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United Nations: Emergency Force (UNEF)

The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was a UN military force established by the General Assembly to secure an end to the Suez-Sinai Campaign. UNEF-I was deployed in Egypt from 1956 to 1967. In 1973, the UN established UNEF-II to oversee the implementation of the Egypt-Israel ceasefire following the Yom Kippur War. Its deployment lasted from October 1973 to July 1979.

UNEF-I

UNEF-II

General Assembly