Tag peacekeeping missions
Here are some notable peacekeeping missions:
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL): Established in 1978 to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
- United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II): Deployed in 1993 to restore peace and stability in Somalia after the collapse of the government.
- United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR): Deployed in 1992 to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to protect civilians and maintain peace during the Yugoslav Wars.
- United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH): Established in 1993 to restore democracy and stability in Haiti after the coup against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
- United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET): Deployed in 1999 to administer East Timor after its independence from Indonesia.
- United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC): Established in 1999 to stabilize the Democratic Republic of Congo after the end of the Second Congo War.
- United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK): Deployed in 1999 to administer Kosovo after the conflict between Serbia and Kosovo Albanian separatists.
- United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL): Established in 2003 to stabilize Liberia after the end of the Second Liberian Civil War.
- United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL): Deployed in 1999 to stabilize Sierra Leone after the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
- United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO): Established in 2010 to stabilize the Democratic Republic of Congo after the end of the Second Congo War.
- United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA): Deployed in 2013 to stabilize Mali after the Tuareg rebellion and Islamist insurgency.
- United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP): Established in 1964 to maintain peace and stability in Cyprus after the Turkish invasion.
- United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS): Deployed in 2011 to stabilize South Sudan after its independence from Sudan.
- United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA): Established in 2011 to stabilize the disputed region of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan.
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA): Deployed in 2014 to stabilize the Central African Republic after the coup against President François Bozizé.
These are just a few examples of the many peacekeeping missions conducted by the United Nations over the years.