DoD Approved U.N. Missions and Actions for Acceptance of the U.N. Medal United Nations (UN) Mission or Start Date End Date UN Ribbon Action UN Truce Supervisory Organization 1-Jun-48 TBD (UNTSO) UN Military Observers Group in India 1-Jan-49 TBD and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) (Note 1) UN Nations Service Medal (Korea) 27-Jun-50 27-Jul-54 UN Observation Group in Lebanon 1-Jun-58 9-Dec-58 (UNOGIL) UN Security Forces, Hollandia 1-Oct-62 30-Apr-63 (UNSFH) UN Temporary Executive Authority 1-Oct-62 30-Apr-63 (UNTEA) UN Security Force in West New 1-Oct-62 30-Apr-63 Guinea [West Irian] (UNSF) UN Iraq/Kuwait Observation Mission 1-Apr-91 31-Oct-03 (UNIKOM) UN Mission for the Referendum in 1-May-91 TBD Western Sahara (MINURSO) (Note 2) UN Advance Mission in Cambodia 1-Oct-91 31-Mar-92 (UNAMIC) UN Protection Force in Yugoslavia 1-Feb-92 31-Mar-95 (UNPROFOR) UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia 1-Mar-92 30-Sep-93 (UNTAC) UN Operation Somalia 24-Apr-92 31-Mar-95 (UNOSOM) UN Operation in Mozambique 13-Oct-92 31-Jan-95 (ONUMOZ) UN Observer Mission in Georgia 24-Aug-93 30-Jun-09 (UNOMIG) United Nations (UN) Mission or Start Date End Date UN Ribbon Action UN Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) (includes 23-Sep-94 31-Mar-00 U.S. Quick Reaction Force) UN Preventive Deployment Force 31-Mar-95 28-Feb-99 (UNPREDEP) UN Transitional Administrational Administration for Eastern Slavonia, 15-Jan-96 31-Jan-98 Baranja and Western Sirium (UNTAES) UN Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) (includes U.S. Quick Reaction 1-Jul-96 31-Jul-97 Force) UN Verification Mission in Guatemala 3-Mar-97 31-May-97 (MINUGUA) UN Special Service Medal (UNSSM) 6-Oct-97 TBD UN Interim Administration in Kosovo 10-Jun-99 TBD (UNMIK) (Note 3) UN Assistance Mission in East Timor 11-Jun-99 30-Sep-99 (UNAMET) UN Transitional Administration in East 1-Oct-99 20-May-02 Timor (UNTAET) UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 30-Nov-99 30-Jun-10 (MONUC) UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea 31-Jul-00 31-Jul-08 (UNMEE) UN Mission of Support in East Timor 20-May-02 20-May-05 (UNMISET) UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) 14-Aug-03 TBD (Note 4) – The UN awards the UNSSM UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) 19-Sep-03 30-Mar-18 United Nations (UN) Mission or Start Date End Date UN Ribbon Action UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti 1-Jun-04 15-Oct-17 (MINUSTAH) African Union / United Nations Hybrid 31-Jul-07 TBD Operation In Darfur (UNAMID) (Note 5) UN Mission in the Central African 25-Sep-07 31-Dec-10 Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the 1-Jul-10 TBD Congo (MONUSCO) UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) 10-Jan-12 TBD U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African 26-Sep-14 TBD Republic (MINUSCA) U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali 31 Jan-14 TBD (MINUSMA) Note 1: Although the UNMOGIP is still ongoing, no U.S. Service members have participated in the mission since 1990. Note 2: Although the MINURSO is still ongoing, U.S. participation ended on December 31, 2002. Note 3: Although the UNMIK is still ongoing, U.S. participation ended on December 31, 2004. Note 4: Although the UNAMI is still ongoing, U.S. participation ended on December 31, 2011. Note 5: Although the UNAMID is still ongoing, U.S. participation ended on December 31, 2008. .