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...
UNAMA works to advance Afghanistan's political transition and stabilization process by facilitating democratic...
Although India and Pakistan agreed on the Line of Control established in 1972, the UN has maintained...
UNDOF was established to maintain the ceasefire between Syria and Israel, supervise the disengagement...
As UN-led political mission, UNAMI coordinates the activities of various UN programs and agencies in Iraq.
UNIFIL was established in 1978 in response to violence on the border between Israel and Lebanon.
UNTSO was created to mediate between Israel and its neighbors both during and after the 1948 Arab-Israeli...
MONUSCO’s mandate includes the protection of civilians from violence, facilitating humanitarian access,...
On July 31, 2007, UNAMID was established to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The mission...
Established in 2013 to help stabilize Mali and assist the country’s return to constitutional order.
MINURSO monitors the ceasefire between Morocco and the POLISARIO and works to reduce the threat of mines...
UNISFA is a peacekeeping mission for the Abyei region on the border of Sudan and South Sudan.
MINUSCA’s aim is to protect civilians, prevent violence, and support the country’s fragile transitional...
UNMISS was established to promote security and to help establish conditions for development in South Sudan.
Chandrima Das
Senior Director, Peacekeeping and Security Policy
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