United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei

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]

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
AbbreviationUNISFA
Formation27 June 2011
TypePeacekeeping Mission
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersAbyei Town
Head
Head of Mission Haile Tilahun Gebremariam
Parent organization
United Nations Security Council
Websitehttps://unisfa.unmissions.org/

Command

UNISFA is run by a Head of Mission and a Force Commander. In the operation's initial years, these positions were held by the same person, but since 2014 they have been split between two people. 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 MissionYears Force CommanderYears
Tadesse Werede Tesfay[5]2011–2013Tadesse Werede Tesfay2011–2013
Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam[6]2013–2014Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam2013–2014
Halefom Ejigu Moges (acting)[7]2014–2015Birhanu Jula Gelalcha[8]2014–2016
Haile Tilahun Gebremariam[3] 2015–present Hassen Ebrahim Mussa[9] 2016–2017
Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael[10] 2017–2018
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]

Country Experts Police Staff Officer Troops
 Bahrain 2
 Benin 2
 Bhutan 1 1
 Bolivia 2
 Brazil 2
 Burkina Faso 1
 Burundi 3
 Cambodia 1
 Dominican Republic 1 2
 Ecuador 1 1
 El Salvador 1
 Ethiopia 78 5 79 4,288
 Ghana 3 4 6
 Guatemala 3 1
 Guinea 1 1
 India 1 3
 Indonesia 2 2
 Jordan 4
 Malawi 1
 Mongolia 1 1
 Namibia 3 4 2
   Nepal 3 1
 Nigeria 2 2
 Peru 2
 Russia 1
 Rwanda 2 3 4
 Seychelles 2
 Sierra Leone 1 2
 Sri Lanka 5 1
 Tanzania 2 9 1
 Ukraine 4 2
 Vietnam 2
 Zambia 1 1
 Zimbabwe 2 10 1

References
  1. BBC News – Sudan: UN authorises peacekeepers for Abyei. Bbc.co.uk (2011-06-27). Retrieved on 2012-03-26.
  2. "UN Mission's Contributions by Country" (PDF). United Nations. 31 May 2018. pp. 31–33. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. "Secretary-General Appoints Haile Tilahun Gebremariam of Ethiopia as Head of Mission for Abyei". United Nations.
  4. "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu of Ethiopia as Force Commander for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. UN Chief names commander of Abyei peacekeeping mission, Sudan Tribune, 07-30-2011
  6. "Secretary-General appoints Major General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)". Press release. United Nations. 12 March 2013.
  7. "Secretary-General Appoints Haile Tilahun Gebremariam of Ethiopia Head of Mission for Abyei | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  8. "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Birhanu Jula Gelalcha of Ethiopia Force Commander of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei". United Nations.
  9. "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa of Ethiopia Force Commander, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei". United Nations.
  10. "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael of Ethiopia Force Commander, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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