Established in October 1973 to supervise the cease-fire between Egyptian and
Israeli forces and, following the conclusion of the agreements of 18 January
1974 and 4 September 1975, to supervise the redeployment of Egyptian and
Israeli forces and to control the buffer zones established under those
agreements. The mandate for this Mission expired in July 1979 and the troops
were withdrawn. Each United Nations medal is identical in design, with a
unique ribbon to identify the specific mission. The UNEF2 ribbon bears a wide
central band of a sand colour symbolizing the Sinai Desert with two narrow
dark blue lines through the middle, representing the Suez Canal. Two wide
bars of UN blue appear at either end. Qualifying time for the medal is 90 days
of service in the Mission. Subsequent tours of the same regions would be
denoted with a numeral attached to the ribbon.