United Nations medals were given to 107 peacekeepers on Monday, honouring their service in Cyprus, the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) said.
The peacekeepers come from Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Pakistan, Slovakia and the United Kingdom.
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 renewed by the UN
