Important Days
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2024
▪ The day is celebrated annually on May 29 every year.
▪ The day honours the establishment of the UN’s first peacekeeping mission called United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) which was deployed in 1948.
▪ Theme 2024 : Fit for the future, building better together
About UN Peacekeeping
▪ Formation – 1945
▪ Commander-in-chief – António Guterres