UN Honors Nepali Peacekeepers on UN Peacekeepers Day
Summary
UN Peacekeepers Day honors Nepali peacekeepers Suraj Lamichhane and Deviram Jaisi posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal for their sacrifice. Nepal deploys over 4,300 personnel to UN peacekeeping missions.
Key Points
- UN Peacekeepers Day commemorates the start of UN peacekeeping operations in 1948.
- Nepali peacekeepers Suraj Lamichhane and Deviram Jaisi are honored posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal.
- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will lay a wreath at the UN Headquarters in New York on June 7 (Jestha 22).
- Nepal contributes the largest number of security personnel to UN peacekeeping forces, with over 4,300 deployed including 364 women.
