UNMIT
United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste

Closure of UNMIT

The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste completed its mandate on 31 December 2012. The establishment of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) was preceded by a number of other UN operations or missions deployed in Timor-Leste beginning in 1999.

UNMIT Facts and Figures

A helicopter with a person walking away from the open door holding a blue box.

Duration

25 August 2006 – 31 December 2012

Strength

Authorized

Security Council resolution 1704 of 25 August 2006

  • 1,608 police personnel,
  • 34 military liaison and staff officers, and an appropriate civilian component

Strength as of 30 November 2012

  • 60 total uniformed personnel
    • 57 police
    • 3 military liaison officers
  • 302 international civilian staff*
  • 827 local civilian personnel*
  • 124 UN Volunteers

*Note: Statistics for international and local civilians are as of 31 October 2012

Country contributors (2006-2012)

Military liaison and staff officers

Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Fiji, Japan, India, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Singapore.

Police personnel

Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador, Egypt, Fiji, Gambia, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Fatalities

  • 9 police
  • 4 local civilians
  • 4 international civilian
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  • 17 total

Leadership

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Heads of Mission

  • Atul Khare (India)
    • December 2006 – December 2009
  • Ameerah Haq (Bangladesh)
    • January 2010 – June 2012
  • Finn Reske-Nielsen (Denmark) [Acting]
    • June 2012 – December 2012

Police Commissioners

  • Rodolfo Tor (Philippines)
    • November 2006 – May 2008
  • Juan Carlos Arevalo Linares (El Salvador) [Acting]
    • May 2008 – December 2008
  • Luis Carrilho (Portugal)
    • February 2009 – December 2012

Chief Military Liaison Officers

  • Col. Graeme R. Williams (New Zealand)
    • October 2006 - October 2008
  • Col. Jeremy Logan (Australia)
    • January 2009 – January 2011
  • Col. Martin Dransfield (New Zealand)
    • January 2011 – December 2012

Financial aspects

  • Method of financing: Assessment in respect of a Special Account
  • Expenditures (approved budgets)
    • 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013: $162,212,100
    • 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012: $208,603,700
    • 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011: $218,804,600
    • 1 July 2009 - 30 June 2010: $215,011,500
    • 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009: $180,841,100
    • 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2008: $177,026,400
    • 1 July 2006 - 30 June 2007: $184,819,900
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