UN in the Region

Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL)

The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) is the political office of the United Nations that coordinates the work of the UN in the country. The Special Coordinator for Lebanon is the Secretary-General’s representative to the Lebanese Government, all political parties and the diplomatic community based in the country.
 
 

Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

UNSCO represents the Secretary-General and leads the UN system in all political and diplomatic efforts related to the peace process, including in the Middle East Quartet. UNSCO also coordinates the humanitarian and development work of UN agencies and programmes in the occupied Palestinian territory, in support of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people.

 

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)

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.

 

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)

The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established on 31 May 1974 by Security Council resolution 350 (1974), following the agreed disengagement of the Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan. Since then, UNDOF has remained in the area to maintain the ceasefire between the Israeli and Syrian forces and to supervise the implementation of the disengagement agreement.