"MEMORIAL SERVICES"

Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to 485 UN personnel who lost their lives the past year, the highest number lost in a single year. UNIFEED

In the presence of the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a memorial service took place in Goma for eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, Russia and Serbia who lost their lives in a helicopter crash. MONUSCO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Paying tribute to UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2019, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the blue flag of the United Nations symbolizes hope. That hope is part of the legacy of the colleagues we mourn today. They paid the ultimate sacrifice so that others could look forward to better days.” UNIFEED

General Assembly pays tribute to Fiftieth Session President Diogo Freitas Do Amaral, praising statesman as pillar of democracy in Portugal at 16th plenary meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

During a ceremony held on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York to remember UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “today we mourn, but we should also be proud, for the colleagues we remember today died in the service of humanity.” UNIFEED

Annual memorial service to honour United Nations personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty since 1 January 2018, including fallen colleagues from the Funds and Programmes (A/RES/59/26) (organized by the Division for Special Activities, Department of Operational Support (DOS))