page_title: Kosovo Force
section_title: Objectives
hierarchical_section_title: Kosovo Force / Objectives
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Kosovo Force Sectors in 2002
context_page_description: The Kosovo Force is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo. Its operations are gradually reducing until Kosovo's Security Force, established in 2009, becomes self sufficient.
  KFOR entered Kosovo on 11 June 1999, two days after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244. At the time, Kosovo was facing a grave humanitarian crisis, with military forces from Yugoslavia in action against the Kosovo Liberation Army in daily engagements. Nearly one million people had fled Kosovo as refugees by that time, and many did not permanently return.
  KFOR is gradually transferring responsibilities to the Kosovo Police and other local authorities. Currently, 28 states contribute to the KFOR, with a combined strength of more than 3,500 military and civilian personnel.
context_section_description: KFOR focuses on building a secure environment and guarantee the freedom of movement through all Kosovo territory for all citizens, irrespective of their ethnic origins, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
  The Contact Group countries have said publicly that KFOR will remain in Kosovo to provide the security necessary to support the final settlement of Kosovo authorities.
caption: Map of the KFOR's sectors in 2002.
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