§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the strength and national background of the ONUMOZ—the United Nations Operation in Mozambique—force in Mozambique.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAt 31 March 1994, ONUMOZ had a strength of 6,108 troops, 370 military observers and 274 civilian policemen. The force was made up of the following contingents:
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Argentina Hungary 40 troops 10 civpol 8 UNMOs 23 UNMOs Australia India 16 civpol 916 troops 18 UNMOs Bangladesh Ireland 25 civpol 20 civpol 1,459 troops 30 UNMOs Botswana Italy 767 troops 971 troops 13 UNMOs Brazil Japan 35 civpol 53 troops 27 UNMOs Canada Jordan 15 UNMOs 45 civpol Cape Verde Malaysia 18 UNMOs 35 civpol 24 UNMOs China Netherlands 10 UNMOs 11 troops Czech Republic New Zealand 19 UNMOs 2 troops Egypt Norway 21 civpol 10 civpol 20 UNMOs Guinea Bissau Portugal 25 civpol 7 civpol 43 UNMOs 277 troops 1 UNMO Russian Federation Sweden 19 UNMOs 10 civpol 20 UNMOs Spain Switzerland 14 civpol 1 civpol 20 UNMOs United States 5 troops
Uruguay Zambia 842 troops 865 troops 34 UNMOs 8 UNMOs 1 Italian troop contribution is currently being wound down, as the deployment of an additional 1,144 Civpol (all nations) authorised in SCR 898 gets underway.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current timetable for elections in Mozambique; what are the major obstacles to be overcome; and what assistance the British Government and the European Union are giving to the successful implementation of these elections.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe elections are scheduled to take place from 27 to 28 October 1994. Major obstacles to be overcome include: the completion of the assembly and demobilisation of Government and RENAMO forces; the establishment of a new unified army—FADM; the translation of RENAMO into a political party; and the registration of the new electorate. A British Army training team is in Mozambique to assist the training of the FADM. Under our aid programme, we are contributing £600,000 to the United Nations Development Programme project to provide technical assistance to the electoral authorities and £500,000 to the United Nations trust fund for the implementation of the peace process. We are paying our share of the costs of maintaining ONUMOZ in Mozambique. The EU has pledged nearly $13 million for electoral assistance.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made with disarmament and demobilisation in Mozambique.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOf the force totals notified to the UN, over 55 per cent. of Government and 80 per cent. of RENAMO soldiers are in the UN monitored assembly areas where they have handed in their weapons. Over 10,000 troops have either been demobilised or earmarked to join the new unified Mozambican army.