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Encyclopedia > Timeline of UN peacekeeping missions

The United Nations has authorized 61 peacekeeping missions as of 2005. These do not include interventions authorized by the UN like the Korean War and the Gulf War. The 1990s saw the most UN peacekeeping operations to date Main article: League of Nations The term United Nations was coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, to refer to the Allies. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Korean War, from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (technically speaking, the war has not yet ended), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders General Norman Schwarzkopf, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Strength Casualties The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United...

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1940s

Start End Name Acronym Purpose Comment
1948 Ongoing UN Truce Supervision Organization UNTSO To monitor Arab-Israeli ceasefire authorized in June 1948. The first UN peacekeeping mission
1949 Ongoing UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan UNMOGIP To monitor India-Pakistan ceasefire in Kashmir  

// Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... UNTSO is an acronym for United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, an organization founded in 1948 for peacekeeping in the Middle East. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ...

1950s

Start End Name Acronym Purpose Comment
1956 1967 UN Emergency Force I UNEF I To supervise withdrawal of troops from Suez Crisis First armed peacekeepers. Ended June 1967
1958 1958 UN Observation Group in Lebanon UNOGIL To prevent troops and weapons entering Lebanon during crisis Ended December 1958

// Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Israel, France, United Kingdom Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan (CoS of the IDF) General Sir Charles Keightley (C-in-C), Vice-Admiral Pierre Barjot (Deputy) Gamal Abdel Nasser Strength 45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli 300,000 Egyptians Casualties 200 Israelis, 107 British, 43 French dead or... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1960s

Start End Name Acronym Purpose Comment
1960 1964 UN Operation in the Congo ONUC To prevent foreign intervention in and preserve territory of the Congo Ended June 1964
1962 1963 UN Security Force in West New Guinea (West Irian) UNSF Monitor ceasefire during transition of West Irian from Dutch rule to Indonesian Ended April 1963
1963 1964 UN Yemen Observation Mission UNYOM Supervise disengagement of Saudi Arabia and Egypt from Yemen's civil war Ended September 1964
1964 Ongoing UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus UNFICYP

Prevent conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yemen entered into a state of civil war in 1962. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. ...

 
1965 1966 Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the Dominican Republic DOMREP Monitor situation caused by rival governments in Dominican Republic Ended October 1966
1965 1966 UN India-Pakistan Observation Mission UNIPOM Supervise India-Pakistan ceasefire outside of Kashmir Ended March 1966

1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

1970s

Start End Name Acronym Purpose Comment
1973 1979 UN Emergency Force II UNEF II Supervise withdrawal of forces from Sinai after Egypt, Syria and Israel battle. Ended July 1979
1974 Ongoing UN Disengagement Observer Force UNDOF Maintain ceasefire between Syria and Israel on the Golan Heights  
1978 Ongoing UN Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL Purpose: Supervise Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Keep the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. Israel completed full withdrawal from Lebanon

The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... United Nations Disengagement Observer Force UNDOF was established by the United Nations by the Agreement on Disengagement between Israeli and Syrian Forces on the Golan Heights signed on May 31, 1974. ... Sites on the Golan in blue are Israeli settlement communities. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon) was created in 1978 by the United Nations to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. ... UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon) was created in 1978 by the United Nations to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. ...

1980s

Start End Name Acronym Purpose Comment
1988 1990 UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan UNGOMAP Enforce Afghanistan and Pakistan from mutual non-interference Ended March 1990
1988 1991 UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group UNIIMOG Supervise Iran-Iraq ceasefire Ended February 1991
1989 1991 UN Angola Verification Mission I UNAVEM I Supervise withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola Ended June 1991
1989 1990 UN Transition Assistance Group UNTAG Supervise Namibia's elections and transition to independence Ended March 1990
1989 1992 UN Observer Group in Central America ONUCA Monitor ceasefire in Nicaragua Ended January 1992

The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... -1... -1...

1990s

Start End Name Acronym Purpose Comment
1991 2003 UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission UNIKOM Enforce Kuwait-Iraqi border after Gulf War Ended 2003
1991 1995 UN Angola Verification Mission II UNAVEM II Enforce ceasefire in Angolan civil war Ended February 1995
1991 1995 UN Observer Mission in El Salvador ONUSAL Enforce ceasefire in El Salvador civil war Ended April 1995
1991 Ongoing UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara MINURSO Implement ceasefire and help promote referendum on area's future  
1991 1992 UN Advance Mission in Cambodia UNAMIC Prepare way for UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia Ended March 1992
1992 1995 UN Protection Force UNPROFOR and UNPRODEP[1] Protect area of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Republic of Macedonia restructured December 1995
1992 1993 UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia UNTAC Assist reorganization of Cambodia Ended September 1993
1992 1993 UN Operation in Somalia I UNOSOM I Enforce ceasefire, reorganized as Unified Task Force (UNITAF[1]) Replaced March 1993 by UNOSOM II
1992 1994 UN Operation in Mozambique ONUMOZ Monitor ceasefire in Mozambique's civil war Ended December 1994
1993 1995 UN Operation in Somalia II UNOSOM II Stabilize Somalia and assist humanitarian efforts Ended March 1995
1993 1994 UN Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda UNOMUR To enforce ceasefire between Rwanda and rebel group based in Uganda Ended September 1994
1993 Ongoing UN Observer Mission in Georgia UNOMIG Enforce ceasefire between Georgia and Abkhaz separatists  
1993 1996 UN Observer Mission in Liberia UNOMIL Monitor ceasefire and elections in Liberia Ended September 1997
1993 1996 UN Mission in Haiti UNMIH Stabilize Haiti after coup overturned Ended June 1996
1993 1996 UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda UNAMIR Monitor ceasefire, and after Rwanda genocide, to promote relief efforts Ended March 1996
1994 1994 UN Aouzou Strip Observer Group UNASOG Monitor Libya's withdrawal from disputed territory given by International Court of Justice to Chad Ended June 1994
1994 2002 UN Mission of Observers in Tajikistan UNMOT Monitor ceasefire in Tajikistan civil war Ended May 2000
1995 1997 UN Angola Verification Mission III UNAVEM III Monitor ceasefire and disarmament Ended June 1997, but follow-up mission MONUA
1995 1996 UN Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia UNCRO Attempts to implement ceasefire Ended January 1996
1995 1999 UN Preventive Deployment Force UNPREDEP Replaced UNPROFOR in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and monitored border with Albania. Ended February 1999
1995 2002 UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina UNMIBH Monitor human rights, demining, relief Ended 31 December 2002
1996 1998 UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western Sirmium UNTAES Supervises integration of region into Croatia Ended January 1998
1996 2002 UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka UNMOP Monitor demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula, Croatia Ended December 2002
1996 1997 UN Support Mission in Haiti UNSMIH Modernize police and army of Haiti Ended July 1997
1997 1997 UN Verification Mission in Guatemala MINUGUA Monitor ceasefire in Guatemala's civil war Ended May 1997
1997 1999 UN Observer Mission in Angola MONUA Monitoring ceasefire and disarmament Ended February 1999
1997 1997 UN Transition Mission in Haiti UNTMIH Help stabilize Haiti Ended November 1997
1997 2000 UN Civilian Police Mission in Haiti MIPONUH Modernize Haiti's police forces Ended March 2000
1998 1998 UN Civilian Police Support Group UNPSG Monitor Croatian police Ended October 1998
1998 2000 UN Mission in the Central African Republic MINURCA Maintaining security and stability in Central African Republic Ended February 2000
1998 1999 UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone UNOMSIL Monitor disarmament and demobilization in Sierra Leone Ended October 1999
1999 Ongoing UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo UNMIK Exercise administrative authority, including administration of justice in Kosovo &nbsp
1999 Ongoing UN Mission in Sierra Leone UNAMSIL Help stabilize and disarm Sierra Leone  
1999 1999 UN Mission in East Timor UNAMET   Ended 1999, See UNTAET the follow-up mission.
1999 2002 UN Transitional Administration in East Timor UNTAET Transition East Timor to independence Ended May 2002. See UNMISET the follow-up mission.
1999 Ongoing UN Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo MONUC Monitor ceasefire in Democratic Republic of the Congo  
  1. ^  a  - not counted as separate missions by the UN DPKO, linked below)

The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UNIKOM, the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, was established on April 9, 1991 following the Gulf War by Security Council resolution 689 (1991) and fully deployed by early May. ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders General Norman Schwarzkopf, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Strength Casualties The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Angola The United Nations Angola Verification Mission II (UNAVEM II), established May 1991 and lasting until February 1995, was the second United Nations peacekeeping mission of four deployed to Angola during the course of the Angolan Civil War, the longest war in modern African history. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Pocket badge of the UNPROFOR The United Nations Protection Force, UNPROFOR, were the primary UN peacekeeping troops in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. ... Official languages Macedonian Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Bučkovski Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 146th  25,333 km²  1. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Operation Provide Relief (UNOSOM I) was a United Nation (UN) sponsored effort to provide humanitarian relief for the people of Somalia who were facing a severe famine, initiated and exacerbated by the ongoing Somoli civil war. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... United Nations Operations in Mozambique (ONUMOZ). ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Operation Restore Hope was an American military operation with the support of the United Nations which was formed to deliver humanitarian aid and restore order to the African nation of Somalia which was suffering from a severe famine, general anarchy, and domination by a number of warlords following the collapse... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda was a peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations from June 1993 to September 1994. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was established on 24 August 1993 by Security Council Resolution 858 to verify compliance with the 27 July 1993, ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the city of Sukhumi... Abkhazia (Abkhaz Аҧсны/Aphsny, Georgian აფხაზეთი/Apxazeti, Russian Абха́зия/Abhazia) is a region of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda was a relief mission instituted by the United Nations to aid the implementation of the Arusha Accords, signed August 4, 1993 in order to ease tensions between the Hutu-dominated Rwandese government and the Tutsi rebels (for the most part centered in the... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ. The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation, commonly known as UNCRO is a completed UN Mission. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) is an international organization formed under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035, as extended by Security Council Resolution 1357. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) (January 15, 1996 - December 15, 2002) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission that monitored the demilitarization of the disputed Prevlaka peninsula by carrying out daily foot and vehicle patrols on both sides of the border between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... The Prevlaka Peninsula is a small peninsula at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The United Nations Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration of the Serbian province (as part of Serbia and Montenegro) called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), under the authority of the United Nations. ... Kosovo (Serbian: Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija, Albanian: Kosovë / Kosova) is a province of Serbia. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) is a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The UN Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... MONUC is a French acronym for Mission de l Organisation des Nations unies en République démocratique du Congo, in English: Mission of the United Nations (UN) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ...

2000s

Start End Name Acronym Purpose Comment
2000 Ongoing UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea UNMEE Enforce ceasefire between Ethiopia and Eritrea  
2002 2005 United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor UNMISET To ensure security and stability of the nascent state during the post-independance period. Ended May 2005
2003 Ongoing United Nations Mission in Liberia UNMIL Oversee ceasefire and train national police.  
2004 Ongoing United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire UNOCI Facilitate implementation of peace process  
2004 Ongoing United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti MINUSTAH Return stability to Haiti  
2004 Ongoing United Nations Operation in Burundi ONUB To help implement the Arusha accords  
2005 Ongoing United Nations Mission in the Sudan UNMIS To support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, perform certain functions relating to humanitarian assistance, and protection and promotion of human rights  

Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U. S. presidential election (November 7-December 13, 2000) September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations Operation in Cote dIvoire (UNOCI) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Arusha Accords (also known as the Arusha Peace Agreement, or the Arusha negotiations) were a set of five accords (or protocols) signed by the Rwandese Patriotic Front and the Government of Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania on 4 August 1993, ending the civil war. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations Mission In Sudan or UNMIS is the mission of the United Nation designed to provide humanitarian support the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed by the government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement on January 9, 2005. ...

See also

UN refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ... UN refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ...

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