MINUSTAH was established in 2004 to support and ensure a secure and stable environment through the restoration...
In 1964, the UN established UNFICYP to prevent fighting between the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot...
In 1999, the UN launched UNMIK to help establish a Kosovar government, with legitimate authority and...
The Bonn Agreement led to the launch of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in 2002 as a...
In 1948, the UN Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) was established, deploying unarmed military...
On May 31, 1974, in the wake of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the UN Security Council voted to adopt Resolution...
The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) is a UN-led political mission first established by the UN Security...
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was established in 1978 in response to violence on the border...
On May 29, 1948, the UN established its first and oldest peacekeeping operation. Created to mediate between...
On April 29, 1991, by UN Security Council Resolution 690, the UN Mission for a Referendum in Western...
On June 27, 2011, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to establish UNISFA, a peacekeeping mission...
In December 2013, the UN Security Council (UNSC) authorized MISCA, an African Union-led peacekeeping...
In 2004, the Security Council authorized the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) to help implement...
On July 8, 2011, UNMISS was established to promote security and to help establish conditions for development...
The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was established...
On July 31, 2007, UNAMID was established to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The mission...
The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was launched in 2003 to address human rights and governance issues...
Established in 2013 to help stabilize Mali and assist the country’s return to constitutional order.
“Through years of struggle and sacrifice, the iconic Blue Helmet has earned its place as a symbol of hope to millions of people living in war-ravaged lands.”
– United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Chandrima Das
Associate Director of Policy & Research
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