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UN marks International Day of Peacekeepers; presents gender, police and Dag Hammarskjöld awards
Summary
The Secretary-General presided over a United Nations ceremony on May 29, 2025, honoring peacekeepers and presenting three awards: the Military Gender Advocate of the Year, the UN Women Police Officer of the Year, and the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal for fallen personnel.
The Secretary-General presided over a United Nations ceremony on May 29, 2025, honoring peacekeepers and presenting three awards: the Military Gender Advocate of the Year, the UN Women Police Officer of the Year, and the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal for fallen personnel. Squadron Leader Sharon Minsote Sime of Ghana received the Military Gender Advocate award; Chief Superintendent Zainab Gebla of Sierra Leone received the Women Police Officer award; and representatives of 58 fallen peacekeepers accepted the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal on their behalf.
The ceremony recalled the General Assembly’s designation of May 29 as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (General Assembly resolution 57/129) and highlighted Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security as the policy framework for the gender-focused award. The Secretary-General emphasized the scale and sacrifice of peacekeeping operations and the need to adapt missions to new security challenges.
"We all pay tribute to those brave women and men who died far from home and far from their loved ones while serving…
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