UN Peacekeeping Missions
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
Since 1948 there have been 67 UN peacekeeping operations. Close to 130 nations have contributed personnel at various times, and 115 are currently providing uniformed peacekeepers. As of Aug.31, 2012, there were 15 peacekeeping operations under way with a total of 116,515 personnel. Of the 18,170 civilians serving, 12,573 are local. Total fatalities among the peacekeepers stand at 3,025.
Current UN Peacekeeping Operations
| Region/Country | Began |
|---|---|
| AFRICA | |
| Western Sahara (MINURSO) | April 1991 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) | June 2010 |
| Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) | April 2004 |
| Liberia (UNMIL) | Sept. 2003 |
| Sudan (UNMIS) | March 2005 |
| Darfur (UNAMID) | July 2007 |
| AMERICA | |
| Haiti (MINUSTAH) | June 2004 |
| ASIA and the Pacific | |
| India/Pakistan (UNMOGIP) | Jan. 1949 |
| Timor-Leste (UNMIT) | Aug. 2006 |
| Afghanistan (UNAMA)¹ | 2006 |
| EUROPE | |
| Cyprus (UNFICYP) | March 1964 |
| Kosovo (UNMIK) | June 1999 |
| MIDDLE EAST | |
| Middle East (UNTSO)) | May 1948 |
| Syria (UNDOF) | June 1974 |
| Lebanon (UNIFIL) | March 1978 |
Completed UN Peacekeeping Operations
| Region/Country | Duration |
|---|---|
| AFRICA | |
| Congo (ONUC) | July 1960-June 1964 |
| Congo (MONUC) | Nov. 1999-July 2010 |
| Angola (UNAVEM I) | Dec. 1988-May 1991 |
| Aouzou Strip (UNASOG) | May-June 1994 |
| Namibia (UNTAG) | April 1989-March 1990 |
| Angola (UNAVEM II) | May 1991-Feb. 1995 |
| Somalia (UNOSOM I) | April 1992-March 1993 |
| Mozambique (ONUMOZ) | Dec. 1992-Dec. 1994 |
| Cí´te d'Ivoire (MINUCI) | May 2003-April 2004 |
| Somalia (UNOSOM II) | March 1993-March 1995 |
| Rwanda/Uganda (UNOMUR) | June 1993-Sept. 1994 |
| Liberia (UNOMIL) | Sept. 1993-Sept. 1997 |
| Rwanda (UNAMIR) | Oct. 1993-March 1996 |
| Angola (UNAVEM III) | Feb. 1995-June 1997 |
| Angola (MONUA) | June 1997-Feb. 1999 |
| Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) | July 1998-Oct. 1999 |
| Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) | Oct. 1999-Dec. 2005 |
| Central African Republic (MINURCA) | April 1998-Feb. 2000 |
| Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) | Sept. 2007-Dec. 2010 |
| Burundi (ONUB) | June 2004-Dec. 2006 |
| Ethiopia/Eritrea (UNMEE) | September 2000-July 2008 |
| AMERICAS | |
| Dominican Republic (DOMREP) | May 1965-Oct. 1966 |
| Central America Observer Group (ONUCA) | Nov. 1989-Jan. 1992 |
| El Salvador (ONUSAL) | July 1991-April 1995 |
| Haiti (UNMIH) | Sept. 1993-June 1996 |
| Haiti (UNSMIH) | July 1996-July 1997 |
| Guatemala (MINUGUA) | Jan.-May 1997 |
| Haiti (UNTMIH) | Aug.-Nov. 1997 |
| Haiti (MIPONUH) | Dec. 1997-March 2000 |
| MIDEAST | |
| Middle East-1st UN Emergency Force (UNEF I) | Nov. 1956-June 1967 |
| Lebanon (UNOGIL) | June-Dec. 1958 |
| Yemen (UNYOM) | July 1963-Sept. 1964 |
| Middle East-2nd UN Emergency Force (UNEF II) | Oct. 1973-July 1979 |
| Iran/Iraq (UNIIMOG) | Aug. 1988-Feb. 1991 |
| Iraq/Kuwait (UNIKOM) | April 1991-Oct. 2003 |
| ASIA | |
| West New Guinea (UNSF) | Oct. 1962-April 1963 |
| India/Pakistan (UNIPOM) | Sept. 1965-March 1966 |
| Afghanistan/Pakistan (UNGOMAP) | May 1988-March 1990 |
| Cambodia (UNAMIC) | Oct. 1991-March 1992 |
| Cambodia (UNTAC) | March 1992-Sept. 1993 |
| Tajikistan (UNMOT) | Dec. 1994-May 2000 |
| East Timor (UNTAET) | Oct. 1999-May 2002 |
| East Timor (UNMISET) | May 2002-May 2005 |
| EUROPE | |
| Former Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR) | Feb. 1992-March 1995 |
| Croatia (UNCRO) | March 1995-Jan. 1996 |
| Former Yugoslavia (UNPREDEP) Rep. of Macedonia |
March 1995-Feb. 1999 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina (UNMIBH) | Dec. 1995-Dec. 2002 |
| Georgia (UNOMIG) | Aug. 1993-June 2009 |
| Croatia (UNTAES) | Jan. 1996-Jan. 1998 |
| Prevlaka Peninsula (UNMOP) | Feb. 1996-Dec. 2002 |
| Croatia (UNPSG) | Jan. 1998-Oct. 1998 |
Source: United Nations Dept. of Public Information.
Source: United Nations Dept. of Public Information.
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