Home > Term: United Nations military observer (UNMO)
United Nations military observer (UNMO)
Main tasks: to supervise, monitor, verify and report on cease-fire agreements, separations and withdrawals of forces, cessation of outside assistance; to monitor checkpoints, ingress/egress point and sea/airports; to monitor regrouping, cantonment and disarmament or demobilization processes; to locate and confiscate caches of weapons; to liaise with factions, NGOs, UN agencies and neighboring countries, assist humanitarian activities (POW exchanges, food distribution etc); in some cases UNMOs serve in a Military Observer Group (which consists of UNMOs and is commanded by a Chief Military Observer); in other cases they form part of a peace-keeping force.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Military
- Category: Peace keeping
- Company: United Nations
0
Creator
- Twiki
- 100% positive feedback