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During the summer of 1991, the UNGCI mission reached a level of 500 personnel that were delegated from the [[UN HQ]] in [[New York]], UN [[Geneva]], UN [[Vienna]], and the UN [[Kenya]]. National contingents of about 50 personnel originated from the following countries: [[Austria]],[[Bangladesh]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Denmark]], [[Fiji]], [[Ghana]], [[Greece]], [[Nepal]], [[The Philippines]], [[Poland]], and [[Thailand]]. |
During the summer of 1991, the UNGCI mission reached a level of 500 personnel that were delegated from the [[UN HQ]] in [[New York]], UN [[Geneva]], UN [[Vienna]], and the UN [[Kenya]]. National contingents of about 50 personnel originated from the following countries: [[Austria]],[[Bangladesh]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Denmark]], [[Fiji]], [[Ghana]], [[Greece]], [[Nepal]], [[The Philippines]], [[Poland]], and [[Thailand]]. |
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After a short training period in [[Baghdad]], the guards moved initially to [[Erbil]] and [[Dohuk]] (northern part of Iraq) and were assigned to serve mostly in Kurdistan under three Sectors (Dohuk, [[Erbil]], [[Sulaimaniyah]]), though some service was performed in the south of the country, in the area of [[Basra]] city. |
After a short training period in [[Baghdad]], the guards moved initially to [[Erbil]] and [[Dohuk, Iraq|Dohuk]] (northern part of Iraq) and were assigned to serve mostly in Kurdistan under three Sectors (Dohuk, [[Erbil]], [[Sulaimaniyah]]), though some service was performed in the south of the country, in the area of [[Basra]] city. |
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From 1996, the mission continued under the auspices of the "[[Oil for Food]]" program. |
From 1996, the mission continued under the auspices of the "[[Oil for Food]]" program. |
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The United Nations Guards Contingent in Iraq ("UNGCI") mission was based on UN resolutions 706/1991 and 712/1991, aimed at the safe flow of international humanitarian support for the people of Iraq following the liberation of Kuwait, and during the period of the trade embargo imposed against the Saddam Hussein regime. It existed from May 1991 to November 2003.
The international military and police forces provided secure work environments for civil elements of the program, and during the distribution of food and medical supplies by humanitarian organizations.
An agreement on establishing the United Nations Guards Contingent in Iraq (UNGCI) was concluded in May 1991, and soon thereafter the first "guards" were on their way to Iraq to share in the security of engaged organizations.
During the summer of 1991, the UNGCI mission reached a level of 500 personnel that were delegated from the UN HQ in New York, UN Geneva, UN Vienna, and the UN Kenya. National contingents of about 50 personnel originated from the following countries: Austria,Bangladesh, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Nepal, The Philippines, Poland, and Thailand.
After a short training period in Baghdad, the guards moved initially to Erbil and Dohuk (northern part of Iraq) and were assigned to serve mostly in Kurdistan under three Sectors (Dohuk, Erbil, Sulaimaniyah), though some service was performed in the south of the country, in the area of Basra city.
From 1996, the mission continued under the auspices of the "Oil for Food" program.
The UNGCI mission was terminated in 2003.