2. The personnel on duty in peacekeeping operations are mainly composed of three parts: first, peacekeeping troops equipped with light weapons for self-defense; Second, military observers without any weapons; Third, logistics units such as engineering, medical care and transportation. Peacekeeping troops and military observers are still members of their own armed forces and are bound by the military laws, regulations and rules of the sending countries.
3. Accept the command of the United Nations in peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping officers and soldiers wear their own military uniforms.
In order to show their status as peacekeepers, they all wear blue berets or helmets and UN badges.
5. According to the statistics of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, in the decades since 1948 dispatched the Truce Supervision Organization to Palestine, the United Nations has conducted more than 50 peacekeeping operations in various conflict areas, with peacekeeping expenditure exceeding1900 million US dollars. More than 800,000 soldiers, police and civilians participated in peacekeeping operations, and about 19 people died in peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping operations have become one of the important means for the United Nations to maintain international peace and security. United Nations peacekeeping forces won the Nobel Peace Prize 1988. In 2002, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to designate May 29th as "International Peacekeepers Day" every year.
4.20 15 At 8: 00 am on June 2nd, well-dressed representatives of peacekeeping engineers and medical teams from China arrived in front of the branch meeting building of Suide Road of UNMIL, and celebrated "International Peacekeepers' Day" with nearly 200 Indian police riot squad, Nigerian 34th Battalion, personnel of UN civil agencies, local government officials and students.
First, a grand parade was held to celebrate. A parade consisting of military and civilian personnel took to the streets to publicize UN peacekeeping operations to local residents and show the good spirit of UN peacekeepers.
6. After the ceremony, peacekeepers from all over the world came to the building of Zwedru Branch of UNMIL to hold a memorial ceremony in memory of the peacekeepers who died for the cause of peace.
7. Subsequently, representatives of peacekeepers from various countries presented wreaths to the peacekeepers who died, and Yang Yonggang, captain of the China engineering detachment, presented wreaths on behalf of the peacekeepers in China.
8. After the mourning ceremony, Harvald, director of the office of the Zwedru branch of UNMIL, read a congratulatory letter from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the Governor of Grand Gedeh made a speech on behalf of the government and residents, thanking the UN personnel for their contributions to local peace and development.
According to the statistics of the Peacekeeping Affairs Office of the Ministry of National Defense, China peacekeepers have built or repaired more than 4,000 kilometers of roads/kloc-0 since they participated in UN peacekeeping operations for 28 years. More than 9,800 mines and various unexploded ordnance were cleared; More than 200,000 patients were treated; Transportation of all kinds of materials and equipment is 6.5438+0.35 million tons, with a total transportation mileage of 6.5438+0.3 million kilometers.
10, China's blue helmets are well received not only by the governments and people of the countries where the mission area is located, but also by the international community. UN Secretary-General Guterres said that China has become the second largest contributor to UN peacekeeping operations, provided strong support for international peacekeeping operations, and made good suggestions for making UN peacekeeping operations safer and more efficient.