The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)

Bruno Coppieters

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686049.013.78

The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)

Bruno Coppieters

Political Science

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This chapter focuses on the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), a peacekeeping mission deployed by the UN Security Council from August 1993 to June 2009 to verify compliance with the ceasefire agreement between Georgia and Abkhazia. After providing an overview of the conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia, the chapter outlines UNOMIG’s mandate, operational activities as well as the operation’s successes and limitations. The chapter also examines the role of Russia in the political processes and peacekeeping operation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of U.N. Peacekeeping Operations
Editors	Joachim A. Koops, Thierry Tardy, Norrie MacQueen, Paul D. Williams
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	443-453
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9780199686049
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686049.013.78
Publication status	Published - 2015

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