Secretary-General's Press Encounter on Fallen UN Personnel | United Nations Secretary-General
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Secretary-General's press encounter on fallen UN personnel | United Nations Secretary-General
This morning, the United Nations family will come together to pay tribute to 168 of our colleagues who lost their lives in 2024. It is always an intimate ceremony, shared with families of the fallen. But I believe this occasion also calls for a more public reflection. The women and men we honour today were not just names on a list. They were extraordinary individuals
Milan, 5 Jun. (askanews) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the press before preparing to pay homage to 168 UN personnel killed in 2024, 126 of whom were in Gaza. "More than one UNRWA staff member out of 50 in Gaza was killed in this horrible conflict. It is the highest number of deaths among personnel members in the history of the United Nations," he said to journalists. "Some were killed while delivering lifesaving aid, others t…
The annual tribute to UN workers killed in service is always an intimate ceremony, shared with the families of the fallen, "but I believe this occasion also calls for a more public reflection," the United Nations Secretary-General said Thursday, referring to the deaths of 168 UN employees in […]
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