UN honors 115 peacekeepers and staff who lost their lives
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The United Nations has honored 115 U.N. peacekeepers and staff from 43 countries who lost their lives working for the global organization, standing in silent tribute to their sacrifice at a memorial service.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted their "often perilous" work and stressed that all who perished "died in the service of humanity — keeping the peace, providing humanitarian assistance" and promoting U.N. development goals.
The names of all 115 staffers — 103 of them African peacekeepers — who died between January 2018 and March 2019 were read at Monday's service attended by families of the fallen and diplomats from many nations.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In addition, Guterres paid tribute to 19 civilians from U.N. agencies and programs who died and 21 U.N. colleagues who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster in March.