United Nations Aouzou Strip Observer Group

The United Nations Aouzou Strip Observer Group (UNASOG) was a United Nations observation mission that was deployed to the Aouzou Strip, in the Republic of Chad. Established in the wake of the Aouzou Strip dispute under Security Council Resolution 915 of 4 April 1994,[1] the mission's mandate was "to verify the withdrawal of the Libyan administration and forces from the Aouzou Strip in accordance with the decision of the International Court of Justice".[2]

United Nations Aouzou Strip Observer Group
AbbreviationUNASOG
Formation4 May 1994
TypePeacekeeping mission
Legal statusConcluded
HeadquartersAouzou Base
Parent organization
UN Security Council
Budget
$US64,471
Websitepeacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/past/unasog.htm

Deployed to the Aouzou Strip, in the Republic of Chad, between 4 May to 6 June 1994, the group consisted of only 15 personnel, of which nine were military and six were civilians. Personnel were provided by Bangladesh, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, Malaysia and Nigeria and were sourced mainly from the existing MINURSO mission. The mission's budget was US$ 64,471, which was obtained through the regular annual UN vote.[3] The group was commanded by a Malaysian, Colonel Mazlan Bahamuddin,[4] It was withdrawn after both parties to the dispute declared that the withdrawal from the area had been successfully concluded,[1] with the mission being terminated by Security Council Resolution 1926.[5] There were no fatalities amongst the deployed personnel.[4]

Notes
  1. "UNASOG – Aouzou Strip: Mandate". United Nations. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. "United Nations Aouzou Strip Observer Group". United Nations. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. Jurgenliemk & Koops 2015, pp. 486 & 488.
  4. "UNASOG – Aouzou Strip: Facts and figures". United Nations. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. "UNASOG – Aouzou Strip: Background". United Nations. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

References
  • Jurgenliemk, Hubertus; Koops, Joachim A. (2015). "United Nations Aouzou Strip Observer Group (UNASOG)". In Koops, Joachim; MacQueen, Norrie; Tardy, Thierry; Williams, Paul D. (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 484–491. ISBN 978-0-19-968604-9.

Further reading
  • Obiozor, George A.; Ajala, Adekunle (1998). Africa and the United Nations System. Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. ISBN 978-9-78002030-9.
  • Ramsbotham, Oliver; Woodhouse, Tom (1999). Encyclopedia of International Peacekeeping Operations. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-87436892-5.
  • Ricciardi, Matthew M. (1992). "Title to the Aouzou Strip: A Legal and Historical Analysis". The Yale Journal of International Law. 17 (2): 301–488.
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