United Nations Emergency Force
| United Nations Emergency Force | |
|---|---|
UNEF soldiers from the Yugoslav People's Army in Sinai, January 1957 | |
| Active | November 7, 1956–June 17, 1967 |
| Allegiance | United Nations |
| Branch | United Nations peacekeeping |
| Patron | Dag Hammarskjöld Lester B. Pearson |
| Colors | Blue White |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | United Nations Emergency Force Medal |
The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was a military and peacekeeping operation established by the United Nations General Assembly to secure an end to the Suez Crisis of 1956 through the establishment of international peacekeepers on the border between Egypt and Israel. Approved by Resolution 1001 (ES-I) of 7 November 1956, the UNEF was developed in large measure as a result of efforts by UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and a proposal from Canadian Minister of External Affairs Lester B. Pearson, who would later win the Nobel Peace Prize for it. UNEF was deployed along Sinai and Gaza until May 1967, when Egypt requested UNEF to withdraw its forces.
The UN General Assembly later established the United Nations Emergency Force II to supervise the ceasefire between Egyptian and Israeli forces at the end of the 1973 October war.