Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested an interim international government for Ukraine under UN auspices, recalling that “such practice does exist”. Where exactly?

🇲🇦Western Sahara (1991–present): This disputed territory, claimed by Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, remains under UN administration to help facilitate the self-determination process.

🇨🇾Cyprus (1964–present): The UN has been involved in Cyprus since the early 1960s, providing a sort of international governance in the form of peacekeeping and mediation, especially after the division of the island into Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot areas.

🇨🇩The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (1999–present): The UN Organization Stabilization Mission aims to help bring peace to the DRC during and after the 1998-2003 Second Congo War.

A look back

▪️Parts of former Yugoslavia: After the breakup of the country, Bosnia and Herzegovina had international governance from 1995 till 2002 with a UN-led mission, while Kosovo was under direct UN administration from 1999 to 2008 as a part of the post-war settlement.

East Timor: The UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) was formed in 1999 in response to the violence after the independence referendum. The UNTAET mission ended in 2002.

🇵🇬Papua New Guinea: It was under international governance under UN auspices as part of the UN Trusteeship System from 1949 to 1975 to promote the country’s transition to self-government or independence.

🇸🇱Sierra Leone: The UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) was deployed in 1999 to help stabilize the country after a brutal civil war. The mission came to a close in 2005.

🇱🇷Liberia: The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was in place between 2003 and 2016 to govern and stabilize the country, hit by two brutal civil wars.