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UN Peacekeeping Awards 2026
June 2 , 2026
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- Two Indian peacekeepers will be honoured posthumously by the United Nations on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May).
- Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh and Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan will receive the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal for their sacrifice in UN peacekeeping missions.
- Harbhajan Singh served with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), while Sujit Kumar Pradhan served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
- Major Abhilasha Barak will receive the 2025 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her service with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
- India is the second-largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN Peacekeeping, with more than 4,200 military and police personnel currently deployed.
- Nearly 180 Indian peacekeepers have lost their lives in UN missions, the highest number among troop-contributing countries.
- The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed every year on 29 May, marking the establishment of the first UN peacekeeping mission in 1948.
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