486 Revista del Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos Núm. 2 / 2013 its reporting with the reporting by the Secretary-General referred to in paragraph 34 below and decides to review this mandate within six months after its commencement;” On the other hand, there are UN peacekeeping operations that have not received any mandate of this nature, but are also under Chapter VII of the Charter and have received the support of peacekeeping operations from a regional body or a coalition of states. Take for example the UNMIL (Liberia), an operation created under Chapter VII of the Charter, as reflected in resolution 1509 (2003) in which the Council “ Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 1. Decides to establish the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), the stabilization force called for in resolution 1497 (2003), for a period of 12 months,and requests the Secretary-General to transfer authority from the ECOWAS-led ECOMIL forces to UNMIL on 1 October 2003, and further decides that UNMIL will consist of up to 15,000 United Nations military personnel, including up to 250 military observers and 160 staff officers, and up to 1,115 civilian police officers,including formed units to assist in the maintenance of law and order throughout Liberia, and the appropriate civilian component; With a humanitarian mandate “j) to protect United Nations personnel, facilities, installations and equipment, ensure the security and freedom of movement of its personnel and,without prejudice to the efforts of the government, to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, within its capabilities; and k) to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance, including by helping to establish the necessary security conditions;” The operation is not, however, authorized to make use of force, but here the coercive element of protection is assumed by the previous intervention of a regional body, the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) through the so-called ECOMIL authorized by the Security Council some months previously. Thus, in resolution 1497 (2003) the Security Council : “Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 1. Authorizes Member States to establish a Multinational Force in Liberia to support the implementation of the 17 June 2003 ceasefire agreement, including establishing conditions for initial stages of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration activities, to help establish and maintain security in the period after the departure of the current President and the installation of a successor authority, taking into account the agreements to be reached by the Liberian parties, and to secure the environment for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and to prepare for the introduction of a longer-term United Nations stabilization force to relieve the Multinational Force; and
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