durable fashion. The Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded due to its conduct at UNITAF that was revealed during an investigation into the Somalia Affair. Transition UNITAF was only intended as a transitional body. Once a secure environment had been restored, the suspended UNOSOM mission would be revived, albeit in a much more robust form. On 3 March 1993, the Secretary-General submitted to the Security Council his recommendations for effecting the transition from UNITAF to UNOSOM II. He noted that despite the size of the UNITAF mission, a secure environment was not yet established and there was still no effective functioning government or local security/police force. The Secretary-General concluded therefore, that, should the Security Council determine that the time had come for the transition from UNITAF to UNOSOM II, the latter should be endowed with enforcement powers under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to establish a secure environment throughout Somalia. UNOSOM II would therefore seek to complete the task begun by UNITAF for the restoration of peace and stability in Somalia. The new mandate would also empower UNOSOM II to assist the Somali people in rebuilding their economic, political and social life, through achieving national reconciliation so as to recreate a democratic Somali State. UNOSOM II was established by the Security Council in Resolution 814 on 26 March 1993 and formally took over operations in Somalia when UNITAF was dissolved on 4 May 1993. References Footnotes Bibliography External links UN Department of Peacekeeping: UNOSOM 1 Archived UN Department of Peacekeeping: UNOSOM 2 Archived Global Security on Operation Restore Hope Archived Bibliography of Contingency Operations: Somalia (Restore Hope) compiled by the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Archived Battles involving Botswana Humanitarian military operations Military operations involving Australia Military operations involving Belgium Military operations involving India Military operations involving Italy Military operations involving Malaysia Military operations involving New Zealand Military operations involving Pakistan Military operations involving the United Kingdom Military operations involving the United States Pakistan military presence in other countries Somali Civil War Somalia–United States relations United Nations operations in Somalia United Nations Security Council subsidiary organs United States Marine Corps in the 20th century