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On 05 March 2021, the Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Maureen O'Brien presented the Chief Of Staff Col Martin Alvarez with his UN Service Medal.
On 25th FEB 2021, NEPCON IX conducted CASEVAC/MEDEVAC Exercise in Mt. Hermon Complex in coordination with the Mission Training Cell, UNDOF.
After 16 months of her 18 month tour of duty in UNDOF, Brigadier General Maureen O'Brien of Ireland's Defence Forces today received her UN Service Medal in a small, Covid-19 adherent ceremony in Camp Faouar, Syria.
Lt Gen Ishwar Hamal, UNDOF Head of Mission and Force Commander visited the AoR (Area of Responsibility) of Force HQ Infantry Support Unit, NEPCON IX on 3rd February 2020.
Fiji Batt celebrated the 44th Fiji Independence Day celebrations on 10 October 2014 in Camp Ziouani.
Saturday 16 August 2014 marked a special day in UNDOF history as the tunes of the RFMF Brass band reverberated through the Camp Faouar Parade Square.
Auspicious medal parade ceremony took place in Mt Hermon Base, Hermon south, Hermon Hotel and Position 12 of NEPCON on 14 and 15 Aug 2014. The Force Commander/Head of Mission, Lt Gen. I. S. Singha proudly awarded the UNDOF medal to 67 contingent personnel and 2 Nepalese Staff Officers.
This booklet briefly covers the history of UNDOF and focuses on the events leading up to its "New Beginning"; with the introduction of new troop contributing countries to UNDOF by 2013.
15 July, 2014 - The deployment of an Irish Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) team to UNDOF marks a significant development in Force Protection measures available to the Force Commander and to UNDOF and provides UNDOF with the capability to preserve Freedom of
23 June, 2014 - The Under-Secretary General Peacekeeping Operations, Mr Herve Ladsous visited UNDOF during the period 22-23 June.
May 26, 2014 - For the first time UNDOF will ensure that maximum number of its staff are included in its anniversary celebrations. The 40th anniversary of UNDOF will be celebrated in ROD on May 22; in Camp Faouar on May 30; and in Camp Ziouani on June 09.
May 19, 2014 - On 13 May 2014, an Irish delegation comprising of Brigadier General Diarmuid Fitzgerald (General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Brigade), Colonel Philip Brennan (Director of Operations), Colonel Jim Burns (Director of Training), Commandant John Griffin (Staf
May 09, 2014 - The First Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment conducted its Medals Parade on 09 May, 2014 in Camp Faouar, which was reviewed by the Force Commander. The DFC, CMS, COS and other UNDOF senior military and civilian staff were also in attendance.
April 04, 2014 - Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, and Ambassador-at-Large Major General Ioane Naivalurua visited the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Golan from the period 31 Mar - 01 A