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The widow of a UN staff member who died in the terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq has been describing how “a piece of me also died on that tragic day.”
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UN ‘blue helmets’: 75 years of service and sacrifice
Over the last 75 years, more than 2 million peacekeepers have served in 71 operations across myriad complex and fragile political, security, and humanitarian landscapes. These “blue helmets” are the “beating heart of our commitment to a more peaceful world”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May.
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A senior political affairs officer at the United Nations has described how the sacrifice of colleagues who died in the attack on the UN offices at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, has been acknowledged by the UN’s continued presence in the country.
Peace and Security
With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are building a “digital army” aimed at combating mis- and disinformation on social media networks and beyond.