Question: Two Indian peacekeepers awarded with the Dag Hammarskjöld medal posthumously by the United Nations are-
(a) Ravi Kumar and Arjun Thapa
(b) Brajesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar
(c) Kiran Kumar and Dinesh Pandey
(d) Vikas Kumar and Ravikumar
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On May 24, 2017, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres awarded two Indian peacekeepers Brajesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar posthumously with the United Nations bravery award ‘Dag Hammarskjold Medal’.
- 117 people, who were honored with this honor, included soldiers of the military and police forces associated with various UN peacekeeping operations in 2016.
- Brajesh Thapa was martyred during the peace campaign during the deployment of the United Nations Permanent Mission located in Congo.
- While Ravi Kumar was martyred while participating in an expedition during the deployment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
- It is worth mentioning that around 96,000 military and police forces of 124 countries, including India, are deployed in peacekeeping operations run by UN in various countries.
- At present, approximately 7,600 military and police forces in India are involved in these operations.
Related Links:-
https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/hq718.doc.htm
http://airworldservice.org/english/archives/47003
http://idrw.org/2-indian-peacekeepers-killed-in-the-line-of-duty-to-be-honored-with-un-medal/
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/two-indian-peacekeepers-to-be-honored-posthumously-with-un-medal-on-may-24-4666241/