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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
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Observed by
| United Nations
personnel and internationally
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Significance
| Commemorates
sacrifice made by UN personnel on peacekeeping missions.
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Celebrations
| Presentation of
Dag Hammarskjold Medal
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Date
| May 29
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Next time
| 29 May 2024
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2024-05
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Frequency
| annual
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The
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
, May 29, 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."
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Creation
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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. The date, May 29, marks the anniversary of the creation of the
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
(UNTSO) in 1948 to monitor the
ceasefire
after the
1948 Arab-Israeli War
, which was the first ever UN peacekeeping mission.
Commemoration
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The day is marked at the
United Nations Headquarters
in
New York City
with the presentation of the
Dag Hammarskjold Medal
, statements by the
President of the General Assembly
and the
Secretary-General
, as well as a press release regarding the state of UN Peacekeeping missions and the continued necessity of their work.
There are also observances around the world; often countries will honor their own peacekeepers abroad, but the UN also organizes festivals, discussion forums, and memorials in cooperation with local and national groups.
In 2009, the UN put a special focus on the role of and need for women in peacekeeping, both as role models and also to serve in a number of gender-specific capacities.
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National Peacekeepers' Day
is commemorated in Canada on 9 August in memory of the loss of life when a
Canadian peacekeepers
white UN marked passenger airplane was shot down by Syria.
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