United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia

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The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) was a major UN peacekeeping mission in the early 1990s that supervised a ceasefire, disarmament, repatriation of refugees, and the organization of free elections to help restore peace and political stability in Cambodia after years of conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations peacekeeping mission
multidimensional peace operation
aimedTo establish a neutral political environment for elections
facilitate national reconciliation in Cambodia
restore peace in Cambodia
authorizedBy United Nations Security Council
budgetEstimate approximately 1.6 billion US dollars
componentIncluded civil administration component
civilian police component
electoral component
human rights component
military component
conflictAddressed Cambodian Civil War
countryServed Cambodia
dateEstablished 1992-02-28
electionDates 1993-05-23 to 1993-05-28
electionsOrganized 1993 Cambodian general election
forceCommander John Sanderson
headquartersLocation Phnom Penh
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 745
mandatedBy Paris Peace Agreements
mandateIncluded civil administration supervision
demobilization of combatants
disarmament of factions
human rights monitoring
maintenance of law and order
organization of free and fair elections
rebuilding of key infrastructure
repatriation and resettlement of displaced persons
repatriation of refugees
supervision of ceasefire
missionEndDate 1993-09-24
missionStartDate 1992-03-15
monitored withdrawal of foreign forces from Cambodia
operatedInTerritory Kingdom of Cambodia
linked to: Cambodia
oversaw ceasefire among Cambodian factions
parentOrganization United Nations
peaceProcessFramework Paris Conference on Cambodia
peakCivilianPolice approximately 3,600
peakCivilianStaff approximately 1,700
peakMilitaryPersonnel approximately 15,900
policeComponentHead Saddiq Mohammed
precededBy United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia
region Southeast Asia
resultedIn adoption of the 1993 Constitution of Cambodia
formation of a Constituent Assembly in Cambodia
restoration of the Kingdom of Cambodia
shortName UNTAC
specialRepresentativeOfSecretaryGeneral Yasushi Akashi
succeededBy United Nations Human Rights Centre field presence in Cambodia
United Nations Military Liaison Team in Cambodia
troopContributingCountriesCount over 30

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United Nations peace process in Cambodia hasPart United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
United Nations peace process in Cambodia oversightBy United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
Paris Peace Agreements of 1991 established United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
Paris Peace Agreements of 1991 implementedBy United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
United Nations forces hasNotableOperation United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
UNTAC fullName United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
Supreme National Council of Cambodia relatedToMission United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia