List of non-UN peacekeeping missions
Below is a list of current and historical peacekeeping missions which were not mandated by the United Nations.
Current
NATO
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European Union
- SFOR in 2004 to maintain peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, primarily by overseeing the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia is a civilian EU mission that enforces the 2008 ceasefire agreement that ended the Russo-Georgian War.
- European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo is a civilian EU mission that currently monitors Kosovo–Serbia relations and oversees the judicial system in Kosovo, with residual law enforcement authority via an attached Polish Formed Police Unit.
African Union
Current African Union missions include:
- ATMIS is the African Union force in Somalia since April 2022 in response to the War in Somalia.
- Central African Republic conflict under the Djotodia administration.
Others
- Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace. It is an observation organisation not an occupation but it does place some restrictions on the sovereignty of the area it observes.[1]
- Nonviolent Peaceforce is a private, unarmed non-profit, which as of 2017 had ongoing operations in the Philippines, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Syria.
- Peacekeeping operations in Nagorno-Karabakh by the Russian Armed Forces aim to enforce the ceasefire agreement which ended the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. Turkey maintains a joint monitoring center in Azerbaijan.
Historical
NATO
- Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1995–1996.
- IFOR, 1996–2004.
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ECOMOG
Nigeria led missions of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) to:
- End the First and Second Liberian Civil Wars, 1990–1995 and 2003 respectively.
- End the Sierra Leone Civil War, 1997-2000. The Organisation of African Unity endorsed the Nigerian-led West African peacekeeping force in 1998.
- Guinea-Bissau in 1999
- Guinea/Liberia border in 2001.
African Union
- UNAMID, a UN-mandated peacekeeping force deployed in Darfur, in December 2007.
Others
- Invasion of Grenada.
- Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) - Indian peacekeeping operations in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990.
- International Force East Timor (INTERFET), multinational peacekeeping force in East Timor between 1999 and 2000.
- The Australian/New Zealand-led Timor-Leste(May 2006-May 2013).
- Temporary International Presence in Hebron, a civilian observer mission in Hebron, West Bank between 1994 and 2019.
- UNOCI, a joint mission with United Nations in Ivory Coastbetween 2004 and 2017
- UNMIL, a joint mission with United Nations in Liberiabetween 2003 and 2018
See also
References
- ^ The official web site of the Multinational Force and Observers see legal disclaimer "the MFO enjoys immunity from the civil and criminal jurisdiction of local courts and other privileges and immunities customarily accorded international organizations" and Mission "Operation of checkpoints, reconnaissance patrols, and observation posts along the international boundary and Line B, and within Zone C."
- ^ "The Last Commander". Politico.