United Nations peacekeeping mission for South Sudan
See also: United Nations Mission in Sudan
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
Abbreviation
UNMISS
Formation
9 July 2011
Type
Peacekeeping Mission
Legal status
Active
Headquarters
Juba, South Sudan
Head
Nicholas Haysom
Force Commander (Acting)
Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian
Parent organization
United Nations Security Council
Website
https://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[update], 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]
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