United Nations Medal

This article is about awards for participation in UN operations. For the diplomatic and souvenir medal, see United Nations Peace Medal.
United Nations Medal
United Nations Medal awarded for service with UNMEE
TypeService medal
Awarded forService with a designated United Nations peacekeeping mission
Presented bythe United Nations
Post-nominalsPNBB[citation needed]
StatusCurrently awarded
United Nations Medal ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (lower)NATO Medal (in US precedence)

A United Nations 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 peacekeeping, 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 Korean War (1950–1953). Since 1955, many additional United Nations medals have been created and awarded for participation in various United Nations missions and actions around the world.

  1. ^ "UN peacekeeping – Medals: background". United Nations. Retrieved 10 July 2022.