More than Half of Staff Who Died in Service Worked in Gaza, UN Chief Says at Memorial
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The United Nations held a ceremony in New York to remember the organization's employees who died last year. The list includes 136 names from 32 countries. Of this total, 80 served with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), as indicated by the reading of their names and roles at the UN. A minute of silence was observed.
UN honors 136 personnel who died in line of duty in 2025
United Nations, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN on Monday paid tribute to 136 of its personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2025. "The women and men we commemorate today include 97 civilian personnel and 39 uniformed peacekeepers -- military and police. They came from 32 countries: diverse in background, but united in purpose," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the annual memorial service held at the UN Headquarters in …
More than half of staff who died in service worked in Gaza, UN chief says at memorial
From peacekeepers to math teachers, 136 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2025 were commemorated on Monday morning in an annual service hosted by the Secretary-General.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reported that 136 UN personnel died in the line of duty last year, 80 of them in Gaza.
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