The Security Council, by its resolution 1990 of 27 June 2011, responded to the urgent situation in Abyei region by establishing the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). The Security Council was deeply concerned by the violence, escalating tensions and population displacement. The operation has been tasked with monitoring the flashpoint border between north and south and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid, and is authorized to use force in protecting civilians and humanitarian workers in Abyei. UNISFA’s establishment came after the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) reached an agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to demilitarize Abyei and let Ethiopian troops monitor the area. Currently, 01 contingent (BANBAT) from Bangladesh Army, few Staff Officers and Military Observers from Bangladesh Armed Forces are deployed in UNISFA.

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