Title English:
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
Acronym English:
UNTSO
Definition English:
Set up in May 1948, UNTSO was the first ever peacekeeping operation established by the United Nations. Since then, UNTSO military observers have remained in the Middle East to monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating and assist other UN peacekeeping operations in the region to fulfill their respective mandates.
Title Arabic:
هيئة الأمم المتحدة لمراقبة الهدنة
Title French:
Organisme des Nations Unies chargé de la surveillance de la trêve
Acronym French:
ONUST
Domain:
International Instruments
Subject:
Corporate Names/Bodies
InformationType:
Title
SourceSymbol:
E/ESCWA/27/9/Report