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SUMMARY:International Day of UN Peacekeepers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julio Moraga":julio@moraga.se
DESCRIPTION:\n	(A/RES/57/129)\n\n\n\n	The International Day of United Na
	tions Peacekeepers\, 29 May\, offers a chance to pay tribute to the unifor
	med and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of the 
	Organization and to honour nearly 4\,200 peacekeepers who have lost their 
	lives serving under the UN flag since 1948\, including 135 last year.\n\n\
	n\n	The theme for this year’s Day is \"People. Peace. Progress. The Powe
	r of Partnerships.”\n\n\n\n	Peacekeeping has helped save countless lives
	 and brought peace and stability to many countries over the decades. But U
	N peacekeeping cannot fully succeed on its own in creating the necessary c
	onditions to end conflict and secure lasting political solutions. It’s p
	artnerships with Member States\, civil society\, non-governmental organiza
	tions\, UN agencies and other parties are fundamental to bringing tangible
	 improvements in the lives of ordinary people\, in areas such as economic 
	development\, the rule of law\, women’s rights\, human rights\, health a
	nd education.\n\n\n\n	The first UN peacekeeping mission was established on
	 29 May 1948\, when the Security Council authorized the deployment of a sm
	all number of UN military observers to the Middle East to form the United 
	Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to monitor the Armistice Ag
	reement between Israel and its Arab neighbors.\n\n\n\n	Since then\, more t
	han 1 million women and men have served in 72 UN peacekeeping operations\,
	 directly impacting the lives of millions of people and saving countless l
	ives. Today\, UN Peacekeeping deploys more than 87\,000 military\, police 
	and civilian personnel in 12 operations.\n\n\n\n	To mark the Day at the UN
	 Headquarters in New York on 26 May\, the Secretary-General will lay a wre
	ath in honour of all peacekeepers who have lost their lives while serving 
	under the UN flag over the past seven decades. And a virtual ceremony will
	 be held at which the Dag Hammarskjold medal will be awarded posthumously 
	to peacekeepers who lost their lives in 2021. The Military Gender Advocate
	 of the Year award will also be presented at the virtual ceremony.\n\n
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