peacekeeping operation, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).[2]

  1. ^ "UNOMSIL Mandate". un.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "History of the UN in Sierra Leone". sl.one.un.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.