United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
Cyprus (1965 - present)
Established to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions. After the hostilities of 1974, UNFICYP's mandate was expanded. Following a de facto cease-fire, UNFICYP has supervised the cease-fire and maintained a buffer zone between the lines of the Cyprus National Guard and of the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot forces. In the absence of a political settlement to the Cyprus problem, UNFICYP continues its presence on the island.

United Nations Emergency Force Middle East (UNEFME)
Egypt (1973 - 1979)
Also known as UNEF II, this mission's mandate was to supervise the cease-fire between Egyptian and Israeli forces, the redeployment of those forces and to man and control the established buffer zones in the Suez Canal sector and later the Sinai peninsula.

UN Disengagement Observation Force (UNDOF)
Golan Heights (1974 - present)
Established after the 1973 Middle East war to maintain the cease-fire between Israel and Syria, to supervise the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces, and to supervise the areas of separation and limitation.

Multinational Force and Observers (MFO)
Sinai, Egypt (1982 - present)
Established to supervise the provisions of the Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt in accordance with the Camp David Accords. The MFO is tasked to operate a series of observation posts and check points in the Sinai and to verify by air, sea and land patrols the adherence of the parties to the treaty.

United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG)
Namibia (1989 - 1992)
Established to assist the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to ensure the early independence of Namibia through free and fair elections under the supervision and control of the United Nations. UNTAG was also to help ensure that: all hostile acts were ended; troops were confined to base, and, in the case of the South Africans, ultimately withdrawn from Namibia; all discriminatory laws were repealed, political prisoners were released, Namibian refugees were permitted to return, intimidation of any kind was prevented, law and order were impartially maintained.

United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
Cambodia (1992 - 1993)
Established to ensure the implementation of the Agreements on the Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict. The mandate given to UNTAC included aspects relating to human rights, the organization and conduct of free and fair general elections, military arrangements, civil administration, the maintenance of law and order, the repatriation and resettlement of the Cambodian refugees and displaced persons and the rehabilitation of essential Cambodian infrastructure during the transitional period.

United Task Force (UNITAF)
Somalia (1992 - 1993)
Tasked to establish in Somalia a secure environment for humanitarian assistance, UNITAF was given the objectives of securing major airports and seaports, key installations and food distribution points, and providing open and free passage of relief supplies, with security for convoys and relief organizations and those supplying humanitarian relief.

United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
Yugoslavia (1992 - 1995)
Initially, UNPROFOR's mandate was to ensure that the three "United Nations Protected Areas" in Croatia were demilitarized and that all persons residing in them were protected from fear of armed attack. Later, this mandate was enlarged to include monitoring functions in certain other areas of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In addition, UNPROFOR monitored implementation of several cease-fire agreements between the local factions. UNPROFOR was tasked to ensure the security and functioning of the airport at Sarajevo and the delivery of humanitarian assistance to that city. It supported efforts by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to deliver humanitarian relief throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, and protected convoys of released civilian detainees.

UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina/International Police Task Force (UNMIBH/IPTF)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (1995 - present)
The main tasks of the United Nations civilian police force include: monitoring, observing and inspecting law enforcement activities; training and advising law enforcement personnel; facilitating, within the International Police Task Force mission of assistance, the parties´ law enforcement activities; and ensuring the existence of conditions for free and fair elections.

NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR)
Bosnia (1996 - present)
On 20 December 1996, the United Nations mandate authorizing the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina expired. The follow-on force agreed to in UN Security Council Resolution 1088 is now known as the Stabilization Force (SFOR). The primary mission of SFOR is to contribute to the secure environment necessary for the consolidation of peace. Its tasks are to deter or prevent a resumption of hostilities or new threats to peace, to consolidate IFOR's achievements and to promote a climate in which the peace process can go forward, and to provide selective support to civilian organizations within capabilities. SFOR also stands ready to provide emergency support to UN forces in Eastern Slavonia.