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Chinese peacekeepers to Lebanon awarded UN Peace Medal of Honor

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-04-07 07:02

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Maj. Gen. Michael Beary (L, Front), head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), awards the commander of the 16th Chinese batch Col. Huang Yun the United Nations Peace Medal of Honor at the awarding ceremony at the camp of the Chinese peacekeeping multi-functional engineer detachment to Lebanon in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon, on April 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Since 2006, China has maintained a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon as a part of the UNIFIL, tasked with missions such as mine-sweeping, project construction, medical rescue and humanitarian assistance.

The 16th Chinese peacekeeping force to Lebanon includes a multi-functional engineer detachment, a construction engineer detachment and a medical detachment.

The UN Peace Medal of Honor is designed to commend those who have made prominent contribution to human peace.

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