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Eight Pakistanis to get posthumous awards as UN recognizes peacekeeperswork
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (APP) - The United Nations is set to honour at a solemn ceremony on Tuesday, May 29, the sacrifices of 112 peacekeepers, including 8 Pakistanis, who paid the ultimate price in serving the cause of peace in hot spots around the world last year. Officials said the ceremony marking the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers will also pay tribute to the more than 120,000 military, police and civilians currently serving worldwide under the blue flag. Pakistan is one the largest contributor to U.N. peacekeeping missions around the world, with some 10,000 troops.
The Fallen Pakistani soldiers are: MILITARY: Sepoy Alam HUSSAIN (Democratic Republic of Congo-MONUSCO 18 May 2011); Sepoy Sajid HUSSAINÂ (Liberia-UNMIL 19 April 2011); Sepoy- Muhammad JURIAL (Liberia-UNMIL 19 April 2011); Naik Itbar KHAN (Sudan- UNSMISS 9 January 2011); Havildar Muhammad RIAZ (Liberia-UNMIL 8 October 2011), and Naik Muhammad FAROOQ KHAN (Liberia-UNMIL 8 November 2011) POLICE: Sub-Inspepctor Zafar IQBAL (Liberia - UNMIL 13 January 2011) and Niak (Med) KAMRAN (Timor-Leste - UNMIT September 2011). I am deeply grateful for every contribution of troops and police, as well as for the financial and material resources that make peacekeeping possible, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message marking the Day.
I also thank all countries that provide political support and leadership.
Members of the Security Council, in particular, guide and strengthen our work by establishing mandates and updating our deployments to respond to changing conditions on the ground.
This Day is also a time to mourn fallen peacekeepers. In 2011, 112 men and women died devoting their lives to peace. In the first four months of this year, another 27 peacekeepers have died while serving the United Nations, he said.
Ban said 116 Member States contribute military and police personnel the operations, reflecting growing global confidence in the value of United Nations peacekeeping as a tool for collective security.
Our new observer mission in Syria is the latest example that demonstrates how the international community looks to the United Nations for solutions to emerging challenges.
The UN General Assembly established the International Day in 2002 to pay tribute to all men and women serving in UN peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage, and to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.
The 193-member body designated May 29 as the Day, as it was the date in 1948 when the first UN peacekeeping mission, the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), began operations in Palestine.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Eight Pakistanis to get posthumous awards as UN recognizes peacekeeperswork
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (APP) - The United Nations is set to honour at a solemn ceremony on Tuesday, May 29, the sacrifices of 112 peacekeepers, including 8 Pakistanis, who paid the ultimate price in serving the cause of peace in hot spots around the world last year. Officials said the ceremony marking the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers will also pay tribute to the more than 120,000 military, police and civilians currently serving worldwide under the blue flag. Pakistan is one the largest contributor to U.N. peacekeeping missions around the world, with some 10,000 troops.
The Fallen Pakistani soldiers are: MILITARY: Sepoy Alam HUSSAIN (Democratic Republic of Congo-MONUSCO 18 May 2011); Sepoy Sajid HUSSAINÂ (Liberia-UNMIL 19 April 2011); Sepoy- Muhammad JURIAL (Liberia-UNMIL 19 April 2011); Naik Itbar KHAN (Sudan- UNSMISS 9 January 2011); Havildar Muhammad RIAZ (Liberia-UNMIL 8 October 2011), and Naik Muhammad FAROOQ KHAN (Liberia-UNMIL 8 November 2011) POLICE: Sub-Inspepctor Zafar IQBAL (Liberia - UNMIL 13 January 2011) and Niak (Med) KAMRAN (Timor-Leste - UNMIT September 2011). I am deeply grateful for every contribution of troops and police, as well as for the financial and material resources that make peacekeeping possible, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message marking the Day.
I also thank all countries that provide political support and leadership.
Members of the Security Council, in particular, guide and strengthen our work by establishing mandates and updating our deployments to respond to changing conditions on the ground.
This Day is also a time to mourn fallen peacekeepers. In 2011, 112 men and women died devoting their lives to peace. In the first four months of this year, another 27 peacekeepers have died while serving the United Nations, he said.
Ban said 116 Member States contribute military and police personnel the operations, reflecting growing global confidence in the value of United Nations peacekeeping as a tool for collective security.
Our new observer mission in Syria is the latest example that demonstrates how the international community looks to the United Nations for solutions to emerging challenges.
The UN General Assembly established the International Day in 2002 to pay tribute to all men and women serving in UN peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage, and to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.
The 193-member body designated May 29 as the Day, as it was the date in 1948 when the first UN peacekeeping mission, the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), began operations in Palestine.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Eight Pakistanis to get posthumous awards as UN recognizes peacekeeperswork
