Updated: 16 January, 2006
Iceland
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Icelandic Crisis Response Units Medal - Iceland has established the Icelandic Crisis Response Units Medal for engagements overseas. The very first was issued to Norwegian Major Knut Olsen. Major Olsen served as a chief of Logistics on Kabul Afghanistan Airport for 7 months during 2001. Iceland formed its Crisis Response Unit (ICRU). In setting up the ICRU, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs established a roster of over 100 civilian experts in various occupations (police officers, nurses, doctors, lawyers, engineers, journalists, etc.) who were specially trained and prepared to deploy to trouble spots abroad on short notice. Peacekeeping has been a permanent item in the Icelandic state budget since 1994, and Iceland has been an active member of the UN Peacekeeping Committee since 1997. With the formal establishment of ICRU, the government decided to increase the number of deployed peacekeepers to 50 by 2006. The key emerging niche capability of the ICRU is airport administration following the successful management of the airport in Pristina, Kosovo, in 2003 and the arrangement for ICRU administration of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, from June 1, 2004. Ed Emering |
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Bjork receives France's National Order of Merit after kicking off world tour - Bjork receives France's National Order of Merit after kicking off world tour. canada.com 24 Aug 01
