A Military Ceremony celebrates the International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Written by Webmaster on 01 June 2021.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – On 28 May 2021, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB) held a military ceremony alluding to the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

The ceremony included, among other activities, the singing of the National Anthem and the reading of a message from the Ministry of Defense. A wreath-laying ceremony at the Haiti Memorial, and the playing of Taps paid respect to the Brazilian military, police and civilian personnel who have fallen at the service of the United Nations. The tributes also included the words of General André Luis Novaes Miranda, the Head of the Army Department of Education and Culture.

At the end of the ceremony, the peacekeepers at the event paraded, followed by a mechanized parade in allusion to the Brazilian Army troops at the disposal of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Capability Readiness System (UNPCRS).

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

On 24 February 2003, by means of resolution No. 57/129, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) instituted the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers in reference to resolution No. 50, of 29 May 1948, which implemented the first peacekeeping operation – The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO).

29 May recognizes the professionalism, dedication and courage of men and women who have served and still keep serving in peace missions, as well as it pays a tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of peace: from 29 May 1948 until 30 April 2021, 4,089 peacekeepers have fallen in PKOs, including 42 Brazilians.

Attendance

In addition to the presence of the former Commander of the Brazilian Army Peacekeeping Training Center - General André Luis Novaes Miranda, the Commander of the 1st Army Division and Garrison of Vila Militar - Lieutenant General Kleber Nunes de Vasconcellos and other civilian and military authorities also attended the event. Mr. André Simões, nephew of the patron of CCOPAB - Sergio Vieira de Mello, took part in the ceremony as well.

Source: https://www.eb.mil.br

Translation: MAJ ISRAEL.