Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release:
The prestigious United Nations Peacekeepers' Medal Awarding Parade for military Observers deployed in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINUSRO) was held on 30 April 2025.
Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, together with Force Commander Major General Md Fakhrul Ahsan, presided over the ceremony of awarding the UN Medal to MINURSO Military Observers (UNMOs). A total of 19 UNMOs from 17 countries were recognized for their service to peace whilst on deployment to MINURSO.
Notably, for the first time in history, a lady officer of SLAF, Squadron Leader Nishadi Pieris, was awarded the ...