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The Multinational Force and Observers is an independent nonUN peacekeeping mission, created as a result of the 1978 Camp David Accords and the 1979 Treaty of Peace. The MFOs expenses, less the contributions of Germany and Japan, are funded in equal parts by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Israel and the United States of America. Since 1982, various nations have contributed military and civilian personnel to serve in Egypts Sinai Peninsula as part of this highly successful organization. The ten currently Participating States are Australia, Canada, Colombia, Fiji, France, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, the United States and Uruguay. Norway, while not a Participating State, provides the MFO with four staff officers.

 


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