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UN honours two Pakistani peacemakers for their contributions Pakistan Photo: AFP United Nations (UN) honoured two Pakistani peacekeepers among   129 military, police, and civilian personnel from 44 countries for their contributions in peacekeeping operations during 2020. The ceremony, which was conducted virtually, was presided over by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The ceremony marked the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers in which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal was awarded posthu...

Corporal Yuvraj Singh from India who served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and two civilian Indian peacekeepers -- Ivan Michael Picardo who served with UNMISS and Mulchand Yadav who worked for the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) -- were honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal for their courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.

Cambodian “blue helmet” Sar Savy will be among more than 100 UN peacekeepers posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjold Medal on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on May 27.

Three Indian peacekeepers, who laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping missions last year, are among 129 personnel honoured on Thursday with a prestigious medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.

Are peace monitors and guarantors doing enough to push for peace implementation? Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, signs the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan at a ceremony held in Juba, South Sudan. August 2015. [Photo: UN/Isaac Billy] Parties to the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) say peace monitors and guarantors have done very little, if anything, to support the implementation of the deal.  T...

3 Indian peacekeepers honoured posthumously with prestigious UN medal for sacrifice in line of duty

The two countries are yet to agree on the flow of the border since secession of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011.

UN Headquarters to observe International Day of Peacekeepers tomorrow Star Digital Report Star Digital Report UN Headquarters will tomorrow observe the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, including honouring eight Bangladeshis who have lost their lives since 1948. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour the more than 4,000 UN peacekeepers and will preside over a ceremony where the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal will be awarded posthumously to 129 military, police and civili...

UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, 27 May 2021. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour

The UN will honour eight fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday. UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said their service and sacrifices will never be forgotten, according to a press release from the UN Information