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Verification/Monitoring Mechanism – 1993

The mission was unsuccessful in its attempt to disarm the Khmer Rouge and bring them into the democratic process. The Khmer also did not participate in the elections and claimed that its lack of participation was due to the fact that the Vietnamese troops were still inside Cambodia. However, UNTAC verified that there were no Vietnamese troops in Cambodia. Except for this allegation and violation of ceasefire by Khmers, the UNTAC maintained reasonable peace and security in other areas and provided security throughout the electoral process. Nearly all of the United Nations military forces, police and civilians left Cambodia by November 15, 1993 after completing their mandate. The estimated costs of the operation were $1.6 billion.¹

1. “Cambodia: UNTAC- Facts and Figures,” accessed July 22, 2010, http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/untacfacts.html.