United Nations Mission in South Sudan OPERATION SOPRANO - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presentation to Logistics Branch Association Ottawa Chapter

Presented by Richard Quinn, MBA CD LCol - Retired Former Commander, TF South Sudan

United Nations Mission in South Sudan

OPERATION SOPRANO

UNMISS – South Sudan

UNMISS – South Sudan Topography

UNMISS- Ethnic/Tribal Makeup

Routes – Roads, River, Rail

UNMISS

6 ABYEI - Disputed Region – Oil Reserves

UNMISS - Mandate

• Acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the

Security Council resolution 1996 (2011) of 8 July 2011 established the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) for an initial period of one year as from 9 July 2011 with the intention to renew for further periods as may be required

UMISS - Tasks

• PRIORITY - Protection of civilians
• Monitoring human rights and investigating

abuses

• Creating the conditions conducive to the

delivery of humanitarian assistance

• Supporting the implementation of the

AGREEMENT (2009 Peace Accord)

UNMISS Deployment – June 2013

XX FHQ

INDBAT 2

Legend :

KENBAT INDBAT 1 RWABAT MONBAT NEPBAT

（-） JUBA BOR RUMBEK WAU BENTIU MALAKAL AWEIL RAJA TAMBURA YAMBIO PIBOR TORIT NASSER AKOBO RENK MELUT （-） GUMRUK YUAI PARIANG YIDA （- 2） COB TOB

UNMISS - Op SOPRANO

• Team Composition
• Issues/Concerns
• Threats/Risks
• Force Protection/Security/Safety Improvements
• Support from CJOC/NSE
• Issues/Concerns
• UNMISS IssuesCanada House

Team Composition - 12 x CF mbrs

• TF Comd - Deputy Chief Mission Support

Centre (JLOC) - LCol/Cdr

• Deputy TF Comd - Senior Duty Offr Joint

Operations Centre - Maj

• Analyst - Joint Mission Analysis Centre - Capt
• Air Threat and Risk Assessment – Aviation -

Capt

• Warehouse Manager - Supply Chain - WO
• MLOs (Yambio, Raja, Bentiu, Melut, Bor) –

Capts/Majs

• NSE - Ops Offr/Adjt & Chief Clerk – Maj &

Sgt/WO

Military Liaison Officers

• Not the same role as UN Military Observers
• UNMO + Training/Professionaliztion Advisors
• Conducted one day/3 day patrols by land
• Conducted air patrols
• Senior Military Commander for each State (rank
• f Colonel)
• Canadians were given prominent role where

conflict was frequent (Jonglei/Upper Nile)

UNMISS Cdn Police Advisors

• Professionalization (Policing + English)
• Humanitarian Relief project
• Weekly Ball Hockey Game

BOR RUMBEK WAU BENTIU MALAKAL Torit Yambio Kuajok AWEIL JUBA

Renk Melut Nassir Pochalla Pibor Akobo Yuai Lankien Kapoeta Ikotos Pariang Koch Panyijar Mayom Yirol Maridi

EZO

Raja Gok Machar Turalei

YEI

Bunj Fangak Maper Romich Wulu Mvolo Nimule Narus Boma Tambura Liethnom Warrap Mathiang Kodok

Canadian UN Police Advisors

Deployment 15 NOV 2012

1 2 1 4 9 2

Canadian UN Police Advisors

**Up until end Jan 2013, there were 19 x Canadian Police Officers in the mission working to professionalize the National Police Force

Proposed CSB Locations FY 2012-2013

AKOBO PIBOR

KUAJOK

KAPOETA EZO

PARIANG

MAYOM GOK-MACHAR YIROL

KOCH BORO MEDINA CSB CSB COB

NIMULE

BOMA

MARIDI TURALEI

COB COB

RENK NASSER

COB COB CSB COB COB COB COB COB COB

MELUT

NARUS TAMBURA YUAI PANYIJIAR BUNJ MAPER WULU ROMICH WARRAP TOWN

9 LOCATIONS 4 LOCATIONS FY 2011-2012

KODOK

RAJA

4 LOCATIONS PLANNED FOR CSB RECCE

UNMISS Site Summary

PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FY 11-12 PLANNED FY 12-13 CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL TOTAL

CSBs 7 13* 8 28 STATE HQ 1

• 9

10 DDR 3 7

• 10

COBs 6 6 10 22 Total Sites 17 26 27 60

* Four CSBs delayed from 2011-12 and will be completed in FY 2012-13

Fifteen COBs co-located with State HQs or CSBs – 45 unique locations

Threats and Risks

• IED (infrequent but present)
• Presidential coup attempts (3)
• Robbery
• Traffic Accident
• Extortion/Detention
• Typhoid, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Nile bug
• Drunken soldiers/police/armed citizens
• UN Helo shot down 21 Dec 2012
• UN Patrol + contractors ambushed 9 Apr 2013

CHALLENGES

• Competing priorities
• Wet Season
• Lack of staff
• Skilled or equipped Local contractors and materiel

availability and cost

• Transportation capacity (land and air) – river barges!
• Long haul distances for movement of resources
• Engineering Capacity (LFE/CEC/HMEC)
• Delay in equipment and assets from Kosti and Port of

Mombasa

• Security situation, demining of roads, border concerns

Outreach through Sport

Fund Raising - Ball Hockey Marathon

Ball Hockey Fund Raising Marathon

Borehole for School

Treats for Troops

Treats for Troops

Canada House

• Enclosed rented home
• Secondary residence for

MLOs on CTO/Transit

• Security and Cleaning

staff live-in

• Distance to Tomping - 7

mins drive

• Distance to UN House -

~25 mins drive

Canada House

Canada House

Canada House

Canada House

Canada House

Canada House

Canada House

South Sudan – Failed State

Failed State Index 2013 & 2016

2013 #4 2016 #2

UNMISS – Key Events

• SPLA soldier shoots down UN Mi-8 helo while

doing emergency landing site recce – 21 Dec 12

• UNMISS military patrol and NGO contractor

ambushed – 9 Apr 13

• President accuses Vice-President of attempted

coup d’etat – 13 Dec 13

• UN fires South Sudan force commander after

damning internal report - 1 Nov 16

• South Sudan: Arms Embargo, Sanctions Fail At UN

Security Council – 23 Dec 16

UNMISS – Mandate - Extension

• After some earlier SC resolutions extending the

mission, on 12 August 2016 Security Council adopted resolution 2304 (2016). The council decided to extend the UNMISS mandate until 15 December 2016, and to authorize UNMISS to use “all necessary means to carry out its tasks”.

• WHY? The Fight rages on – since Dec 2013 -

this time it is civil war + continued border skirmishes with Sudan

UNMISS- TROOPS & POLICE

• By unanimously adopting resolution 2155

(2014) of 27 May 2014, the Security Council decided UNMISS would consist of a military component of up to 12,500 troops of all ranks and of a police component, including appropriate Formed Police Units, of up to 1,323 personnel; and authorized UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform its tasks.

During my year long tour, troop ceiling was set at 7500 and police component of 900

UNMISS – REGIONAL PROTECTION FORCE

• This measure is “exceptional” in nature for the

UNSC

• In addition to latest SC resolution, the UNSC

authorized increase the force levels of UNMISS up to a ceiling of 17,000 troops, including 4,000 for the Regional Protection Force

• So what do troop and police force increases

signal to the world?

UNMISS – REGIONAL PROTECTION FORCE

• Facilitate the conditions for safe and free movement into,
• ut of, and around Juba, including through protecting the

means of ingress and egress from the city and major lines

• f communication and transport within Juba;
• Protect the airport to ensure the airport remains
• perational, and protect key facilities in Juba essential to

the well-being of the people of Juba, as identified by the SRSG;

• Promptly and effectively engage any actor that is credibly

found to be preparing attacks, or engages in attacks, against United Nations protection of civilians sites, other UN premises, UN personnel, international and national humanitarian actors, or civilians.

TROOP DEPLOYMENT – DEC 2016

UNMISS – OP SOPRANO

If you can imagine a crappy place to be today, it’s South Sudan

QUESTIONS?