Nicosia, Cyprus. The United Nations awarded medals to 107 peacekeepers on Monday in recognition of their service in Cyprus, the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus, Unficyp, said.
Peacekeepers honoured
The peacekeepers who received medals come from Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Pakistan, Slovakia and the United Kingdom.
Long-running mission
Unficyp was established in 1964 following intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. It is one of the longest-running UN peacekeeping missions, and its mandate was most recently renewed by the UN Security Council in January.
Current deployment
Unficyp has patrolled the Green Line buffer zone since 1974.
As of April, Unficyp had 924 total deployed peacekeeping personnel. The uniformed military personnel primarily come from Argentina, the United Kingdom and Slovakia, while more than a dozen other countries contribute to the military and police presence.
