United Nations Peacekeeping Day-29 May
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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
29-May-2015 17:15 IST
The officials acknowledged the contribution of the Indian Armed Forces in about 50 peacekeeping missions across the world and remembered all those valiant soldiers who laid down their life in the line of duty at a place away from their homeland. The event was marked by a seminar on issues pertaining to peacekeeping and its Challenges in Today’s Dynamically Changing World. Various dignitaries including Lt Gen I S Singha, Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd), Lt Gen RK Mehta (Retd), Ms Rebecca Tavares from UN Women and Mr Munu Mahawar , JS (UNP) Division were also present on the occasion.
Speaking at the occasion, Lt Gen Philip Campose said that the entire peacekeepers’ fraternity had a singularity of purpose that was aimed at ensuring international peace and security. He further said that nature of conflicts was changing at a rapid pace and everyone had to evolve, adjust and modify to suit the requirements of such complexities of time and space. He also applauded the efforts of CUNPK in this direction and commended its efforts for training officers of Indian and foreign diasporas.
Earlier, the Secretary General’s address was read out to the gathering by Mrs Kiran Mehra Kerpelman, Director, United Nations Information Center, New Delhi. The Address of Mrs Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs, Govt of India, was also read by Shri Munu Mahawar, JS (UNP) of MEA.
India began its tryst with UN Peacekeeping by providing the Custodian Force in Korea, 1950. It is worth mentioning that the Indian Army is among the top three contributors to UN Missions.
Col Rohan Anand, SM
PRO (Army)