1940s 1948 UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) authorized in June 1948 is the first UN peacekeeping mission. Purpose: To monitor Arab-Israeli ceasefire Status: Ongoing 1949 UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) Purpose: To monitor India-Pakistan ceasefire in Kashmir Status: Ongoing 1950s 1956 UN Emergency Force I (UNEF I), first armed peacekeepers Purpose: To supervise withdrawal of troops from Suez Crisis Status: Ended June 1967 1958 UN Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) Purpose: To prevent troops and weapons entering Lebanon during crisis Status: Ended December 1958 1960s 1960 UN Operation in the Congo (ONUC) Purpose: To prevent foreign intervention in and preserve territory of the Congo Status: Ended June 1964 1962 UN Security Force in West New Guinea (West Irian) (UNSF) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire during transition of West Irian from Dutch rule to Indonesian Status: Ended April 1963 1963 UN Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM) Purpose: Supervise disengagement of Saudi Arabia and Egypt from Yemen's civil war Status: Ended September 1964 1964 UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Purpose: Prevent conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots Status: Ongoing 1965 Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the Dominican Republic (DOMREP) Purpose: Monitor situation caused by rival governments in Dominican Republic Status: Ended October 1966 1965 UN India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM) Purpose: Supervise India-Pakistan ceasefire outside of Kashmir Status: Ended March 1966 1970s 1973 UN Emergency Force II (UNEF II) Purpose: Supervise withdrawal of forces from Sinai after Egypt, Syria and Israel battle. Status: Ended July 1979 1974 UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) Purpose: Maintain ceasefire between Syria and Israel in Golan Heights Status: Ongoing 1978 UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Purpose: Supervise Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon Status: Ongoing 1980's 1988 UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) Purpose: Enforce Afghanistan and Pakistan from mutual non-interference Status: Ended March 1990 1988 UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) Purpose: Supervise Iran-Iraq ceasefire Status: Ended February 1991 1989 UN Angola Verification Mission I (UNAVEM I) Purpose: Supervise withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola Status: Ended June 1991 1989 UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Purpose: Supervise Namibia's elections and transition to independence Status: Ended March 1990 1989 UN Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire in Nicaragua Status: Ended January 1992 1990s 1991 UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) Purpose: Enforce Kuwait-Iraqi border after Gulf War Status: Ended 2003 1991 UN Angola Verification Mission II (UNAVEM II) Purpose: Enforce ceasefire in Angolan civil war Status: Ended February 1995 1991 UN Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) Purpose: Enforce ceasefire in El Salvador civil war Status: Ended April 1995 1991 UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) Purpose: Implement ceasefire and help promote referendum on area's future Status: Ongoing 1991 UN Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC) Purpose: Prepare way for UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia Status: Ended March 1992 1992 UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and (UNPRODEP) Purpose: Protect area of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovnia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Status: restructured December 1995 1992 UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) Purpose: Assist reorganization of Cambodia Status: September 1993 1992 UN Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) Purpose: Enforce ceasefire, reorganized as Unified Task Force (UNITAF) Status: Replaced March 1993 by UNOSOM II 1992 UN Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire in Mozambique's civil war Status: Ended December 1994 1993 UN Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) Purpose: Stabilize Somalia and assist humanitarian efforts Status: Ended March 1995 1993 UN Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR) Purpose: To enforce ceasefire between Rwanda and rebel group based in Uganda Status: Ended September 1994 1993 UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) Purpose: Enforce ceasefire between Georgia and Abkhaz separatists Status: Ongoing 1993 UN Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire and elections in Liberia Status: Ended September 1997 1993 UN Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) Purpose: Stabilize Haiti after coup overturned Status: Ended June 1996 1993 UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire, and after Rwanda genocide, to promote relief efforts Status: Ended March 1996 1994 UN Aouzou Strip Observer Group (UNASOG) Purpose: Monitor Libya's withdrawal from disputed territory given by International Court of Justice to Chad Status: Ended June 1994 1994 UN Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire in Tajikistan civil war Status: Ended May 2000 1995 UN Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire and disarmament Status: Ends June 1997, but follow-up mission MONUA 1995 UN Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO) Purpose: Attempts to implement ceasefire Status: Ended January 1996 1995 UN Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) Purpose: Replaced UNPROFOR in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and monitored border with Albania. Status: Ended February 1999 1995 UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) Purpose: Monitor human rights, demining, relief Status: Ongoing 1996 UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) Purpose: Supervises integration of region into Croatia Status: Ended January 1998 1996 UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) Purpose: Monitor demilitarization of Prevlaka peninsula, Croatia Status: Ongoing 1996 UN Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) Purpose: Modernize police and army of Haiti Status: Ended July 1997 1997 UN Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire in Guatemala's civil war Status: Ended May 1997 1997 UN Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) Purpose: Monitoring ceasefire and disarmament Status: Ended February 1999 1997 UN Transition Mission in Haiti (UNTMIH) Purpose: Help stabilize Haiti Status: Ended November 1997 1997 UN Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) Purpose: Modernize Haiti's police forces Status: Ended March 2000 1998 UN Civilian Police Support Group Purpose: Monitor Croatian police Status: Ended October 1998 1998 UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) Purpose: Maintaining security and stability in Central African Republic Status: Ended February 2000 1998 UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) Purpose: Monitor disarmament and demobilization in Sierra Leone Status: Ended October 1999 1999 UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Purpose: Exercise administrative authority, including administration of justice in Kosovo Status: Ongoing 1999 UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Purpose: Help stabilize and disarm Sierra Leone Status: Ongoing 1999 UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) Purpose: Transition East Timor to independence Status: Ended May 2002 1999 UN Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) Purpose: Monitor ceasefire in Democratic Republic of the Congo Status: Ongoing 2000s 2000 UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Purpose: Enforce ceasefire between Ethiopia and Eritrea Status: Ongoing 2002 United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) Purpose: Two-year mission while East Timor develops government Status: Ongoing 2003 United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Purpose: Oversee ceasefire and train national police. Status: Ongoing External link UN peacekeping website