Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force participate in the Global Positioning System (GPS) during a competition sponsored by the mission.
17 October 2008
© UN Photo/Rohit Prasad
UNDOF Troops Participate in GPS Competition

Mission facts

  • Location:
    Syrian Golan
  • Headquarters:
    Camp Faouar
  • Duration:
    May 1974 to present

Supervising ceasefire and disengagement agreement

From early March 1974, the situation in the Israel-Syria sector became increasingly unstable, and firing intensified. The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established on 31 May 1974 by Security Council resolution 350 (1974) PDF Document, following the agreed disengagement of the Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights.

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.