UNITAF

While UNITAF sought to relieve the starving and to avoid entanglement in the political problems of Somalia,(118) UNOSOM II intended to participate in a broader range of activities.

Their staff consisted only of that assembled hastily for them by UNITAF from its component units which would stay for UNOSOM II and they received only weak support from the inexperienced, undermanned, and overworked UN Secretariat staff.

These include the American-dominated military involvement in Haiti, the UNITAF period of the international community's efforts in Somalia, and the operations carried out by the NATO Implementation Force and Stabilization Force.

The MNF in Haiti and UNITAF in Somalia had Chapter VII enforcement authority from the outset, which explicitly authorized them to use force, not merely in self-defense, but as needed to achieve their objectives.

UNITAF, which was led by CENTCOM and included forces from 24 other

Bush under UNITAF, which was led by CENTCOM and included forces

troops was significantly reduced under President Clinton as operational responsibility was shifted from UNITAF to UNOSOM II.

Security Council authorized the Unified Task Force (UNITAF) to "use all necessary means to establish as soon as possible a secure environment for humanitarian relief operations in Somalia." (108) A series of early failures, however, led to the withdrawal of UNITAF in May 1993.

Unified Task Force (UNITAF) and Operation Restore Hope, operations to secure delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalian refugees in response to famine and civil war in 1992-1993, was led primarily by the U.S.

After arrival of peacekeeping troops from 24 other countries, the mission was renamed as UN International Task Force (UNITAF) and eventually to UNOSOM II.

a U.S.-led United Nations Unified Task Force (UNITAF) and