United Nations Protection Force

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United Nations Protection Force
United Nations Protection Force insigna
Active	1992–1995
Role	Peacekeeping
Size	38,000
Part of	United Nations
Colors	Blue
Engagements	Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995) Bosnian War (1992–1995)
Commanders
Notable commanders	General Bernard Janvier

The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR; also known by its French acronym FORPRONU: Force de Protection des Nations Unies) was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars. The force was formed in February 1992 and its mandate ended in March 1995, with the peacekeeping mission restructuring into three other forces (the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) in Macedonia, and the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO) in Croatia, with restructured UNPROFOR operations ongoing in Bosnia and Herzegovina until their replacement by NATO and EU missions in December 1995).