UN International Peacekeepers Day (29 May)

On Friday May 29, 2015 and as part of the commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a medal parade was held at the Headquarters of the UN in New York, for 44 military and police officers serving in Military Staff of the UN/HQ who were decorated with the UN Headquarters Service Medal. Four Officers of the Hellenic Armed Forces were decorated with the aforementioned medal. The award were given by the Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous.