Peace
Keeping
Over
the years many members of the Regiment have served on
Peace
Keeping missions; some in regular force units and
others as members of the militia. These missions have
generally been under the auspices of the United
Nations, but some have not.
The
earliest members who participated in Peace Keeping as
members of the Regiment did so in the UN Emergency Force
Middle East (1973-1979). In addition, members of
the Regiment have served in Cyprus, Namibia, Somolia,
Cambodia, the Sinai, the Golan Heights, Palestine, the
Former Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and
the Congo.
The
display contains items from a number of missions, and
as would be expected, there is the traditional blue beret.
More recently, members have worn blue baseball caps, and
in recent years members serving in hot climates have worn
Tilley hats.
United
Nations Emergency Force Middle East (UNEFME)
Egypt (1973 - 1979)
Also known as UNEF II, this mission's mandate was to supervise
the cease-fire between Egyptian and Israeli forces, the
redeployment of those forces and to man and control the
established buffer zones in the Suez Canal sector and
later the Sinai peninsula.
United
Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
Cyprus (1965 - present)
Established to prevent a recurrence of fighting between
the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and
to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law
and order and a return to normal conditions. After the
hostilities of 1974, UNFICYP's mandate was expanded. Following
a de facto cease-fire, UNFICYP has supervised the cease-fire
and maintained a buffer zone between the lines of the
Cyprus National Guard and of the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot
forces. In the absence of a political settlement to the
Cyprus problem, UNFICYP continues its presence on the
island.
United
Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
Yugoslavia (1992 - 1995)
Initially,
UNPROFOR's mandate was to ensure that the three "United
Nations Protected Areas" in Croatia were demilitarized
and that all persons residing in them were protected from
fear of armed attack. Later, this mandate was enlarged
to include monitoring functions in certain other areas
of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia. In addition, UNPROFOR monitored
implementation of several cease-fire agreements between
the local factions. UNPROFOR was tasked to ensure the
security and functioning of the airport at Sarajevo and
the delivery of humanitarian assistance to that city.
It supported efforts by the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees to deliver humanitarian relief throughout
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and protected convoys of released
civilian detainees.
NATO
Stabilization Force (SFOR)
Bosnia (1996 - present)
On 20 December 1996, the United Nations mandate authorizing
the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
expired. The follow-on force agreed to in UN Security
Council Resolution 1088 is now known as the Stabilization
Force (SFOR). The primary mission of SFOR is to contribute
to the secure environment necessary for the consolidation
of peace. Its tasks are to deter or prevent a resumption
of hostilities or new threats to peace, to consolidate
IFOR's achievements and to promote a climate in which
the peace process can go forward, and to provide selective
support to civilian organizations within capabilities.
SFOR also stands ready to provide emergency support to
UN forces in Eastern Slavonia.
UN
Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina/International Police
Task Force (UNMIBH/IPTF)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (1995 - present)
The main tasks of the United Nations civilian police force
include: monitoring, observing and inspecting law enforcement
activities; training and advising law enforcement personnel;
facilitating, within the International Police Task Force
mission of assistance, the parties’ law enforcement
activities; and ensuring the existence of conditions for
free and fair elections.
UN
Disengagement Observation Force (UNDOF)
Golan Heights (1974 - present)
Established after the 1973 Middle East war to maintain
the cease-fire between Israel and Syria, to supervise
the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces, and to
supervise the areas of separation and limitation.
United
Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
Cambodia (1992 - 1993)
Established to ensure the implementation of the Agreements
on the Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia
Conflict. The mandate given to UNTAC included aspects
relating to human rights, the organization and conduct
of free and fair general elections, military arrangements,
civil administration, the maintenance of law and order,
the repatriation and resettlement of the Cambodian refugees
and displaced persons and the rehabilitation of essential
Cambodian infrastructure during the transitional period.
United
Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO)
Israel/Egypt/Jordan/Syria/Lebanon (1948 - present)
Following hostilities in the Middle East in the late 1940's,
UNTSO was established in 1948. The mission assists in
supervising the General Armistice Agreements concluded
separately between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and
Syria in 1949.
Somalia
(1992 - 1993)
Tasked to establish in Somalia a secure environment for
humanitarian assistance, UNITAF was given the objectives
of securing major airports and seaports, key installations
and food distribution points, and providing open and free
passage of relief supplies, with security for convoys
and relief organizations and those supplying humanitarian
relief.
United
Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG)
Namibia (1989 - 1992)
Established to assist the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General to ensure the early independence of
Namibia through free and fair elections under the supervision
and control of the United Nations. UNTAG was also to help
ensure that: all hostile acts were ended; troops were
confined to base, and, in the case of the South Africans,
ultimately withdrawn from Namibia; all discriminatory
laws were repealed, political prisoners were released,
Namibian refugees were permitted to return, intimidation
of any kind was prevented, law and order were impartially
maintained.
Multinational
Force and Observers (MFO)
Egypt (1982 - present)
Established to supervise the provisions of the Peace Treaty
between Israel and Egypt in accordance with the Camp David
Accords. The MFO is tasked to operate a series of observation
posts and check points in the Sinai and to verify by air,
sea and land patrols the adherence of the parties to the
treaty.
Kosovo
Diplomatic Observer Mission/Kosovo Verification Mission
(KDOM/KVM)
Kosovo (1998 - 1999)
Operating under the auspices of the Organisation for Security
and Co-operation in Europe, the purpose of the mission
was to assist with the verification of compliance with
the October 1998 Holbrooke Agreement. Under the terms
of the Agreement the mission was responsible for verifying
that all parties in Kosovo complied with UN Security Council
Resolution 1199 and with the cease-fire, as well as monitoring,
documenting, investigating and reporting allegations of
human rights violations.
