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Current Missions Past Missions UN refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. IDP camp in Sudan resulting from the Darfur conflict.. This is a list of United Nations peacekeeping missions since the United Nations was founded in 1945, organized by region, with the dates of deployment, the name of the related conflict, and the name of the UN operation.
The cost of these missions is also significant, with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan costing $1 billion per year for 12,500 UN soldiers unable to prevent the country's civil war. Often missions require approval from local governments before deploying troops which can also limit the effectiveness of UN missions.
United Nations Mission in Liberia: UNMIL Liberia: Oversee ceasefire and train national police after the Second Liberian Civil War. 2004: 2017: United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire: UNOCI Cote d'Ivoire: Facilitate implementation of peace process after the First Ivorian Civil War 2004: 2017: United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti ...
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and countries, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for coordinating the actions of member states. [2]
United Nations operations in South America (1 P) Pages in category "Peacekeeping missions and operations involving the United Nations" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 [1] of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on January 9, 2005, in Sudan.
The United Nations Peacekeeping efforts began in 1948. [1] Its first activity was in the Middle East to observe and maintain the ceasefire during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Since then, United Nations peacekeepers have taken part in a total of 72 missions around the globe, 12 of which continue today.
The mission was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 on 31 May 1974, to implement Resolution 338 (1973) which called for an immediate ceasefire and implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 242. The resolution was passed on the same day as the Agreement on Disengagement.