United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(UNMIBH) was an international organization
formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035
on 21 December 1995. It completed its mandate
on 31 December 2002, when it was succeeded by the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
From the UNIMBH website:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
(UNMIBH) was an international organization
International organization
An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states , or of other intergovernmental organizations...
formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035, adopted unanimously on December 21, 1995, after recalling Resolution 1031 and the Dayton Agreement, the Council authorised the establishment of a United Nations civilian police force, known as the International Police Task Force to carry out tasks...
on 21 December 1995. It completed its mandate
Mandate (international law)
In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....
on 31 December 2002, when it was succeeded by the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
From the UNIMBH website:
- UNMIBH’s mandate is to contribute to the establishment of the rule of law in Bosnia and Herzegovina by assisting in reforming and restructuring the local police, assessing the functioning of the existing judicial system, and monitoring and auditing the performance of the police and others involved in the maintenance of law and order.