Timeline of United Nations peacekeeping missions

The United Nations has authorized 71 peacekeeping operations as of April 2018. 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. Peacekeeping operations are overseen by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and share some common characteristics, namely the inclusion of a military or police component, often with an authorization for use of force under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. Peacekeeping operations are distinct from special political missions (SPMs), which are overseen by the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). SPMs are not included in the table below.

1940s

StartEndNameAcronym LocationPurposeComment
1948OngoingUN Truce Supervision OrganizationUNTSO  Israel

 Syria

 Lebanon

 Jordan

 Egypt

To monitor ceasefire in the Arab-Israeli conflict. authorized in June 1948 after the First Arab-Israeli War. The first UN peacekeeping mission
1949OngoingUN Military Observer Group in India and PakistanUNMOGIP  India

 Pakistan

To monitor India-Pakistan ceasefire in the Kashmir conflict.  Authorized after the First Indo-Pakistani War.

1950s

StartEndNameAcronym LocationPurposeComment
19561967UN Emergency Force IUNEF I  Egypt To supervise withdrawal of Egyptian and Israeli troops from Suez Crisis First armed peacekeepers. Ended June 1967 during the buildup to the Six-Day War.
19581958UN Observation Group in LebanonUNOGIL  Lebanon To prevent troops and weapons entering Lebanon during crisis Ended December 1958

1960s

StartEndNameAcronym LocationPurposeComment
19601964UN Operation in the CongoONUC  Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) To prevent foreign intervention in and preserve territory of the Congo during the Congo Crisis. Ended June 1964
19621963UN Security Force in West New Guinea (West Irian)UNSF  Netherlands New Guinea

 Indonesia

Monitor ceasefire during transition of West Irian from Dutch to Indonesian rule Ended April 1963
19631964UN Yemen Observation MissionUNYOM  North Yemen Supervise disengagement of Saudi Arabia and Egypt from the North Yemeni Civil War Ended September 1964
1964OngoingUN Peacekeeping Force in CyprusUNFICYP  Cyprus

Prevent conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots

 
19651966Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the Dominican RepublicDOMREP  Dominican Republic Monitor situation caused by rival governments in Dominican Republic Ended October 1966
19651966UN India-Pakistan Observation MissionUNIPOM  India

 Pakistan

Supervise India-Pakistan ceasefire outside of Kashmir after the Second Indo-Pakistani War Ended March 1966

1970s

StartEndNameAcronym LocationPurposeComment
19731979UN Emergency Force IIUNEF II  Egypt Supervise withdrawal of forces from the Sinai Peninsula after Egypt, Syria and Israel fought in the Yom Kippur War. Ended July 1979
1974OngoingUN Disengagement Observer ForceUNDOF Golan Heights

(disputed between  Israel and  Syria)

Maintain ceasefire between Syria and Israel on the Golan Heights  
1978OngoingUN Interim Force in LebanonUNIFIL  Lebanon Supervise Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Keep the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area.

1980s

StartEndNameAcronym LocationPurposeComment
19881990UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and PakistanUNGOMAP  Afghanistan

 Pakistan

Enforce Afghanistan and Pakistan from mutual non-interference Ended March 1990
19881991UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer GroupUNIIMOG  Iraq

 Iran

Supervise ceasefire after the Iran-Iraq War Ended February 1991
19891991UN Angola Verification Mission IUNAVEM I  Angola Supervise withdrawal of Cuban troops from the Angolan Civil War Ended June 1991
19891990UN Transition Assistance GroupUNTAG  South West Africa

( Namibia after 1990)

Supervise Namibia's elections and transition to independence from South Africa Ended March 1990
19891992UN Observer Group in Central AmericaONUCA  Nicaragua Monitor ceasefire in the Nicaraguan Civil War. Ended January 1992

1990s

StartEndNameAcronym LocationPurposeComment
19912003UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation MissionUNIKOM  Kuwait

 Iraq

Enforce Kuwait-Iraqi border after Gulf War Ended 2003
19911995UN Angola Verification Mission IIUNAVEM II  Angola Enforce ceasefire in the Angolan Civil War Ended February 1995
19911995UN Observer Mission in El SalvadorONUSAL  El Salvador Enforce ceasefire in the Salvadoran Civil War. Ended April 1995
1991OngoingUN Mission for the Referendum in Western SaharaMINURSO  Western Sahara

(independence disputed by  Morocco)

Implement ceasefire and help promote referendum on area's future after the Western Sahara War.  
19911992UN Advance Mission in CambodiaUNAMIC  Cambodia Prepare way for UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia after the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Ended March 1992
19921995UN Protection ForceUNPROFOR and UNPREDEP[1]  Croatia

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Macedonia

Protect area of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Republic of Macedonia during the Yugoslav Wars. restructured December 1995
19921993UN Transitional Authority in CambodiaUNTAC  Cambodia Assist reorganization of Cambodia Ended September 1993
19921993UN Operation in Somalia IUNOSOM I  Somalia Enforce ceasefire during the Somali Civil War, reorganized as Unified Task Force (UNITAF[2]) Replaced March 1993 by UNOSOM II
19921993UN Observer Mission to Verify the Referendum in EritreaUNOVER Ethiopia Monitor referendum for independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia Ended April 1993
19921994UN Operation in MozambiqueONUMOZ  Mozambique Monitor ceasefire in the Mozambican Civil War. Ended December 1994
19931995UN Operation in Somalia IIUNOSOM II  Somalia Stabilize Somalia and assist humanitarian efforts during the Somali Civil War. Ended March 1995
19931994UN Observer Mission Uganda-RwandaUNOMUR  Rwanda

 Uganda

To enforce ceasefire between Rwanda and the rebel group based in Uganda during the Rwandan Civil War. Ended September 1994
19932009UN Observer Mission in GeorgiaUNOMIG  Georgia

 Abkhazia (independence from Georgia not recognized by international community)

Enforce ceasefire between Georgia and Abkhaz separatists after the Abkhaz War. Russia vetoed extension in June 2009
19931996UN Observer Mission in LiberiaUNOMIL  Liberia Monitor ceasefire and elections after the First Liberian Civil War Ended September 1997
19931996UN Mission in HaitiUNMIH  Haiti Stabilize Haiti after coup overturned Ended June 1996
19931996UN Assistance Mission for RwandaUNAMIR  Rwanda Monitor ceasefire, and after the Rwandan Genocide to promote relief efforts Ended March 1996
19941994UN Aouzou Strip Observer GroupUNASOG  Chad Monitor Libya's withdrawal from disputed territory given by International Court of Justice to Chad Ended June 1994
19942002UN Mission of Observers in TajikistanUNMOT  Tajikistan Monitor ceasefire in the Tajikistani Civil War. Ended May 2000
19951997UN Angola Verification Mission IIIUNAVEM III  Angola Monitor ceasefire and disarmament Ended June 1997, but follow-up mission MONUA
19951996UN Confidence Restoration Operation in CroatiaUNCRO  Croatia Attempts to implement ceasefire in the Croatian War. Ended January 1996
19951999UN Preventive Deployment ForceUNPREDEP  Macedonia Replaced UNPROFOR in Macedonia and monitored border with Albania. Ended February 1999
19952002UN Mission in Bosnia and HerzegovinaUNMIBH  Bosnia and Herzegovina Monitor human rights, demining, relief after the Bosnian War Ended 31 December 2002
19961998UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western SirmiumUNTAES Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Supervises integration of region into Croatia Ended January 1998
19962002UN Mission of Observers in PrevlakaUNMOP  Croatia Monitor demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula, Croatia Ended December 2002
19961997UN Support Mission in HaitiUNSMIH  Haiti Modernize police and army of Haiti Ended July 1997
19971997UN Verification Mission in GuatemalaMINUGUA  Guatemala Monitor ceasefire in the Guatemalan Civil War Ended May 1997
19971999UN Observer Mission in AngolaMONUA  Angola Monitoring ceasefire and disarmament Ended February 1999
19971997UN Transition Mission in HaitiUNTMIH  Haiti Help stabilize Haiti Ended November 1997
19972000UN Civilian Police Mission in HaitiMIPONUH  Haiti Modernize Haiti's police forces Ended March 2000
19981998UN Civilian Police Support GroupUNPSG  Croatia Monitor Croatian police Ended October 1998
19982000UN Mission in the Central African RepublicMINURCA  Central African Republic Maintaining security and stability in Central African Republic Ended February 2000
19981999UN Observer Mission in Sierra LeoneUNOMSIL  Sierra Leone Monitor disarmament and demobilization in the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ended October 1999
1999OngoingUN Interim Administration Mission in KosovoUNMIK  Kosovo

(independence disputed by  Serbia)

Exercise administrative authority, including administration of justice in Kosovo  
19992005UN Mission in Sierra LeoneUNAMSIL  Sierra Leone Help stabilize and disarm Sierra Leone Ended December 2005
19991999UN Mission in East TimorUNAMET  Indonesia

Indonesian East Timor

To oversee popular consultation on political relation to Indonesia Ended 1999, See UNTAET the follow-up mission.
19992002UN Transitional Administration in East TimorUNTAET  Indonesia

Indonesian East Timor

(later independent  East Timor)

Transition East Timor to independence Ended May 2002. See UNMISET the follow-up mission.
19992010UN Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of the CongoMONUC  Democratic Republic of the Congo Monitor ceasefire in Democratic Republic of the Congo Ended June 2010. See MONUSCO the follow-up mission.
  1. - not counted as separate missions by the UN DPKO, linked below
  2. - not counted as separate missions by the UN DPKO, linked below

2000s

StartEndNameAcronym LocationPurposeComment
20002008UN Mission in Ethiopia and EritreaUNMEE  Ethiopia

 Eritrea

Enforce ceasefire after the Eritrean–Ethiopian War. Ended July 2008 after both Eritrea (forced out UN troops) and Ethiopia (refused to accept ICJ ruling on the border) refused to cooperate
20022005United Nations Mission of Support in East TimorUNMISET  East Timor To ensure security and stabilise the nascent state during the post-independence period. Ended May 2005
20032018United Nations Mission in LiberiaUNMIL  Liberia Oversee ceasefire and train national police after the Second Liberian Civil War.  
20042017United Nations Operation in Côte d'IvoireUNOCI  Cote d'Ivoire Facilitate implementation of peace process after the First Ivorian Civil War  
20042017United Nations Stabilization Mission in HaitiMINUSTAH  Haiti Return stability to Haiti Later Coordinated security response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake
20042006United Nations Operation in BurundiONUB  Burundi To help implement the Arusha accords ended December 2006, replaced by BINUB
20052011United Nations Mission in the SudanUNMIS  Sudan To support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement after the Second Sudanese Civil War, perform certain functions relating to humanitarian assistance, and protection and promotion of human rights ended in July 2011, succeeded by UNMISS.
20062012United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-LesteUNMIT  East TimorTo support the Government in consolidating stability, enhancing a culture of democratic governance, and facilitating political dialogue among Timorese stakeholders, in their efforts to bring about a process of national reconciliation and to foster social cohesion  
2007OngoingUnited Nations African Union Mission in DarfurUNAMID  SudanTo monitor arms trade and shipping, to cause and keep a ceasefire during the War in Darfur.  
20072010United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and ChadMINURCAT  Central African Republic

 Chad

Established due to refugee crisis from the Darfur genocide in Sudan. ended December 2010 due to opposition by Chadian government

2010s

StartEndNameAcronym PurposeComment
2010OngoingUN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoMONUSCO  Democratic Republic of the Congo Monitor ceasefire in Democratic Republic of the Congo  
2011OngoingUN Interim Security Force for AbyeiUNISFA Abyei (disputed by  Sudan and  South Sudan)Monitor ceasefire in Abyei  
2011OngoingUN Mission in the Republic of South SudanUNMISS  South SudanAssist the new state of South Sudan  
20122012UN Support Mission in SyriaUNSMIS  SyriaMonitor the ceasefire agreement in the Syrian Civil War.  
2017ongoingUN Mission for Justice Support in HaitiMINUJUSTH  HaitiAssist the Government to further develop the Haitian National Police (HNP); to strengthen Haiti's rule of law institutions, including the justice and prisons; and to promote and protect human rights in Haiti  

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