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== Key documents ==
== Key documents ==

Revision as of 09:32, 22 December 2018

Since its establishment, many of the peace support operations (PSOs) established by the African Union have received support—whether financial, logistical or both—from the United Nations. The Security Council can authorize regional arrangements such as the African Union to take action to deal with matters relating to the maintenance of international peace and security under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, though it has also—as in the case of AMISOM—authorized African Union PSOs to take action under Chapter VII.

African Union peace support operations

African Union PSOs are mandated by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), and responsibility for resource mobilization, accountability, oversight and management rests with the African Union Commission. All African Union PSOs, past and present, are listed below. Current missions are denoted in bold.

Peace support operation Countries Established Closed Notes
African Union Mission in Burundi (AMIB) Burundi 2003 2004 Transitioned to ONUB with adoption of SCR 1545(2004)
African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) Sudan (Darfur) 2004 2007 Transitioned to UNAMID with adoption of SCR 1769(2007)
African Union Observer Mission in the Comoros (MIOC) Comoros 2004 2004
African Union Mission for Support to the Elections in the Comoros (AMISEC) Comoros 2006 2006
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Somalia 2007 Ongoing
African Union Electoral and Security Assistance Mission in the Comoros (MAES) Comoros 2007 2008
African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Sudan (Darfur) 2007 Ongoing Administered by the UN
African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) Mali 2012 2013 Transitioned to MINUSMA with adoption of SCR 2100(2013)
African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) Central African Republic 2013 2014 Transitioned to MINUSCA with adoption of SCR 2149(2014)

In addition, a number of missions have been authorized by the AUPSC but are not managed by the African Union Commission.

Mission Countries Established Closed Notes
Operation Democracy in the Comoros Comoros 2008 2008
Regional Coordination Initiative for the Elimination of the Lord’s Resistance Army (RCI-LRA) Central African Republic, DRC, South Sudan, Uganda 2011 Ongoing Includes AU Regional Task Force (AU-RTF)
Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria 2005 Ongoing
G5 Sahel Joint Force (FC-G5S) Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger 2017 Ongoing

Key documents

Relevant Security Council decisions

The Security Council has taken a number of decisions regarding United Nations support to African Union PSOs, including the following:

Decision Date Notes
S/PRST/2006/55 2006.12.19 Call for deployment of LSP, HSP and hybrid operation in Darfur
Resolution 1863 (2009) 2009.01.16 Established the United Nations Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA)
S/PRST/2009/3 2009.03.18 Requested practical ways to provide effective support to the African Union; led to issuance of S/2009/470
Resolution 2036 (2012) 2012.02.22 Expanded UNSOA support to include reimbursement for major equipment to AMISOM TCCs
Resolution 2245 (2015) 2015.11.09 Replaced UNSOA with UNSOS; expanded support to include self-sustainment reimbursement
Resolution 2320 (2016) 2016.11.18 Expressed readiness to consider proposals for future authorization and support to African Union PSOs; led to issuance of S/2017/454
Resolution 2378 (2017) 2017.09.20 Expressed intention to give further consideration to practical steps to partly finance AU PSOs through UN assessed contributions on a case by case basis
Resolution 2391 (2017) 2017.12.08 Authorized provision of logistical support to G5 Sahel through MINUSMA

See also