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UN Peacekeepers Day
May 29

The mission of the United Nations is to help create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. For many of us, this is a noble ideal we can hope for while we go about our daily lives, but for countries torn apart by war, peace is an urgent need. UN Peacekeepers help countries torn apart by conflict create conditions for peace. UN Peacekeepers are soldiers, police and civilian personnel from many countries around the world. They help monitor peace processes, and help conflicting sides to carry out peace agreements they've agreed upon. In its over 60 year history, United Nations Peacekeepers have been involved in 172 peaceful settlements!

In 1988, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations Peace-keeping Forces. May 29 was designated by the United Nations as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, to honor the men and women who have served and who are serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations, and to pay tribute to those who have lost there lives helping to bring peace. It is also a time to remind our governments of the importance of supporting the United Nations. Some nations, like the United States have not lived up to their financial obligations to the UN, making it difficult for the UN to do its important work.

Each year, The Better World Campaign collects messages from people all around the world to thank UN Peacekeepers. Send a note to UN Peacekeepers to thank them for their work:

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DO ONE THING for a Better World

1. Find out more about UN Peacekeeping.

2. Hold an event to raise awareness abou the work of the United Nations to help make the world more peaceful, just and sustainable.

3. Thank a UN Peacekeeper.

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UN Hammarskjold Library Links
United Nations Peacekeeping
UN International Day of Peacekeepers

Better World Campaign's United In Peacekeeping

 

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UN Peacekeepers Day - May 29


Kofi Annan

Ban Ki-moon

Bill Bradely

Ralph Bunche

Bill Bradely

George Clooney

Jan Eliasson

Dag Hammarskjold

Hubert Humphrey

Shashi Tharoor

Timothy Wirth

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Kofi Annan


George Clooney

Jan Eliasson

Timothy Wirth

 

 

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