News: Two Indian peacekeepers to be honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold medal on International Peacekeepers Day. Dag Hammarskjold medal
About Dag Hammarskjold medal
- It was established in in December 2000.
- The Dag Hammarskjöld Medal is the highest honour awarded to UN peacekeepers.
- It is named after the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold.
- It is given as a posthumous award to members of peacekeeping operations who lost their lives during service with a peacekeeping operation under the operational control and authority of the United Nations.
- No minimum period of service in a United Nations peacekeeping operation is required for award of the Medal.
- The Medal is awarded without prejudice to the award of other medals or awards.
- This medal is awarded each year on Peacekeeper’s Day (May 29th).
Other UN Awards for Peacekeeping
Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage
- This Award was created on 8 May 2014.
- It is to be awarded to those military, police, civilian United Nations personnel and associated personnel who demonstrate exceptional courage, in the face of extreme danger, while fulfilling the mandate of their missions or their functions, in the service of humanity and the United Nations.
UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
- This Award recognises the dedication and effort of an individual peacekeeper in promoting the principles within the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.
- It was first given out in 2016.
- The latest recipient of the award was Major Radhika Sen from India (2023).
