Africa: UN Honours Service and Sacrifice of Its Peacekeepers

UN honours two Pakistani peacekeepers posthumously

Muhammad Tarique and Ahsanullah Khan served with UN Interim Security Force for Abyei; 55 other peacekeepers also honoured.

Africa: UN Honours Service and Sacrifice of Its Peacekeepers

The United Nations is honouring staff serving at its field missions through several events to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Thursday.

Fallen peacekeepers deaths not in vain - Maphwanya - defenceWeb

The 29th of May marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) commemorated the occasion with an event at the De Brug Mobilisation Centre outside Bloemfontein. Taking into account all South Africa’s losses in United Nations (UN), African Union (AU), and Southern African Development Community (SADC) missions, nearly 100 SANDF personnel have fallen since the country first began active …