United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa explained

Abbreviation:	UNOMSA
Headquarters:	Johannesburg, South Africa
Parent Organization:	United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission to South Africa from 1992 to 1994. The mission was led by Angela King and was headquartered in Johannesburg, with a regional office in Durban.

History

Establishment

The United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa was established on 17 August 1992 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 772. The first 13 observers arrived in South Africa on 13 September.

On 14 January 1994, United Nations Security Council Resolution 894 expanded the role of the mission to include election monitoring.

The mission ended on 27 June 1994.

Budget

From 1994 to 1995, the United States contributed to the mission.^[1]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Ndulo. Muna. 1995. United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA): Security Council Resolutions 772 (1992) and 894 (1994) and the South African Transition: Preventive Diplomacy and Peacekeeping. African Yearbook of International Law. 3. 1. 205–238. 10.1163/221161795X00105. 2211-6176.
• Book: United Nations. The United Nations and Apartheid: 1948-1994. United Nations Department of Public Information. 1994. New York. 978-92-1-100546-2. 1036963820. United Nations.

Further reading

• Evans. Graham. 1994. The role of the United Nations' observer mission in South Africa's elections. Representation. Routledge. 32. 119. 61–63. 10.1080/00344899438439049. 0034-4893. 1749-4001. 2003200733. 610465376.
• Anglin. Douglas G.. October 1995. International Monitoring of the Transition to Democracy in South Africa, 1992-1994. African Affairs. Oxford University Press. 94. 377. 519–543. 10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098872. 723606.

Notes and References

1. Book: U.S. Participation in the UN: A Report by the President to Congress for the Year 1994. United States Department of State. 1995. Washington D.C. 228.