UNDOF Peacekeeping Patrols: Monthly Counts in the Area of Separation

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force patrol routes cover the full breadth of the Area of Separation and 70 percent of the area of limitation. This dataset contains the number of UNDOF operational patrols carried out on a monthly basis. It is provided by the United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in peacekeeping patrol frequency based on monthly counts.
• Modeling the relationship between patrol activity and regional stability based on operational data.
• Visualizing the temporal coverage of military observation missions in the Area of Separation.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub.
• The description specifies patrols cover the full breadth of the Area of Separation and 70 percent of the area of limitation.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO for open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub

Collection Method

Likely contains operational records from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

Time Range

Monthly basis, but specific date range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:59:18.505059; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Area of Separation and area of limitation in the Golan Heights region.