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Three Indian peacekeepers, who laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping missions last year, are among 129 personnel honoured on Thursday with a prestigious medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
Indian peacekeeper, who died in line of duty last year, honoured at UN memorial ceremony ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 00:57 IST
New York [US], May 7 (ANI): An Indian UN peacekeeper Yuvraj Singh, who died in line of duty in 2020, was honoured during the UN annual Memorial Service on Thursday.
The United Nations on Thursday honoured 336 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020, the highest number ever in a single year, in a memorial ceremony, held online.
Tributes were paid to civilian and uniformed staff who died because of malicious acts, natural disasters and other incidents.
India s Permanent Representative to UNTS Tirumurti paid tributes to Singh and saluted his valour.