The Committee was informed that 6,377 military personnel were deployed as at 12 September 2005, an additional 200 military personnel would be deployed by 29 September 2005, 40 staff officers would be deployed by 8 October 2005 and an additional 750 military personnel would be deployed by 11 October 2005.

Security personnel of the Authority are also now deployed at every airport.

On 20 January, an advance planning team of 7 personnel was deployed followed by a further 42 personnel in February.

As noted in paragraph 6 above, 15,419 contingent personnel had been deployed as at 28 February 2005.

United Nations and associated personnel deployed in such circumstances should unquestionably enjoy the protections of the Convention.

According to revised plans, the total number of military personnel deployed should exceed 7,000 by mid February 2006.

At the time of the investigation, nearly 11,000 military personnel were deployed by MONUC in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of that number some 4,500 were deployed in Ituri.

Such personnel were often deployed in highly dangerous situations but remained outside the scope of the existing legal protection.

On 26 April 2005, the team deployed to Damascus, where the officers joined up with their interpreter and security personnel.

About 113 New Zealand Defence Force personnel were deployed to the region with aircraft, loading and medical teams and communication specialists.

The Transitional Government deployed 4,000 Liberian National Police personnel, including 1,800 officers trained by UNMIL, who provided point security at the polling centres.

A company sized unit of 250 Nigerian military personnel from the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) is currently deployed at the Court.

On 1 June, UNOCI deployed personnel from the Bangladeshi contingent to the area to help the Ivorian Defence and Security Forces stabilize the situation.

United Nations and associated personnel deployed in such circumstances were exposed to exactly the sort of risks against which the Convention aimed to provide protection.

Relying on States to assess whether an operation entails risk has manifestly failed to protect personnel deployed on the full range of United Nations operations.

The number of new missions resulted in an increase in the number of military and police personnel deployed compared with the previous period 2002 03.

Personnel who are deployed to perform their valuable work on the ground are exposed to risks that seem to become both more complex and more frequent.

The 3 per cent shortfall under military contingents concerns crew and support personnel for one aviation unit of 8 military helicopters, which is not yet deployed.

To date, personnel from Cuba, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Nigeria have been deployed to Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Sierra Leone.

Australia would have preferred that the Protocol extend the automatic application of the Convention to all United Nations and associated personnel deployed on all United Nations operations.

Mr. Barriga (Liechtenstein) said that the risks to which United Nations and associated personnel were exposed appeared to have become greater, partly owing to the larger number of staff deployed but also owing to the atmosphere of impunity in some of the areas where they were deployed.

As at 5 September 2005, a total of 2,309 military personnel were deployed in the mission area, including 153 military staff officers, 145 military observers and 2,011 troops.

On the other side of the coin, such protections also entail obligations on all humanitarian personnel to respect the national laws of the countries in which they are deployed.

(d) Any such transfer shall not have the effect of extending the deployment period of personnel deployed under the mandate of their original mission, unless the Security Council decides otherwise

Requests the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL), once established, to assist in providing logistic support for UNMIL military personnel deployed to Sierra Leone pursuant to this resolution

Requests the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL), once established, to assist in providing logistic support for UNMIL military personnel deployed to Sierra Leone pursuant to this resolution

Based on the OIOS review, the Military Division of DPKO intends to examine the use of advanced technology in peacekeeping missions, with a view to improving conditions for missions and deployed personnel.

Throughout the reporting period, United Nations personnel deployed globally in a broad range of field operations continued to be subjected to threats such as hostage taking, physical assault, robbery, theft, harassment and detention.

She asked why support for the Western Brigade and the newly deployed Eastern Brigades would be provided by civilian personnel, and requested information on the financial and operational implications of such an approach.

Mr. Tugio (Indonesia) My delegation attaches great importance to the issue of the safety and security of United Nations personnel deployed in conflict zones to work towards, and in the interests of, peace.

The Advisory Committee was informed that the aviation transport unit, including eight military helicopters and support personnel, has still not been deployed and that a troop contributing country has still to be identified.

In addition to the sector headquarters, which would accommodate both military and civilian personnel, there would be two to four permanent team sites in each sector where combined observer groups would be deployed.

Of these, 40 personnel have already been added to one of the Jordanian units in Port au Prince, and 85 officers from Senegal, constituting the seventh unit, will be deployed to Hinche shortly.

One would be deployed in Abidjan while the other two would be deployed in Bouaké and Daloa.

Second, her delegation urged Member States and the Secretary General to pay close attention to the recommendations of the African Group with a view to meeting the needs of both United Nations personnel and civilians (including, where relevant, those in neighbouring States) situated in places where United Nations and associated personnel were deployed.

Mr. Paolillo (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish) Uruguay, which is among the 10 main troop contributors to United Nations peacekeeping missions, responded promptly to the appeal for personnel for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) by dispatching approximately 600 military and police personnel, who were among the first to be deployed.

This should be accompanied, as is the case with all well organized armies, by adequate welfare and recreation measures for all peacekeeping personnel, who are often deployed in some of the most difficult and austere environments.

We insist on the highest standards of behaviour on the part of personnel deployed to United Nations missions, and welcome the Secretary General's zero tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation and abuse in all United Nations activities.

UNMIL police personnel are deployed in Monrovia and at the Freeport, Roberts International Airport, Spriggs Payne Airport and 25 other sites across the country, with the four formed police units stationed in Monrovia, Buchanan, Gbarnga and Zwedru.

By December 2005, the strength of UNAMSIL civilian police will be reduced to 34 personnel, who will be deployed in Freetown, Lungi airport, Makeni and Bo to cover the western area, and the northern, southern and eastern regions.

A Pakistani infantry battalion is deployed in Lofa County, while a Namibian infantry battalion is deployed in Grand Cape Mount County.

His delegation fully supported the Secretary General's efforts to include the provisions of the 1994 Convention in agreements between the United Nations and the countries in which those personnel were deployed and welcomed all the measures taken by the Secretary General to ensure better protection for United Nations personnel and encouraged the Committee also to work towards that end.

We insist on the highest standards of behaviour from all personnel deployed in peacekeeping operations and urge the full and vigorous implementation of the Secretary General's zero tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation and abuse in all United Nations activities.

(c) Any such transfer shall not result in any increase in the total combined ceilings on military and civilian personnel deployed in UNOCI, UNAMSIL and UNMIL determined by the Security Council in the respective mandates of the three missions,

Further authorizes UNMIL, subject to the consent of troop contributing countries concerned and of the Government of Sierra Leone, to deploy an adequate number of military personnel to Sierra Leone, if and when needed, to evacuate UNMIL military personnel deployed to Sierra Leone pursuant to paragraph 5 of this resolution and officials of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the event of a serious security crisis affecting those personnel and the Court