The United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) was a UN peace mission to Mozambique established in December 1992 under Security Council Resolution 797 with the assignment to monitor the implementation of the Rome General Peace Accords agreed upon by the Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano (FRELIMO) and Afonso Dhlakama of RENAMO. Its mandate ended in December 1994.

Mandate and Strength

ONUMOZ' mandate was:

• To monitor and verify the ceasefire, the separation and concentration of forces, their demobilization and the collection, storage and destruction of weapons;
• To monitor and verify the complete withdrawal of foreign forces and to provide security in the transport corridors;
• To monitor and verify the disbanding of private and irregular armed groups;
• To authorize security arrangements for vital infrastructures and to provide security for United Nations and other international activities in support of the peace process;
• To provide technical assistance and monitor the entire electoral process;
• To coordinate and monitor humanitarian assistance operations, in particular those relating to refugees, internally displaced persons, demobilized military personnel and the affected local population.

In order to accomplish its mission ONUMOZ had an authorised strength of 6.625 troops and military support personnel, 354 military observers, 1.144 civil police officers, 355 international staff, 506 local staff and 900 election observers.