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This is a portal to all of the United Nations Medals.
A United Nations Medal is an international decoration awarded by the United Nations (U.N.) to the various world countries militaries for participation in joint international military and police operations such as peacekeeping, humanitarian efforts, and disaster relief. The medal is ranked in militaries and police forces as a service medal. The United Nations awarded its first medal during the Korean War (1950-53). Since 1955, many additional United Nations medals have been created and awarded for participation in various United Nations missions and actions around the world.
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List of United Nations Medals
- United Nations Korea Medal
- Awarded for service between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1953. The military forces of the Netherlands are awarded the medal for service to January 1, 1955, while the armed forces of Thailand and Sweden grant the award to July 27, 1955.
- United Nations Emergency Force (Egypt and Sinai) Medal
- (UNEF)
- Awarded for service between November 1956 and June 1967.
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine Medal
- (UNTSO)
- Awarded for service starting in 1948.
- United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal
- (UNOGIP)
- Awarded for service starting in 1949.
- United Nations Observer Group in Lebanon Medal
- (UNOGIL)
- Awarded for service between June and December of 1958.
- United Nations Congo Medal
- (ONUC)
- Awarded for service between May, 1960 and May, 1964.
- United Nations Temporary Authority / United Nations Security Force in West New Guinea Medal
- (UNTEA / UNSF)
- Awarded for service betwwen October 1, 1962 and May 1, 1963.
- United Nations Yemen Observation Mission Medal
- (UNYOM)
- Awarded for service between July, 1963 and September, 1964.
- United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Medal\
- Also called the United Nations Cyprus Medal.
- (UNFCYIP)
- Awarded for service starting in 1964.
- United Nations India/Pakistan Observation Mission Medal
- (UNIPOM)
- Awarded for service between September, 1965 and March, 1966.
- United Nations Emergency Force (II) Medal
- (UNEF II)
- Awarded for service between October 22, 1973 and July 24, 1979.
- United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights Medal
- (UNDOF)
- Awarded for service starting on June 1, 1974.
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Medal
- (UNIFIL)
- Awarded for service starting on March 19, 1978.
- United Nations Military Observer Group in Iraq and Iran Medal
- Also called the United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group Medal
- (UNIIMOG)
- Awarded for service between August, 1988 and February, 1991.
- United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan Medal
- (UNGOMAP)
- Awarded for service between May, 1988 to March, 1990.
- United Nations Angola Verification Mission (I) Medal
- (UNAVEM I)
- Awarded for service between January, 1989 and May, 1991.
- United Nations Transition Assistance Group in Namibia Medal
- (UNTAG)
- Awarded for service between April, 1989 and March, 1990.
- United Nations Observer Group in Central America Medal
- (ONUCA)
- Awarded for service between November, 1989 and January, 1992.
- United Nations Mission in Iraq and Kuwait Medal
- Also called the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission Medal.
- (UNIKOM)
- Awarded for service between April, 1991 and October 6, 2003.
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Medal
- (MINURSO)
- Awarded for service staring in September, 1991.
- United Nations Angola Verification Mission (II) Medal
- (UNAVEM II)
- Awarded for service between May, 1991 and February, 1995.
- United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador Medal
- (ONUSAL)
- Awarded for service between July, 1991 and April, 1995.
- United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia Medal
- (UNAMIC)
- Awarded for service between October, 1991 and March, 1992.
- United Nations Protection Force in Yugoslavia Medal
- Also called the United Nations Protection Force Medal.
- (UNPROFOR)
- Awarded for service between February, 1992 and March, 1995.
- United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia Medal
- (UNTAC)
- Awarded for service between February, 1992 and September, 1993.
- United Nations Operation in Somalia Medal (I)
- (UNOSOM I)
- Awarded for service between April, 1992 and March, 1993.
- United Nations Operation in Mozambique Medal
- (ONUMOZ)
- Awarded for service between December, 1992 and December, 1994.
- United Nations Operation in Somalia Medal (II)
- (UNOSOM II)
- Awarded for service between March, 1993 and March, 1995.
- United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda Medal
- Also called the United Nations Observation Mission in Uganda and Rwanda Medal.
- (UNOMUR)
- Awarded for service between June, 1993 and September, 1994.
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia Medal
- (UNOMIG)
- Awarded for service between August, 1993 and June, 1999.
- United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia Medal
- (UNOMIL)
- Awarded for service between September, 1993 and September, 1997.
- United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda Medal
- Also called the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda Medal.
- (UNAMIR)
- Awarded for service between October, 1993 and March, 1996.
- United Nations Mission in Haiti Medal
- (UNMIH)
- Awarded between September, 1993 and June, 1996.
- United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan Medal
- (UNMOT)
- Awarded for service between December, 1994 and May, 2000.
- United Nations Angola Verification Mission (III) Medal
- (UNAVEM III)
- Awarded for service between February, 1995 and June 30, 1997.
- United Nations Preventitive Deployment Force Medal
- Also called the United Nations Preventitive Deployment Force in Macedonia Medal.
- (UNPREDEP)
- Awarded for service between March, 1995 and February 28, 1999.
- United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia Medal
- (UNCRO)
- Awarded for service between March, 1995 and January 15, 1996.
- United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina Medal
- (UNMIBH)
- Awarded for service between December 21, 1995 and December 31, 2002.
- United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium Medal
- Also called the United Nations Transitional Authority in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium Medal.
- (UNTAES)
- Awarded for service between January 15, 1996 and January 15, 1998.
- United Nations Support Mission in Haiti Medal
- (UNSMIH)
- Awarded for service between July, 1996 and July, 1997.
- United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka Medal
- (UNMOP)
- Awarded for service between February, 1996 and December 15, 2002.
- United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala
- Originally called the United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala.
- (MINUGUA)
- Awarded for service between March 3, 1997 and May 27, 1997.
- United Nations Observer Mission in Angola Medal
- (MONUA)
- Awarded for service between June 30, 1997 and February 24, 1999.
- United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti Medal
- (UNTMIH)
- Awarded for service between August 1, 1997 and November 30, 1997.
- United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti Medal
- (MIPONUH)
- Awarded for service between December, 1997 and March, 2000.
- United Nations Civilian Police Support Group Medal
- (UNPSG)
- Awarded for service between January 16, 1998 and October 15, 1998.
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic Medal
- Also called the United Nations Verification Mission in the Central African Republic Medal.
- (MINURCA)
- Awarded for service between April, 1998 and February, 2000.
- United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone Medal
- (UNOMSIL)
- Awarded for service between July, 1998 and October, 1999.
- United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo Medal
- (UNMIK)
- Awarded for service starting on June 10, 1999.
- United Nations Mission in East Timor Medal
- (UNAMET)
- Awarded for service between June 11, 1999 and October 21, 1999.
- United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone Medal
- (UNAMSIL)
- Awarded for service between October 22, 1999 to December 31, 2005.
- United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor Medal
- (UNTAET)
- Awarded for service between October 26, 1999 and May 20, 2002.
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Medal
- (MONUC)
- Awarded for service between November 30, 1999 and June 30, 2010.
- United Nations International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti Medal
- (MICAH)
- Awarded for service between March 1, 2000 and 2001.
- United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea Medal
- (UNMEE)
- Awarded for service between July 31, 2000 and July 31, 2008.
- United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor Medal
- (UNMISET)
- Awarded for service between May 20, 2002 and May 20, 2005.
- United Nations Mission in Liberia Medal
- (UNMIL)
- Awarded for service starting on September 19, 2003.
- United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire Medal
- (MINUCI)
- Awarded for service between May 13, 2003 and April 4, 2004.
- United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire Medal
- (UNOCI)
- Awarded for service starting on April 4, 2004.
- United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Medal
- (MINUSTAH)
- Awarded for service starting on June 1, 2004.
- United Nations Operation in Burundi Medal
- (ONUB)
- Awarded for service between May 21, 2004 and December 31, 2006.
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan Medal
- (UNMIS)
- Awarded for service between March 24, 2005 and July 9, 2011.
- United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste Medal
- (UNMIT)
- Awarded for service between August 25, 2006 and December 31, 2012.
- United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur Medal
- Also called the United Nations Hybrid Mission with the African Union in Darfur Medal
- (UNAMID)
- Awarded starting on July 31, 2007.
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad Medal
- (MINURCAT)
- Awarded for service between September 25, 2007 and December 31, 2010.
- United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Medal
- (MONUSCO)
- Awarded for service starting on July 1, 2010.
- Unted Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei Medal
- (UNISFA)
- Awarded for service starting on June 27, 2011.
- United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Medal
- (UNMISS)
- Awarded for service starting on July 9, 2011.
- United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria Medal
- (UNSMIS)
- Awarded for service between April, 2012 and August 19, 2012.
- United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali Medal
- (MINUSMA)
- Awarded for service starting on April 25, 2013.
- United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic Medal
- (MINUSCA)
- Awarded for service starting on April 10, 2014.
- United Nations Special Service Medal
- (UNSSM)
- Awarded for 90 days of service with a United Nations mission or organization where there is no specific approved United Nations medal. Service at the United Nations Headquarters is not eligible as it has its own medal.
- United Nations Headquarters Medal
- (UNHQ)
- Awarded for service starting in 1974.