United Nations Disengagement Observer Force:
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tributes to Brigadier General Amitabh Jha of India, who was serving with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) at Golan Heights.
- UNDOF was established by UN Security Council Resolution 350 (1974) on 31 May 1974 immediately following disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria.
- It is To maintain the ceasefire and supervise the area of separation — a demilitarized buffer zone — as well as the area of limitation — where Israeli and Syrian troops and equipment are restricted — in the Golan.
- The mandate of the mission is regularly renewed every six months and it has been extended till June 2025.
- UNDOF is funded through a separate account approved on an annual basis by the UN General Assembly.
- India is the top third troop and police contributing countries to this mission.
- Headquarter: Camp Faouar, Syria
