United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
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The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission tasked with maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The mission was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 on 31 May 1974, to implement Resolution 338 (1973) which called for an immediate ceasefire and implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 242.
The town of Quneitra lies in ruins in 2001. Mount Avital in the Golan Heights overlooks the ruins.
A UNDOF Toyota Land Cruiser parked off Highway 98 near Majdal Shams, displaying UNDOF plates and a UN flag, January 2012
The UNDOF base near the Quneitra Crossing.
UNDOF position in Mount Bental
United Nations peacekeeping
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Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role of the UN's Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace". It is distinguished from peacebuilding, peacemaking, and peace enforcement although the United Nations does acknowledge that all activities are "mutually reinforcing" and that overlap between them is frequent in practice.
Bangladesh Emergency Crash and Rescue Section of MONUSCO Force, in Bunia, Ituri.
Guard of Honor during UN Medal Awarding Parade at Bunia, Orientale, the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Bangladesh UN Peacekeeping Force.
A multinational UN battalion at the 2008 Bastille Day military parade
Australian peacekeepers in East Timor.