Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Two Indian Peacekeepers to Receive UN's Dag Hammarskjold Medal
The UN is honoring two Indian peacekeepers, Brigadier Amitabh Jha and Havildar Sanjay Singh, who died while serving in UN missions.
They will receive the Dag Hammarskjold Medal, a prestigious award given to those who lost their lives in peacekeeping operations.
The ceremony will be held at the UN headquarters on May 29, International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
The UN is also recognizing other individuals, including Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana and Superintendent Zainab Gbla of Sierra Leone.
The day also commemorates over 4,400 peacekeepers who have died since 1948.
Two Indian peacekeepers will be posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjold Medal.
The medals will be presented on May 29, International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
Brigadier Amitabh Jha served in UNDOF in the Golan Heights.
Havildar Sanjay Singh served in MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UN Secretary-General will lay a wreath to honor fallen peacekeepers.
- Who
- Brigadier Amitabh Jha and Havildar Sanjay Singh.
- What
- The UN will honor two Indian peacekeepers with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal.
- When
- May 29, International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
- Where
- UN Headquarters in New York.
- Why
- To commemorate their service and sacrifice for UN peacekeeping.
- Dag Hammarskjold Medal
- Posthumously awarded to fallen peacekeepers
- Recipient
- Brigadier Amitabh Jha
- Recipient
- Havildar Sanjay Singh
- Brigadier Jha's mission
- UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
- Havildar Singh's mission
- MONUSCO
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
- May 29
- Peacekeepers who have died since 1948
- Over 4,400
