United Nations Medal

A Medal is an international decoration awarded by the United Nations (UN) to the various world countries members for participation in joint international military and police operations such as , humanitarian efforts, and disaster relief.[1] The medal is ranked in militaries and police forces as a service medal. The United Nations awarded its first medal during the (1950– 1953). Since 1955, many additional United Nations medals have been created and awarded for participation in various United United Nations Medal awarded for service with UNMEE Nations missions and actions around the Type Service medal world. Awarded Service with a designated United Nations peacekeeping for mission Contents Presented the United Nations by United Nations Medal Status Currently awarded United Nations Medal Website http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/sites/medals/index.html United Nations Emergency Force Precedence Medal Next (lower) NATO Medal (in US precedence) United Nations Medal ribbons United Nations Special Service Medal Receipt and wear of UN Medals , , and Argentina See also References External links

United Nations Medal

The most common United Nations medal is the standard UN decoration known simply as the United Nations Medal. Most countries bestow this award for any action in which a member of the military participated in a joint UN activity. United Nations Medal ribbon bar In situations where a service member participated in multiple UN operations, service stars,[2] campaign clasps,[3] or award numbers are authorized as attachments to the United Nations Medal. These devices vary depending on the regulations of the various armed forces.[4]

The UN has authorised the award of numerals to be attached to the medal ribbon. The qualification for these numerals is not to indicate the number of campaigns served in, but rather the number of qualifying periods of service. Which are counted as 180 days after the initial qualifying period of 90 days if the service is performed as 270 days consecutive. For two or more deployments, each deployment has to be at least 90 consecutive days each.[5]

United Nations Korea Medal

The first United Nations medal to be created was the United Nations Service Medal, also known as the United Nations Service Medal Korea, was awarded to any military service member, of an Armed Force allied with , who participated in the defense of South Korea from UN Korea Medal between the dates of 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. The military forces of the are awarded the medal for service to January 1, 1955, while the armed forces of and grant the award to July 27, 1955.[6]

United Nations Emergency Force Medal

In 1956, to maintain the which brought the end of the the United Nations Emergency Force was established. This was the first Peacekeeping operation of the United Nations.[7] To reward the service of troops from , Canada, , , , UNEF , Sweden and those troops who completed ninety days of service with the UNEF were awarded the United Nations Emergency Force Medal. The mission lasted from November 1956 until June 1967.[8] It is unique from other United Nations Medals in that instead of saying UN on the obverse, it says UNEF. Subsequent missions did not use the missions abbreviation on its medals.

United Nations Medal ribbons

In most nations, the standard United Nations Medal is awarded in lieu of a campaign-specific medal. Most operations utilize a different ribbon for each mission, though there have been some notable exceptions. In some countries where the UN Security Council determines a mission in the same geographic region, but changes the mission mandate by way of Security Council Resolution, there may be a number of missions which have identical campaign ribbons and then later will change the ribbon to reflect the changing environment.

The United Nations Mission in (UNMIH) was originally established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 867 on 23 September 1993 and lasted until in June 1996. This mission was an effort to end the conflict and instability caused by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état. Subsequent missions to maintain stability and train the Haitian National Police were undertaken under UNSMIH, UNTMIH, MIPONUH, and MICAH. These subsequent missions all used the same medal as UNMIH.[9]

In , the medals awarded for UNAMET, UNTAET and UNMISET all have the same ribbon.[10]

Operation Operation Years Ribbon bar Operation Years Ribbon bar Operation area area Bosnia- 1948– UNTSO 1995–2002 UNMIBH Herzegovina India, 1949– UNMOGIP 1996–1998 UNTAES , 1958 UNOGIL 1996–1997 UNSMIH Haiti

1960–1964 ONUC Congo 1996–2002 UNMOP Croatia

West- 1962–1963 UNSF and 1997 MINUGUA 1963–1964 UNYOM 1997–1999 MONUA

1964– UNFICYP 1997 UNTMIH Haiti

India, 1965–1966 UNIPOM 1997–2000 MIPONUH Haiti Pakistan

1973–1979 UNEF II , 1998 UNPSG Croatia

Golan Central 1974– UNDOF Heights 1998–2000 MINURCA African Republic 1978– UNIFIL Lebanon 1998–1999 UNOMSIL 1988–1991 UNIIMOG , 1999– UNMIK , 1988–1990 UNGOMAP Pakistan 1999 UNAMET East Timor 1988–1991 UNAVEM I Angola 1999–2005 UNAMSIL Sierra Leone 1989–1990 UNTAG 1999–2002 UNTAET East Timor Central 1989–1992 ONUCA America Democratic 1999–2010 MONUC Republic of 1991–2003 UNIKOM , Iraq the Congo

Western 2000–2001 MICAH Haiti 1991– MINURSO Sahara , 2000–2008 UNMEE 1991–1995 UNAVEM II Angola

2002–2005 UNMISET East Timor 1991–1995 ONUSAL

2003–2018 UNMIL 1991–1992 UNAMIC

Croatia and 2003–2004 MINUCI Coast 1992–1995 UNPROFOR 2004–2018 UNOCI during the 2004–2017 MINUSTAH Haiti

1992–1993 UNTAC Cambodia 2004–2006 ONUB

1992–1993 UNOSOM I 2005–2011 UNMIS

1992–1994 ONUMOZ 2006–2012 UNMIT East Timor

1993–1995 UNOSOM II Somalia 2007–2020 UNAMID Sudan , 1993–1994 UNOMUR Central African 2007–2010 MINURCAT 1993–2009 UNOMIG Republic,

1993–1997 UNOMIL Liberia Democratic 2010– MONUSCO Republic of the Congo 1993–1996 UNAMIR Rwanda 2011– UNISFA Sudan 1993–1996 UNMIH Haiti 2011– UNMISS 1994–2000 UNMOT during civil war 2012 UNSMIS Syria 1995–1997 UNAVEM III Angola 2013– MINUSMA 1995–1999 UNPREDEP Macedonia Central 2014– MINUSCA African 1995–1996 UNCRO Croatia Republic

2017–2019 MINUJUSTH Haiti

For service in the United 1974– UNHQ Nations Headquarters

United Nations Special Service Medal

For 90 days of service with a United Nations mission or organization where there is no specific approved United Nations medal, personnel may be eligible for the United Nations Special Service Medal (UNSSM). Some examples of qualifying service are the United Nations Assistance Mission in UNSSM ribbon Iraq, or the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Accelerated De-Mining Programme (MADP) in Mozambique.

Receipt and wear of UN Medals

France, Australia, Canada and New Zealand

Some nations, such as France, the Commonwealth of Australia, Canada and New Zealand permit members of the military and police to receive and display multiple United Nations Medals as separate decorations.

Ukraine

Personnel of the Armed Forces are allowed to wear United Nations medals if they choose to. Such medals shall be worn after National and Presidential decorations, decorations of the Ministry of Defense, decorations of the General Staff, decorations of other military units, Ministries and departments and before decorations of the and NATO in order of award.[11]

United Kingdom

Other countries, in particular the United Kingdom, permit a service member to receive the relevant United Nations medal and authorization for it to be worn is given by the FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office), Numerals may be added to denote multiple tours to one mission, the medals are worn in order of award and take precedence alongside British campaign medals.

United States

In the United States Armed Forces, prior to 13 October 1995, all US military personnel wore the blue and white United Nations Ribbon regardless of the ribbon awarded. On 13 October 1995, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) approved a change to the wear policy of the United Nations Medal. Effective on that date, personnel who are awarded the United Nations Medal may wear the first medal and ribbon for which they qualify, adding a bronze service star for subsequent awards of the United Nations Medal for service in a different mission. No more than one UN medal or ribbon may be worn at a time.[12][13] On US uniforms, the UN Medal is worn before the NATO Medal, except for the United Nations Korea Medal, which is worn as a just before the .

US military personnel are eligible to wear the medal from one of the following United Nations operations as their one approved medal:[14]

UN Truce Supervisory Organization in Palestine (UNTSO) UN Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) UN Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) UN Security Forces, Hollandia (UNSFH) UN Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) UN Security Force in West New [West Irian] (UNSF) UN Iraq/Kuwait Observation Group (UNIKOM) UN Mission for the Referendum in (MINURSO) UN Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC) UN Protection Force in Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR) UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) UN Operation Somalia (UNOSOM) UN Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) UN Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) UN Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) UN Transitional Administrational Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirium (UNTAES) UN Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) UN Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) UN Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) UN Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) / United Nations Hybrid Operation In Darfur (UNAMID) UN Mission in the and Chad (MINURCAT) UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

Argentina

Members of the Argentinian Armed Forces are allowed to wear the different UN medals as separate decorations. However, authorization for use must be formally requested for every single medal, and is granted on an individual basis. Regulations for the use of either medals or ribbons apply for each uniform. In the Argentinian Army, a national-issued, maroon-and-white bar showing the number of tours of duty may be worn in lieu of (but not together with) the UN-issued ribbons.

Switzerland Members of the Swiss Armed Forces are allowed to wear one UN ribbon (of their choice between all UN awarded decorations). The ribbon is to be worn before EU (Althea Mission) or NATO ribbons but after the Swiss ribbons. Numbers are allowed on the UN ribbon as well as on other allowed "foreign" ribbons.

See also

International decoration Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal Multinational Force and Observers Medal NATO Medal

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