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United Nations Medals

MoNUC 2000

United Nations observer Mission in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo

mission:
The Mission was established on 24 February 2000 by the adoption of
Security Council Resolution 1291. The main goals of the Mission are to
monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and to investigate
violations of the ceasefire, to work with the parties to obtain the release of
all prisoners of war and to supervise and verify the disengagement and
redeployment of the parties forces. This mission is still ongoing.

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

ribbon:
The Medal ribbon has two outer bands of UN blue, representing the UN
oBvERSE
presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Inside the two
bands, there are two equal bars in yellow, they represent the dawn of
peace and prosperity. The dark blue in the middle of the yellow represents
the Congo River.

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

REvERSE

RIBBoN

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