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United Nations Medals

UNAMIR 1994

United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda

mission:
UNAMIR was established in October 1993 to monitor the cease-
fire, the security situation and the process of repatriation of refugees.
It also assisted with mine clearance, the coordination of humanitarian
assistance and contributed to the security of the city of Kigali. UNAMIR
also contributed to the security of personnel of the International Tribunal
for Rwanda and of human rights offices in Rwanda and assisted in the
establishment and training of a now, integrated national police force. The
UNAMIR mandate came to end in March 1996. Irish personnel did not
serve in UNAMIR but members of the Irish-Rwandan support group were
awarded this medal by the UN.

medal:
Medal obverse
The medal bears a map of the world, bronze in colour, surrounded by olive
branches and bearing the letters UN on the top inscribed in bas-relief.

Medal Reverse
oBvERSE The medal reverse contains the expression IN THE SERVICE OF
PEACE inscribed in bas-relief.

ribbon:
The ribbon contains a wide centred stripe of UN blue flanked by a narrow
stripe of white and three equal stripes of black, green and red. The black
colour represents the volcanic lava and the world famous gorillas of the
area, green is the colour of the local bush vegetation and red represents
the African soil.

Qualification:
REvERSE
Qualifying period of 90 days of service in the mission area.

RIBBoN

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