India has launched a virtual Memorial Wall to honour its soldiers who
laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping operations, a
precursor to the eventual construction of a permanent memorial wall at
the world body's headquarters proposed by the country.
The wall was unveiled by India's Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji at a solemn ceremony to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Friday May 29,2015
The wall was unveiled by India's Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji at a solemn ceremony to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Friday May 29,2015
The wall of honour includes details of 161 Indian peacekeepers that were
killed in the line of duty in 16 UN Peacekeeping Missions so far. The
wall will be hosted on the website of the Permanent Mission of India to
the United Nations.
Note
India is a large contributor to UN peacekeeping and so far 180,000
Indian troops have participated in 44 of the 69 operations mandated by
the Security Council.
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