{"id":23803,"date":"2025-05-29T15:43:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23803"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:36:51","slug":"dag-hammarskjold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dag-hammarskjold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Medal Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Two Indian peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving under the U.N. flag last year will be honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal by the United Nations as it commemorates International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers on May 29.<\/p>\n<h2>About Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Medal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the\u00a0<strong>highest honour awarded to UN peacekeepers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was established in 1997 as a\u00a0<strong>posthumous award<\/strong>\u00a0given to\u00a0<strong>members of peacekeeping operations who lost their lives during service<\/strong>\u00a0with a peacekeeping operation\u00a0<strong>under the operational control<\/strong>\u00a0and authority<strong>\u00a0of the United Nations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Each year on Peacekeeper&#8217;s Day (May 29)<\/strong>, this medal is\u00a0<strong>awarded to any member state that has lost one or more military or police peacekeepers<\/strong>\u00a0at a ceremony at United Nations headquarters.<\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0<strong>named after<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>second Secretary-General<\/strong>\u00a0of the United Nations,\u00a0<strong>Dag Hammarskjold.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>On 6 October\u00a0<strong>1998<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>first Medal<\/strong>\u00a0was presented t<strong>o the family of Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Dag Hammarskjold was Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 10, 1953, until September 18, 1961, when he died in a plane crash while on a peace mission in the Congo.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The second medal honoured Commandant Ren\u00e9 de Labarri\u00e8re, Military Observer in the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, who was the first peacekeeper to lose his life in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, in 1948.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other UN Awards<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage:<\/strong>\u00a0It is awarded\u00a0<strong>to those military, police, civilian United Nations personnel<\/strong>\u00a0and associated personnel who\u00a0<strong>demonstrate exceptional courage<\/strong>\u00a0in the face of extreme danger while fulfilling the mandate of their missions or their functions in the service of humanity and the United Nations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award:\u00a0<\/strong>It was started in 2016 to recognise the dedication and\u00a0<strong>effort of an individual peacekeeper<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>promoting the principles within<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>UN Security Council Resolution 1325.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>India and UN Peacekeeping<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Since the 1950s,<\/strong>\u00a0India has\u00a0<strong>sent over 290,000 peacekeepers<\/strong>\u00a0to more than 50 missions worldwide, making it the\u00a0<strong>largest contributor<\/strong>\u00a0to UN peacekeeping efforts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Today, over 5,000 Indian troops serve in nine of the eleven active missions,\u00a0<\/strong>often in dangerous and hostile regions, dedicated to upholding global peace and security.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Beyond deployments, India actively strengthens UN missions through\u00a0<strong>training, capacity building, and technological support.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Medal FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Medal?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The highest honour awarded to UN peacekeepers who lost their lives in service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0In which year was the Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Medal established?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0It was established in 1997 as a posthumous award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0Who was honored with the first Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Medal in 1998?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0On 6 October 1998, the first Medal was presented to the family of Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/two-indian-peacekeepers-to-be-honoured-posthumously-on-international-peacekeepers-day\/article69627819.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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