United Nations Civilian Police Support Group

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UNPSG
United Nations Civilian Police Support Group
AbbreviationUNPSG
PredecessorUnited Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium
Formation16 January 1998
Dissolved15 October 1998
TypePeacekeeping mission
HeadquartersZagreb (United Nations Liaison Office) and Vukovar (Police HQs) and the 20 Croatian police stations throughout the Danube region.[1]
Head of Support Group
 Syria - Souren Seraydarian[1]
Police Commissioner
 Norway - Halvor Hartz[1]

The United Nations Civilian Police Support Group (UNPSG) was a United Nations peacekeeping operation monitoring the performance of the Croatian police in the Danube region from 16 January 1998 to 15 October 1998.[1] The mission was active in the same area of the former parallel Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia which was previously directly governed by the UNTAES transitional administration between 1996 and 1998.[2] The mission took over vehicles, equipment and other support assets from UNTAES.[2] UNPSG was not the first CIVPOL engagement in the region as earlier missions of UNPROFOR, UNCRO and UNTAES all included civilian police components.[2]

The United Nations Security Council authorised the mission in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1145 on 19 December 1997.[3] There was in 114 police officers supported by international and local civilian staff coming from Argentina, Austria, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United States.[1] The mission cooperated with the OSCE Mission to Croatia which was active in the region at the same time.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Police Support Group". United Nations Department of Public Information. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Tanke Holm, Tor (1999). "CIVPOL Operations in Eastern Slavonia, 1992–98". International Peacekeeping. 6 (4). Taylor & Francis: 135–156. doi:10.1080/13533319908413802.
  3. ^ Grant, John P.; Barker, J. Craig (2009). "UNPSG". Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-538977-7. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

Further reading[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Civilian_Police_Support_Group&oldid=1201086541"