International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2024 Theme, Wishes & Messages
International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2024
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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 2024
This year, the challenges and threats faced by our peacekeepers are even greater than ever, as they, like people around the world, are not only having to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, but also support and protect the people in the countries they are based in. The theme for International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2020 is “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace” to help mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. (www.un.org)
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.”
