UNMEE
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UNMEE
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea is withdrawn

On 30 July 2008, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1827 terminating the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with effect from the following day. The Council decision came in response to crippling restrictions imposed by Eritrea on UNMEE, as well as the cutting off of fuel supplies – making it impossible for the operation to continue carrying out its mandated tasks, and putting at risk the safety and security of UN personnel.

At the same time, the Security Council called on Ethiopia and Eritrea "to show maximum restraint and refrain from any threat or use of force against each other and to avoid provocative military activities".

Facts and Figures

LocationEthiopia and Eritrea
HeadquartersAsmara, Eritrea and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration31 July 2000 to 31 July 2008
Special Representative
of the Secretary-General
and Chief of Mission		Azouz Ennifar (Tunisia) (Acting)
August 2006 – July 2008

Legwaila Joseph Legwaila (Botswana)
October 2000 – July 2006
Force CommanderMajor-General Mohammad Taisir Masedeh (Jordan)
April 2006 – July 2008

Major-General Rajender Singh (India)
July 2004 – March 2006

Major-General Robert Gordon (United Kingdom)
November 2002 – June 2004

Brigadier General P.C. Cammaert (Netherlands)
November 2000 – October 2002
StrengthMaximum deployment (31 May 2002): 4,154 total uniformed personnel including 3,940 troops and 214 police supported by 229 international civilian personnel and 244 local civilian staff
Contributors of Military PersonnelAlgeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Zambia.
Fatalities13 military personnel
3 international civilian personnel
4 local civilian personnel

20 total
Financial Aspects

Method of financing:
Assessments in respect of a Special Account

Expenditures:
31 July 2000 to 30 June 2001: $164.11 million
1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002: $185.01 million
1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003: $209.62 million
1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004: $183.60 million
1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005: $180.33 million
1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006: $156.00 million
1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007: $126.62 million
1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008: $106.09 million
1 July 2008 to 30 July 2008: $7.34 million (estimated)

Total estimated expenditures:
$1.32 billion

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United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

Established in 2000, UNMEE was mandated to monitor the ceasefire, support border security, and assist with demining and humanitarian efforts between Ethiopia and Eritrea.