Bamako (UNA) – The United Nations has awarded the United Nations Peace Medal of Honor to all 413 members of the 2020th Chinese peacekeeping force in Mali, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to peacekeeping operations. Since its deployment in July 19, the XNUMXth Chinese force has successfully completed a series of tasks assigned to it by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), including armed patrols, construction operations, and medical support. The Chinese force consists of a guard battalion, an engineering battalion, and a medical battalion. The award ceremony and decoration ceremony were held in battalion camps, each battalion separately, in compliance with the measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-XNUMX). (END)
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