UNOSOM (United Nations Operation in Somalia)

UNOSOM, or the United Nations Operation in Somalia, was a peacekeeping mission established in 1992 to help stabilize Somalia amid civil war and chaos. Its goal was to assist in delivering humanitarian aid, facilitate the delivery of food, and support efforts to restore order and establish a government. UNOSOM faced significant challenges due to ongoing conflict and lack of a unified political authority, which made peacekeeping efforts difficult. The mission highlighted the complexities of international intervention in fragile, conflict-ridden states, ultimately ending in 1994 without fully achieving its objectives.