The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 on 24 August 1993 [1] to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the city of Sukhumi, Georgia. [2]

On 24 August 1993, the Security Council, by resolution 858 (1993), decided to establish the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), comprising up to 88 military observers, plus...

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Jul 10, 2009 · Military observers and police of what was the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) will leave Abkhazia at the end of next week, as the operation proceeds with its...

Jun 17, 2009 · On June 16 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon saw himself compelled to order the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) to cease operations immediately, after 16 years of existence (Secretary-General’s office press release, June 16).

Aug 24, 1993 · UNOMIG encourages national reconciliation and stability by working to end a conflict that created thousands of refugees and internally displaced persons.

On the ground, there are weekly quadripartite meetings of local representatives of the parties in the conflict zone, the CIS peacekeeping force and UNOMIG to discuss operational issues.

Sep 2, 2014 · 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.

Oct 18, 1999 · On October 13, well-armed gunmen kidnapped seven members of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) in the Kodori Gorge, a remote mountainous area situated in Abkhazia but controlled–at least nominally if not effectively–by Tbilisi.

UNOMIG was established in August 1993 to verify compliance with the ceasefire agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Abkhaz authorities in Georgia. UNOMIG's mandate was expanded...