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Nepalese Peacekeepers to be Honoured
Abstract:
The dag hammarskjold medal will be awarded posthumously to military, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives serving in the UN peacekeeping operations amid a special ceremony in the united nations headquarters in new york on 31 may.among the 124 peacekeepers to be honored posthumously will be four nepalese soldiers who died last year serving in the cause of peace. they are: Warrant officer rishi Ram, who died while serving in the UN.mission in burundi on 2 march 200. corporal mohan shingh ga ma, who died while serving in the UN.mission in haiti on 20 march 2005. Sepoy shyam bahadur katuwal, who died while serving in the UN mission in haiti on 26 february 2005. major kabindra jjng thapa, who died while serving in the UN mission in the DR Congo on 2 June 2005. the medals will be received by representatives of the respective permanent missions to be forwarded on to the next of kin. the secretary-general will make a speech at this event, and the medals will be handed out by the UN Under-Secretary-general for peacekeeping Operations jean-marie guehenno.
Publisher: UNIC Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
 AWARDED POSTHUMOSLY, HAMERSKJOLD, MILITARY, ARMED POLICE, CIVILIAN, FOEWORDED, GENERAL SECRETARY, REPRENTATIVES, PERMANET MISSIONS, WAR PREVENTION, BASIC SERVICES
Thematic Group:
UNIC, (2006)
Thesaurus:
01.03.00 - Maintenance Of Peace And Security
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Nepalese Peacekeepers to be Honoured
Abstract:
The dag hammarskjold medal will be awarded posthumously to military, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives serving in the UN peacekeeping operations amid a special ceremony in the united nations headquarters in new york on 31 may.among the 124 peacekeepers to be honored posthumously will be four nepalese soldiers who died last year serving in the cause of peace. they are: Warrant officer rishi Ram, who died while serving in the UN.mission in burundi on 2 march 200. Corporal mohan shingh ga ma, who died while serving in the UN.mission in haiti on 20 march 2005. Sepoy shyam bahadur katuwal, who died while serving in the UN mission in haiti on 26 february 2005. major kabindra jjng thapa, who died while serving in the UN mission in the DR Congo on 2 June 2005. the medals will be received by representatives of the respective permanent missions to be forwarded on to the next of kin. The Secretary-General will make a speech at this event, and the medals will be handed out by the UN Under-Secretary-general for peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie guehenno.
Publisher: UNIC Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
 posthumosly
Thematic Group:
UNIC, (2006)
Thesaurus:
01.00.0A - Political And Legal Questions
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