In the Year 1948, UN Peacekeepers was formed, so it was called International Day of UN Peacekeepers
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, May 29, provides an opportunity to pay tribute to the invaluable contribution of uniformed and civilian personnel to the Organization's work and to honour nearly 4,200 peacekeepers who have died serving under the UN flag since 1948, including 135 last year. The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) was founded on May 29, 1948, when the Security Council authorised the deployment of a small number of UN military observers to the Middle East to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
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