An international decoration is a military award which is not bestowed by a particular country, but rather by an international organization such as the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

. Such awards are normally issued as service medals, for participation in various international military operations, and not for specific acts of heroism or bravery. The following is a list of the most commonly recognized international military decorations:

United Nations

* UNKorea

United Nations Korea Medal The United Nations Service Medal for Korea (UNKM) is an international military decoration established by the United Nations on December 12, 1950 as the United Nations Service Medal. The decoration was the first international award ever created by t ...

UNTSO –

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) is an organization founded on 29 May 1948 for peacekeeping in the Middle East. Established amidst the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, its primary task was initially to provide the military c ...

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Medal A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...

UNOGIL – Observation Group in Lebanon * UNMOGIP – Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan * UNOC – Congo * UNTEA – Temporary Executive Authority * UNYOM – Yemen Observer Mission * UNFICYP –

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* UNEFME – Emergency Force, Middle East – also known as UNEF II * UNDOF – Disengagement Observer Force * UNIFIL – Interim Force in Lebanon * UNIIMOG – Iran/Iraq Military Observers Group * UNTAG – Transition Assistance Group * ONUCA – Observer Group in Central America * UNIKOM – Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission * UNAVEM – Angola Verification Mission I, II & III * MINURSO – Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara * ONUSAL – Observer Mission in El Salvador * UNPROFOR – Protection Force * UNMOP – Mission of Observers in Prevlaka * UNTAES – Transitional Admin for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja & West Sirmium * MINUGUA – Mision de las Naciones Unidas en Guatemala * MINURCA –

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* UNMIK – Mission in Kosovo * UNOMSIL –

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* UNPREDEP – Preventive Deployment Force * UNMONUC – Congo 2000 – * UNMEE – Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea * UNSSM – Special Service Medal * UNHQ – Headquarters New York * UNMIS – Mission in Sudan * UNPSG – Police Support Group * UNTAET – Transitional Administration In East Timor * UNAMET – Assistance Mission East Timor * UNMISET – Mission of Support in East Timor * UNONUB – Operation in Burundi * UNMIT – Mission in Timor * UNAMID – African Union Mission in Darfur * MINURCAT – Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad * MONUC Medal bar

MONUSCO –

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name , is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which was estab ...

UNISFA –

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, which is contested between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. UNISFA was approved on 27 June 2011 by the United Nat ...

UNMISS –

United Nations Mission in South Sudan The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission for South Sudan, which became independent on 9 July 2011. UNMISS was established on 8 July 2011 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996 (201 ...

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NATO Meritorious Service Medal The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is manufactured by Eekelers-Centini Intl, of Hemiksem, Belgium. B ...

Yugoslavia service medal * Kosovo service * NATO Medal Macedonia ribbon bar

Macedonia Medal * Operation Eagle Assist service (Article 5) * Operation Active Endeavor service (Article 5) * Operations in the Balkans * Afghanistan service (Non-Article 5) *

Serge Lazareff Prize The Serge Lazareff Medal is an international decoration given to civilians and military personnel within the framework of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization ...

European Union

Western European Union Mission Service Medal The Western European Union Mission Service Medal, is an international military decoration awarded to individuals, who served with Western European Union (WEU) military missions. History The Western European Union was formed by the Modified Brus ...

European Community Monitor Mission Medal The European Community Monitor Mission Medal is a medal which recognizes service with the European Community Monitor Mission in the former Yugoslavia which ran from 1991-2007. The mission came about as part of the Brijuni Agreement of 8 July 1991, ...

for Yugoslavia * EUMM Medal YUG ribbon bar

European Union Monitoring Mission Medal The European Union Monitor Mission Medal (EUMM) is a medal which recognizes service with the European Union Monitoring Mission in the former Yugoslavia which ran from 2000-2007. It is the successor medal to the European Community Monitor Mission Me ...

for Yugoslavia * Ribbon bar of the Eurofor Service Medal

Eurofor The European Rapid Operational Force (EUROFOR) was a multinational rapid reaction force composed of forces from four states of the European Union: Italy, France, Portugal and Spain. It had a permanent staff capable of commanding operations, involvi ...

– European Force Service Medal * EU CEPOL

European Police College CEPOL, or the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, is an agency of the European Union dedicated to training law enforcement officials. The institution was founded in 2000 and adopted its current legal mandate on 1 July 2016. It is ...

– Civil Crisis Management * CSDP support ribbon

Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal (named the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal prior to 2009) is an international military decoration awarded to individuals, both military and civilian, who have served with CSDP ...

( CSDP), for Staff Service (Always worn with operation clasp) * ESDP Medal EUPM ribbon bar

CSDP Medal for the Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina ( EUPM) * ESDP Medal CONCORDIA ribbon bar

CSDP Medal for

EUFOR Concordia EUFOR Concordia was a European Union (EU) peacekeeping mission in the Republic of North Macedonia, which started on 31 March 2003. The EU took over from NATO's operation Allied Harmony and deployed around 300 troops to provide security to EU and Org ...

CSDP Medal for

Operation Artemis Operation Artemis, formally European Union Force Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUFOR), was a short-term European Union-led UN-authorised military mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Ituri conflict. ARTEMIS is consider ...

CSDP Medal for the Police Mission in the former Yugoslav

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EUPOL Proxima The European Union (EU) has undertaken a number of overseas missions and operations, drawing on civilian and military capabilities, in several countries across three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), as part of its Common Security and Defe ...

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CSDP Medal for

EUFOR Althea Operation Althea, formally the European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR), is a military deployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina to oversee the military implementation of the Dayton Agreement. It is the successor to NATO's SFOR and IFOR. T ...

CSDP Medal for the Reform Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( EUSEC RD Congo) * ESDP AMIS

CSDP Medal for AMIS EU Supporting Action * ESDP Medal EUBAM Rafah ribbon bar

CSDP Medal for the Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (

EUBAM Rafah The European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) was the EU's second Civilian Crisis Management Mission in the Palestinian territories, the other being the European Union Police Mission for the Gaza Strip (EU C ...

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CSDP Medal for the Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (

EUPOL COPPS The European Union Police and Rule of Law Mission for the Palestinian Territory, official title EU Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS), is a European Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission for the Palestin ...

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CSDP Medal for

EUFOR RD Congo European Union Force RD Congo, commonly referred as EUFOR RD Congo, was a European Union deployment in 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 25 April 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1671 (2006), authorisi ...

CSDP Medal for the Police Mission to Afghanistan (

EUPOL Afghanistan EUPOL Afghanistan (2007–2016) was a European Union mission supporting the reform efforts of the Afghan government in building a civilian police service in Afghanistan. Background EUPOL Afghanistan was part of the European Union's External Act ...

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CSDP Medal for the Bridging Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (

EUFOR Tchad/RCA European Union Force Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR Chad and the Central African Republic), also EUFOR Tchad/RCA after the French, was the European Union mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR), authorised in late ...

) *

ESDP Medal EU NAVFOR ATALANTA ribbon bar

CSDP Medal for EU Naval Operation Atalanta * ESDP KOSOVO

CSDP Medal for Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo ( EULEX Kosovo) * CSDP Medal EUTM SOMALIA ribbon bar

European Union Somalia Training Mission (

EUTM Somalia The European Union Training Mission Somalia (EUTM Somalia) is a training operation for the Somali Armed Forces conducted by military officials from European Union states. Operations On 10 April 2010, the European Union launched a military traini ...

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European Union Regional Maritime Capacity Building for the Horn of Africa and the Western Indian Ocean (EUCAP NESTOR), 16 July 2012 – * CSDP Medal EUTM MALI ribbon bar

EUTM Mali EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) is a European Union multinational military training mission headquartered in Bamako, Mali. 22 EU members (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece ...

, January 2013– * CSDP Medal EUAVSEC SOUTH SUDAN ribbon bar

European Union Aviation Security Mission in South Sudan ( EUAVSEC SOUTH SUDAN), February 2013 – January 2014 * CSDP Medal EUFOR RCA ribbon bar

EUFOR RCA European Union Force RCA, commonly referred as EUFOR RCA, is the United Nations-mandated European Union peacekeeping mission in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. The goal of the mission is to stabilize the area after more than a y ...

, April 2014– * CSDP Medal EUTM MALI ribbon bar E-M-S

CSDP EUTM MALI Medal for Extraordinary Meritorious Service ribbon bar

International Control Commission

International Commission for Supervision and Control Medal The International Commission for Supervision and Control Medal is an International decoration, international service medal awarded to personnel from the three countries that made up the International Commission for Supervision and Control (ICSC). T ...

International Commission of Control and Supervision

International Commission of Control and Supervision Medal The International Commission of Control and Supervision Medal is a service medal awarded to personnel from the four countries that made up the International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS). The ICCS was established by the Paris Peace A ...

(first version) * International Commission of Control and Supervision Medal (second version)

Organization of American States

* Inter-American Peace Force Medal *

Inter-American Defense Board Medal The Inter-American Defense Board Medal is an international decoration, international military award which was created on December 11, 1945, by the 91st session of the Inter-American Defense Board, a Pan-Americanism, Pan-American defense group devo ...

System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces

SICOFAA Legion of Merit Gentleman The System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces ( es, Sistema de Cooperación entre las Fuerzas Aéreas Americanas, SICOFAA) is an apolitical voluntary international organization among the North and South American air forces. SICOFAA's mi ...

* SICOFAA Legion of Merit Officer * SICOFAA Legion of Merit Grand Cross

Multinational Force and Observers

* Multinational Force & Observers Medal * Multinational Force and Observers Civilian Medal * Multinational Force and Observers Director General's Award

References

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