Medal, Post 1945, United Nations Yemen Observer Mission (UNYOM) 1963 - 1964
The United Nations Yemen Observer Mission (UNYOM) was established in July 1963 to observe and certify the implementation of the disengagement agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Republic. Its area of operations included Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Republic. Australian observers joined the mission when it was formed and stayed until November 1963 when the personnel and equipment requirements were reassessed.
Civil War broke out in Yemen in September 1962 after the army overthrew the monarchy and proclaimed a republic. The civil war quickly became an international issue with Egypt supporting the royalists. A United Nations peace initiative eventually led to the establishment of the United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM). A demilitarised zone was to be established to a distance of 20 kilometres on each side of the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border with UNYOM observers stationed there to check on the observance of the terms of disengagement.
Australian observers joined the mission when it was formed and stayed until November 1963 when the personnel and equipment requirements were reassessed. UNYOM was finally withdrawn on 4 September 1964 without having achieved its aim but relations between the parties improved shortly after withdrawal of UNYOM and the problems were resolved.
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Each United Nations medal is identical in design, with a unique ribbon to identify the specific mission. The centre of the UNYOM ribbon is a wide bar filled with varying shades of brown, indicating the dry and rugged mountainous mass in Yemen, while the lighter shades represent the desert. The centre is flanked by two stripes of UN blue.
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