Tag: International peacekeepers Day
MINUSMA Peacekeeper Day message
Today (Monday, 29 May) is International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers with the world body’s mission in Mali (MINUSMA) noting blue helmeted peacekeepers...
Hundred plus blue helmets killed in 2022
The more than 87 000 United Nations (UN) peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians in an increasingly dangerous...
Sixteen current UN peacekeeping operations employ 116 000 from 120 countries
Since the start of United Nations peacekeeping efforts 56 years ago more than a million Blue Helmets have served in over 70...
