UN Peacekeeping missions

UNTSO

1948–present: Middle East (Israel / Arab states) First UN peacekeeping mission; monitors ceasefires and armistice agreements. Partial success (long

UNDOF

1974–present: Golan Heights (Israel–Syria) Oversees ceasefire after the Yom Kippur War and enforces disengagement agreement. Success (stable ceasefire maintained for decades)

UNAMSIL

1999–2005: Sierra Leone: Disarmed combatants, restored security, and supported democratic elections. Success (explicitly identified as successful in the document)

UNTAET

1999–2002 – East Timor: Administered the territory and guided transition to independence. Success (successful state

UNAMIR

1993–1994 – Rwanda: Failure to prevent genocide despite UN presence. Failure

UNPROFOR

1992–1995 – Bosnia (Srebrenica): UN-declared “safe area” where massacre occurred. Failure

UNOSOM I / UNOSOM II

1992–1995 – Somalia: State collapse and prolonged conflict despite UN involvement. Failure

UNAMID

2007–2020 – Sudan (Darfur): Limited protection of civilians amid mass atrocities. Failure / very limited success

UNMISS

2011–present – South Sudan: Continued violence despite peacekeeping presence. Partial failure

UNMHA

2019–present – Yemen: Limited UN impact due to political constraints. Failure