United Nations Special Service Medal
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TypeService medal
Awarded for90 days on a peace mission for which no other medal was established
Presented bythe United Nations
EligibilitySoldiers and police officers serving with UN missions
| United Nations Special Service Medal | |
|---|---|
 Obverse of the UNSSM | |
| Type | Service medal |
| Awarded for | 90 days on a peace mission for which no other medal was established |
| Presented by | the United Nations |
| Eligibility | Soldiers and police officers serving with UN missions |
| Established | June 1995 |
 Ribbon bar of the medal | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Varies by country |
| Next (lower) | Varies by country |
The United Nations Special Service Medal (UNSSM) is presented to personnel with 90 days of service with a United Nations mission not covered by a specific United Nations Medal. United Nations Headquarters service is not eligible.[1]
The following is an incomplete listing of eligible missions which qualify for the Special Service Medal:
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Peshawar 1989 to 1990[2]
- United Nations Mine Awareness and Clearance Training Program in Pakistan and Afghanistan 1989 to 1991[3]
- United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM), 180 non-consecutive days may also fulfill service requirement.[3] April 1991 to the present [2][4]
- Service with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) detachments in support of the Sarajevo Airlift or 100 landings in Sarajevo while serving as part of Operation Cheshire (United Kingdom) 1 July 1992 to 12 January 1996[2] or Operation Airbridge (Canada) 15 February 1992 to 31 March 1995[3]
- Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) 17 February 1994 to present[3]
- United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as part of Operation Accius November 2002 to present[3]
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General in West Africa as part of Operation Solitude since 22 March 2003.[3]
- United Nations Advance Mission to Sudan (UNAMIS) as part of Operation Safari from July 2004 to 23 March 2005.[3]
- United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, 2 October 2004 to present
- United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Accelerated De-Mining Programme (MADP) in Mozambique 1995 to 2005[4]
- United Nations Demining Programme National Institute for the Removal of Obstacles and Explosive Ordnance (INAROE) in Angola 1997-2000[4]
- Programme for the Assistance to the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme (UXOL) from 1997 to 2003[4]
- United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in Iraq from 2002 to 2003[4]
- United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) from 2004 to the present[4]
- United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) from 2005 to the present[4]
- United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) in East Timor from 2005 to 2006[4]
- United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre in Southern Lebanon (UNMACC-SL) from 2007 to 2008[4]
