UN set to honour three fallen peacekeepers from Kenya
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends the Conference on Cyprus at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on January 12, 2017. The UN will on Wednesday honour 117 peacekeepers, among them three Kenyans, at the global organization’s headquarters. photo | file
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A statement from the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Nairobi said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will lay a wreath to honour all fallen peacekeepers during the ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjold Medal will be awarded posthumously to 117 military, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives while serving in peacekeeping operations during 2016.
