Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
unprofor
Noun
/ʌnˈprɒfər/
Definition
Unprofor refers to the United Nations Protection Force, a peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia to provide humanitarian aid and to ensure the safety of civilians.
Examples
- Unprofor was instrumental in providing aid to besieged towns during the conflict.
- Many soldiers from different countries served under the Unprofor banner.
- The operations conducted by Unprofor aimed to mitigate the humanitarian disaster during the war.
Meaning
The purpose of Unprofor was to protect certain areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War and to assist in the delivery of humanitarian relief, serving as a monitoring force in regions where ethnic tensions and violence were prevalent.
Synonyms
- UN peacekeeping force
- UN intervention team
- international peacekeeping mission
