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United Nations by Code

Code Meaning Location Date(s)
CMDNU Chief of Diplomatic Mission from the United Nations Guinea-Bissau 1990's
UN Mission Laos, Somaliland, Tanzania, Thailand
DOMREP Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General Dominican Republic 1965-1966
HCR High Commission for Refugees See UNHCR
IBRD International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
IMF International Monetary Fund
MANUH U.N. Assistance Mission Haiti circa 1994
MDO Management Development Office Israel, Sinai 1951-
MFO Multi-National Force and Observers Sinai 1979-
MIN U.N. Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Western Sahara 1991-
MINUGUA U.N. Verification Mission Guatemala 1997
MINUHA U.N. International Mission Haiti circa 1994
MINURCA U.N. Mission Central African Republic 1965-1966
MIPONUH U.N.Civilian Police Mission Haiti 1997-2000
MONUA U.N. Observer Mission Angola 1997-1999
MONUC U.N. Observer Mission Democratic Republic of Congo 1999-
NG United Nations Vietnam 1996-
NGO Non-Governmental Organization Cambodia 1990-1995
NU United Nations Guinea-Bissau, Mali 1974-
ONU United Nations Bolivia, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Cambodia, Rwanda, Tunisia 1960's-
ONUC U.N. Force Congo 1960-1964
OUNCA U.N. Mission Central America 1989-1992
ONUMOZ U.N. Pease Keeping Force in Mozambique Mozambique 1992-1994
ONURU U.N. Force Ruanda-Urundi 1960's
ONUSAL U.N. Observer Mission El Salvador 1991-1995
ONUVEN U.N. Election Verification Nicaragua 1990
PNUD U.N. Development Program Comoros 1975-1990's
SFOR United Nations Stabilization Force Bosnia-Herzegovina 1996 - 2005
SRSG Special Representative of the Secretary General
TIPH Temporary International Presence in Hebron West Bank 1994-
UN United Nations Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, India, Israel, Jordan, Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Seychelles, Somaliland (1996-), Sudan, Tajikistan
UN -T United Nations Trailers
UNAMA U.N. Assistance Mission Afghanistan 2002-
UNAMET U.N. Assistance Mission East Timor 1999
UNAMIC U.N. Advance Mission Cambodia 1992-1993
UNAMIR U.N. Assistance Mission Rwanda circa 1993
UNAMSIL U.N. Mission Sierra Leone 1999-
UNASOG U.N. Aouzou Strip Observer Group Chad, Libya 1994
UNAVEM U.N. Verification Mission Angola 1989-91, 1995-97
UNCMP U.N. Mission for Missing Persons Cyprus
UNCRO U.N. Confidence Restauration Operation Croatia 1995-1996
UNDP U.N. Development Program North Korea 2017-2021
UNDP U.N. Development Program Kenya 1970's
UNDOF U.N. Disengagement Observer Force Golan Heights (Syria) 1974-
UNEF U.N. Emergency Force Sinai (Egypt) 1956-67, 1967-79
UNESCO U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Senegal 1956-67, 1967-79
UNF U.N. Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP) Cyprus 1964-
UN-GCI U.N. Guard Contingent Iraq 1991-
UNGOMAP U.N. Good Offices Mission Pakistan, Afganistan 1988-90
UNHCR (or HCR) U.N. High Commission for Refugees Bosnia-Hercegovina, Guinea 1993
UNICEF U.N. Children's Fund Gambia
UNIFIL U.N. Interim Force Lebanon 1978-
UNIIMOG U.N. Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group Iran, Iraq 1988-1991
UNIKOM U.N. Observer Mission Iraq, Kuwait 1991-2003
UNIPOM U.N. Observation Mission India, Pakistan 2000-
UN-KS U.N. Personnel Kosovo 1999-
UNLMO U.N. Military Liaison Officer Yugoslavia 1991-1992
UNMEE U.N. Mission Ethiopia, Eritra
UNMIBH U.N. Mission Bosnia-Herzegovina 1995-
UNMIH U.N. Mission Haiti 1993-1996
UNMIK U.N. (Interim Administration) Mission in Kosovo Kosovo 1999-
UNMIL U.N. Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Liberia 2003-
UNMISET U.N. Mission Supporter East Timor 2002-
UNMO U.N. Military Observers Cambodia
UNMOGIP U.N. Military Observer Group India, Pakistan 1949-
UNMOP U.N. Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (Croatia) 1996-
UNMOT U.N. Mission of Observers in Tajikistan 1994-2000
UNOSOM U.N. Observers in Somalia Somalia 1992-1995
UNMOT U.N. Mission of Observers Tajikistan 1994-2000
UNMOVIC U.N. Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission Iraq 2002-
UNOHCI U. N. Office of Humanitarian Coordinator Iraq 2003-
UNOMIG U.N. Mission Georgia 1993-
UNOMIL U.N. Observer Mission Libya 1993-1997
UNOMSIL U.N. Observer Mission Sierra Leone 1998-1999
UNOMUR U.N. Observer Mission Uganda, Rwanda 1993-1994
UNOPS U.N. Office for Project Services Cyprus
UNOSOM U.N. Observers Somalia 1992-1995
UNOVER U.N. Official Verification of the Eritrea Referendum Eritra 1993
UNP, -P U.N. Personnel Israel
UNPF U.N. Protection Force (UNPROFOR) (former) Yugoslavia 1992-1995
UNPO U.N. Police Observers Angola 1995-1999
UNPREDEP U.N. Preventative Deployment Force Croatia 1998
UNPSG U.N. Civilian Police Support Group
UNRWA U.N. Relief and Works Agency Palestine
UNSAM U.N. Sanctions Assistance Mission Hungary-Yugoslav border 1991 ?
UNSCO U.N. Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories Gaza, West Bank 1994-
UN-SGRC U.N. Secretary General Representative to Campbodia Cambodia 1990's
UNSCOM U.N. Special Commission Iraq 1991-2002
UNSF U.N. Security Force in West Irian Indonesia 1962-1963
UNSMA U.N. Special Missions Afghanistan 1994-
UNSMIH U.N. Support Mission Haiti 1996-1997
UNTAC U.N. Transitional Authority Cambodia 1992-1993
UNTAES U.N. Transitional Authority in Eastern Slavonia Croatia 1996-1998
UNTAET U.N. Transitional Administration East Timor 1999-2002
UNTAG U.N. Transition Assistance Group Namibia, Angola 1989-1990
UNTMIH U.N. Transition Mission Haiti 1997
UNTOP U.N. Tajikistan Office of Peace-Building Tajikistan 2000-2007
UNTSO U.N. Truce Supervision Organization Israel, Middle East 1948-
UNWFP U.N. World Food Programme Republic of Congo 1948-
UNYOM U.N. Yemen Observation Mission Yemen 1963-1964
WHO World Health Organization Comoros

Code	Meaning	Location	Date(s)
CMDNU	Chief of Diplomatic Mission from the United Nations	Guinea-Bissau	1990's
	UN Mission	Laos, Somaliland, Tanzania, Thailand
DOMREP	Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General	Dominican Republic	1965-1966
HCR	High Commission for Refugees	See UNHCR
IBRD	International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
IMF	International Monetary Fund
MANUH	U.N. Assistance Mission	Haiti	circa 1994
MDO	Management Development Office	Israel, Sinai	1951-
MFO	Multi-National Force and Observers	Sinai	1979-
MIN	U.N. Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	Western Sahara	1991-
MINUGUA	U.N. Verification Mission	Guatemala	1997
MINUHA	U.N. International Mission	Haiti	circa 1994
MINURCA	U.N. Mission	Central African Republic	1965-1966
MIPONUH	U.N.Civilian Police Mission	Haiti	1997-2000
MONUA	U.N. Observer Mission	Angola	1997-1999
MONUC	U.N. Observer Mission	Democratic Republic of Congo	1999-
NG	United Nations	Vietnam	1996-
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization	Cambodia	1990-1995
NU	United Nations	Guinea-Bissau, Mali	1974-
ONU	United Nations	Bolivia, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Cambodia, Rwanda, Tunisia	1960's-
ONUC	U.N. Force	Congo	1960-1964
OUNCA	U.N. Mission	Central America	1989-1992
ONUMOZ	U.N. Pease Keeping Force in Mozambique	Mozambique	1992-1994
ONURU	U.N. Force	Ruanda-Urundi	1960's
ONUSAL	U.N. Observer Mission	El Salvador	1991-1995
ONUVEN	U.N. Election Verification	Nicaragua	1990
PNUD	U.N. Development Program	Comoros	1975-1990's
SFOR	United Nations Stabilization Force	Bosnia-Herzegovina	1996 - 2005
SRSG	Special Representative of the Secretary General
TIPH	Temporary International Presence in Hebron	West Bank	1994-
UN	United Nations	Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, India, Israel, Jordan, Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Seychelles, Somaliland (1996-), Sudan, Tajikistan
UN -T	United Nations Trailers
UNAMA	U.N. Assistance Mission	Afghanistan	2002-
UNAMET	U.N. Assistance Mission	East Timor	1999
UNAMIC	U.N. Advance Mission	Cambodia	1992-1993
UNAMIR	U.N. Assistance Mission	Rwanda	circa 1993
UNAMSIL	U.N. Mission	Sierra Leone	1999-
UNASOG	U.N. Aouzou Strip Observer Group	Chad, Libya	1994
UNAVEM	U.N. Verification Mission	Angola	1989-91, 1995-97
UNCMP	U.N. Mission for Missing Persons	Cyprus
UNCRO	U.N. Confidence Restauration Operation	Croatia	1995-1996
UNDP	U.N. Development Program	North Korea	2017-2021
UNDP	U.N. Development Program	Kenya	1970's
UNDOF	U.N. Disengagement Observer Force	Golan Heights (Syria)	1974-
UNEF	U.N. Emergency Force	Sinai (Egypt)	1956-67, 1967-79
UNESCO	U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	Senegal	1956-67, 1967-79
UNF	U.N. Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP)	Cyprus	1964-
UN-GCI	U.N. Guard Contingent	Iraq	1991-
UNGOMAP	U.N. Good Offices Mission	Pakistan, Afganistan	1988-90
UNHCR (or HCR)	U.N. High Commission for Refugees	Bosnia-Hercegovina, Guinea	1993
UNICEF	U.N. Children's Fund	Gambia
UNIFIL	U.N. Interim Force	Lebanon	1978-
UNIIMOG	U.N. Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group	Iran, Iraq	1988-1991
UNIKOM	U.N. Observer Mission	Iraq, Kuwait	1991-2003
UNIPOM	U.N. Observation Mission	India, Pakistan	2000-
UN-KS	U.N. Personnel	Kosovo	1999-
UNLMO	U.N. Military Liaison Officer	Yugoslavia	1991-1992
UNMEE	U.N. Mission	Ethiopia, Eritra
UNMIBH	U.N. Mission	Bosnia-Herzegovina	1995-
UNMIH	U.N. Mission	Haiti	1993-1996
UNMIK	U.N. (Interim Administration) Mission in Kosovo	Kosovo	1999-
UNMIL	U.N. Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)	Liberia	2003-
UNMISET	U.N. Mission Supporter	East Timor	2002-
UNMO	U.N. Military Observers	Cambodia
UNMOGIP	U.N. Military Observer Group	India, Pakistan	1949-
UNMOP	U.N. Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (Croatia)		1996-
UNMOT	U.N. Mission of Observers in Tajikistan		1994-2000
UNOSOM	U.N. Observers in Somalia	Somalia	1992-1995
UNMOT	U.N. Mission of Observers	Tajikistan	1994-2000
UNMOVIC	U.N. Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission	Iraq	2002-
UNOHCI	U. N. Office of Humanitarian Coordinator	Iraq	2003-
UNOMIG	U.N. Mission	Georgia	1993-
UNOMIL	U.N. Observer Mission	Libya	1993-1997
UNOMSIL	U.N. Observer Mission	Sierra Leone	1998-1999
UNOMUR	U.N. Observer Mission	Uganda, Rwanda	1993-1994
UNOPS	U.N. Office for Project Services	Cyprus
UNOSOM	U.N. Observers	Somalia	1992-1995
UNOVER	U.N. Official Verification of the Eritrea Referendum	Eritra	1993
UNP, -P	U.N. Personnel	Israel
UNPF	U.N. Protection Force (UNPROFOR)	(former) Yugoslavia	1992-1995
UNPO	U.N. Police Observers	Angola	1995-1999
UNPREDEP	U.N. Preventative Deployment Force	Croatia	1998
UNPSG	U.N. Civilian Police Support Group
UNRWA	U.N. Relief and Works Agency	Palestine
UNSAM	U.N. Sanctions Assistance Mission	Hungary-Yugoslav border	1991 ?
UNSCO	U.N. Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories	Gaza, West Bank	1994-
UN-SGRC	U.N. Secretary General Representative to Campbodia	Cambodia	1990's
UNSCOM	U.N. Special Commission	Iraq	1991-2002
UNSF	U.N. Security Force in West Irian	Indonesia	1962-1963
UNSMA	U.N. Special Missions	Afghanistan	1994-
UNSMIH	U.N. Support Mission	Haiti	1996-1997
UNTAC	U.N. Transitional Authority	Cambodia	1992-1993
UNTAES	U.N. Transitional Authority in Eastern Slavonia	Croatia	1996-1998
UNTAET	U.N. Transitional Administration	East Timor	1999-2002
UNTAG	U.N. Transition Assistance Group	Namibia, Angola	1989-1990
UNTMIH	U.N. Transition Mission	Haiti	1997
UNTOP	U.N. Tajikistan Office of Peace-Building	Tajikistan	2000-2007
UNTSO	U.N. Truce Supervision Organization	Israel, Middle East	1948-
UNWFP	U.N. World Food Programme	Republic of Congo	1948-
UNYOM	U.N. Yemen Observation Mission	Yemen	1963-1964
WHO	World Health Organization	Comoros

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(1) Picture by Dick Elbers
(2) Jim Fox Collection