United Nations Emergency Force

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The United Nations Emergency Force was the first major UN peacekeeping mission, created in 1956 to supervise the ceasefire and withdrawal of forces after the Suez Crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations peacekeeping mission
military observer mission
alsoKnownAs UNEF
appliesToJurisdiction Egypt
Israel–Egypt border
authorizedBy United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1000 (ES-I)
commandedBy E. L. M. Burns
Indar Jit Rikhye
conflict Suez Crisis
country United Nations
createdDuring emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
surface form: First United Nations Emergency Special Session
dissolved 1967
firstOf first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping force
followedBy United Nations Emergency Force self-linksurface differs
surface form: United Nations Emergency Force II
follows United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
hasPart Brazilian military contingent
Canadian logistics units
Canadian military contingent
Armed Forces of Colombia
surface form: Colombian military contingent

Danish military contingent
Finnish military contingent
Indian Medical Service
surface form: Indian medical unit

Indian military contingent
Indonesian military contingent
Norwegian military contingent
Swedish military contingent
Yugoslav military contingent
hasPurpose maintain international peace and security in the Middle East
hasTask serve as buffer between Egyptian and Israeli forces
supervise ceasefire after Suez Crisis
supervise withdrawal of foreign forces from Egypt
headquartersLocation Gaza City
surface form: Gaza
inception 1956
location Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
militaryBranch multinational force
notableFor establishing model for later UN peacekeeping operations
operator United Nations
partOf UN peacekeepers
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping
reasonForDissolution outbreak of Six-Day War
withdrawal requested by Egypt
significantEvent clearance of foreign troops from Egyptian territory after Suez Crisis
deployment along Egypt–Israel armistice line
subordinateTo Secretary-General of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Secretary-General
usesLanguage English
French

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UN peacekeepers firstLargeDeployment United Nations Emergency Force
Suez Crisis involvesOrganization United Nations Emergency Force
Blue Helmets hasNotableMission United Nations Emergency Force
United Nations Emergency Force followedBy United Nations Emergency Force self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United Nations Emergency Force II
Sinai II disengagement agreement monitoredBy United Nations Emergency Force
United Nations Operation in the Congo precededBy United Nations Emergency Force
UNEF standsFor United Nations Emergency Force
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1000 (ES-I) authorized United Nations Emergency Force
this entity surface form: United Nations Emergency Force I
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1000 (ES-I) created United Nations Emergency Force
this entity surface form: United Nations Emergency Force I
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1000 (ES-I) relatedTo United Nations Emergency Force
this entity surface form: United Nations Emergency Force I
Yugoslav military contingent participatedIn United Nations Emergency Force
Yugoslav military contingent partOf United Nations Emergency Force
this entity surface form: United Nations Emergency Force I
Norwegian military contingent partOf United Nations Emergency Force
Norwegian military contingent participatedIn United Nations Emergency Force
this entity surface form: United Nations Emergency Force mission
Norwegian military contingent underCommandOf United Nations Emergency Force
this entity surface form: UN Emergency Force command
Norwegian military contingent location United Nations Emergency Force
this entity surface form: United Nations Emergency Force deployment area
United Nations Security Council Resolution 339 relatedTo United Nations Emergency Force
United Nations forces hasNotableOperation United Nations Emergency Force