The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May, offers a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of the Organization and to honour more than 3,900 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag since 1948, including 102 last year.(www.un.org)

The United Nations celebrates The “International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers” on May 29. It is “an international day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.”(as per WIKIPEDIA)

International Day of UN Peacekeepers:

The first UN peacekeeping mission was established on 29 May 1948, when the Security Council authorized the deployment of a small number of UN military observers to the Middle East to form the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors. It was so designated by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 57/129, on December 11, 2002, after an official request of the Ukrainian Peacekeepers Association and the Government of Ukraine to the UN General Assembly and first celebrated in 2003. (www.un.org)

International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2022:

“People. Peace. Progress. The Power of Partnerships.” is the theme for the International Day of Peacekeepers 2022.

On the occasion, António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General says: “We honour the more than 1 million women and men who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since 1948.  We pay tribute to the nearly 4,200 heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives in the cause of peace.  And we are reminded an age-old truth:  peace can never be taken for granted.  Peace is the prize.  We are deeply grateful to the 87,000 civilian, police and military personnel now serving under the United Nations flag who are helping to realize the prize of peace worldwide.”

The theme for this year’s observance is “People.  Peace.  Progress.  The Power of Partnerships.”  According to the Secretary-General:  “Around the globe, United Nations peacekeepers work with Member States, civil society, humanitarians, the media, the communities they serve and many others, to foster peace, protect civilians, promote human rights and the rule of law and improve the lives of millions of people.”

International Day of UN Peacekeepers Past years Themes :

• 2012 – “Peacekeeping as a Global Partnership”
• 2013 – “UN PEACEKEEPING: ADAPTING TO NEW CHALLENGES”
• 2014 – “UN PEACEKEEPING: A Force for Peace”
• 2015 – “Together for Peace”
• 2016 – “Honouring our Heroes”
• 2017 – “Investing in Peace Around the World”
• 2018 – “70 Years of Service and Sacrifice”
• 2019 – “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”
• 2020 – “Women in Peacekeeping – A Key to Peace.”
• 2021 – “The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and security.
• 2022 – The theme for this year’s observance is “People. Peace. Progress.

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