What the world needs today more than anything else, is peace. Two world wars and many civil wars have left people across the world poorer and deeply distrustful. Powerful countries are still in the process of exercising control over smaller countries.
In such disturbing times, it is a welcome gesture from the United Nations to intervene in situations of conflict with the help of their peacekeepers.
On May 29, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the world pays tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the UN peacekeeping operations.
The day is also an opportunity to commemorate the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace. The UN Peacekeeping Force was founded in 1948. The force helps countries torn by conflict to create conditions conducive to lasting peace. More than 3,700 peacekeepers have lost their lives during their service. More than a hundred personnel were killed in conflict zones, in 2017. Millions have served under the UN flag in 71 peacekeeping operations, so far.
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