International Day of UN Peacekeepers in 2022

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2022 Date	29 May 2022
2023 Date	29 May 2023

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International Day of UN Peacekeepers in

Sunday, 29 May

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Today is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers! 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻 1 million+ women & men have served as peacekeepers around the 🌍. But they are not alone in their endeavour. Peace can only be won through meaningful partnerships. #PKDay #PeoplePeaceProgress https://t.co/bgjsnNYuz4
— UN Peacekeeping (@UNPeacekeeping) May 29, 2022

"Your destiny lies not as a peaceful island in a sea of troubles, but as a maker & shaper of world peace." President John F Kennedy's address to Dáil Eireann June 1963. Today is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. This years theme is the Power of Partnerships. https://t.co/kC3NrWHSYk
— Óglaigh na hÉireann (@defenceforces) May 29, 2022

Today is International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Troops from B Sqn @SCOTS_DG have completed their training for their deployment to Mali. They will form part of the Long Range Reconnaissance Group, the UK’s contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission @UN_MINUSMA https://t.co/rLoWn0UDvJ
— Royal Armoured Corps (@RoyalArmdCorps) May 29, 2022

Today is the International Day of @UN Peacekeepers! 🇺🇳 Peacekeeping is a proud Irish tradition. Did you know that 🇮🇪’s participation in @UNPeacekeeping represents the longest unbroken record of any nation in the🌎? #PKDay https://t.co/8esIUjod4j
— Irish Foreign Ministry (@dfatirl) May 29, 2022

With 12 members of @gardainfo serving with @UN_CYPRUS, Ireland has the largest national contingent in the police component of UNFICYP Today on International Day of Peacekeepers we honor our Irish 🇮🇪 personnel who served in Cyprus 🇨🇾 since 1964 📸UNFICYP/Miloš Krinert https://t.co/ZfKGHAqgmg
— Irish Embassy Cyprus (@IrlEmbCyprus) May 29, 2022

Today, on International Day of UN Peacekeepers, we recognise the ongoing commitment by #YourADF to @UNpeacekeeping, acknowledging past and present ADF members who have deployed on UN missions. https://t.co/q6g1UBamiG
— Chief of Joint Capabilities (@CJC_ADF) May 29, 2022

Ghana today marked the 77th United Nations Peacekeepers’ Day with a flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony at the forecourt of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration under the theme “People. Peace. Progress: The Power of Partnerships”. 1/9 https://t.co/U9BAGDvsy3
— Ghana MFA (@GhanaMFA) May 29, 2022

On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers, we salute and pay respect 🙌 to all #UNVolunteers around the world 🌍, who support @UNPeacekeeping to protect the most vulnerable and help countries move from war to peace 🕊️ #PKDay #PKDay2022 https://t.co/yFjOJriNBv
— UNV W&C Africa 😷 (@UNV_ROWCA) May 29, 2022

To mark the Day at the UN Headquarters in New York on 26 May, the Secretary-General will lay a wreath in honour of all peacekeepers who have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag over the past seven decades. The UN will posthumously honour 117 peacekeepers #PKDay https://t.co/yOIZkZUgwB
— Noreen Nawaz Khan (@noreennawazkhan) May 29, 2022

29 May the day of honouring fallen heroes of UN peacekeepers. #PKDay https://t.co/OA0id0GgJY
— Aliya Hameed (@Aliya_Hameed21) May 29, 2022

International Day of UN Peacekeepers in 2022

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers seeks to honor and pay tribute to all the peacekeepers that lost their lives serving under the United Nation’s flag. This day acknowledges the contributions and efforts of the uniformed and civilian personnel serving under the UN.

International Day of UN Peacekeepers Facts - in 2022

The theme for International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers in 2022 was People. Peace. Progress: The Power of Partnerships.
In 2022, there are more than 100,000 active military, police, and civilian personnel around serving in peacekeeping operations.