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United Nations Mission in Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established on 15 December 1995 for a period of one year from the transfer of authority from the United Nations Protection Force (UNPF) to the Implementation Force (IFOR). The main tasks of the United Nations civilian police force include: monitoring, observing and inspecting law enforcement activities; training and advising law enforcement personnel; facilitating, within the International Police Task Force mission of assistance, the parties’ law enforcement activities; and ensuring the existence of conditions for free and fair elections. MandateUNMIBH grew out of the Dayton Peace Accord, which was signed by the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Its main components were the United Nations International Police Task Force (UN-IPTF), Civil Affairs, Human Rights, and the Bosnia-Herzegovina Mine Action Centre (BHMAC). This Mission was established in Dececmber 1995 under the Resolution 1035 (1995) for a period of one year from the transfer of authority from the United Nations Protection Force (UNPF) to the multinational implementation force (IFOR). The main tasks of the United Nations civilian police force included monitoring, observing and inspecting law enforcement activities; training and advising law enforcement personnel; facilitating, within the International Police Task Force mission of assistance, the parties’ law enforcement activities; and ensuring the existence of conditions for free and fair elections. Canadian Military InvolvementCanada contributed two Canadian Forces members to BHMAC during the mission's duration from December 1995 to February 2000. Insignia
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