ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes the formulation of the mandate of United Nation Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) during the first half of 2011 as an example of UN planning. The objective is to better understand how the member states exert control over the UN Secretariat. UNMIS monitored the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed by Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in January 2005. The UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution that differed from the recommendations of the secretary-general and his UN Secretariat. Since the local government was not capable of behaving responsibly, UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) would have to intervene and would require the necessary capabilities and mandate. From 2002, however, Sudan and the SPLA started to negotiate several peace agreements. With Hilde Johnson, UNMISS got an activist leader, who prioritized the protection of civilians as the key task of the mission.
