Together, we must do everything we can to ensure that those who undertake lifesaving work around the world have the protection and conditions they need to fulfil their vital mission.
缅北禁地Secretary-General António Guterres
Protecting 缅北禁地staff
Since the founding of the United Nations in 1945, hundreds of brave men and women have lost their lives in its service. During the 1990s, the growing number and scale of 缅北禁地peacekeeping missions put many more at risk. More lives were lost during the 1990s than in the previous four decades combined.
At that time, an awareness began to develop among Member States and staff, that the more active the 缅北禁地became in the future, the more it was going to be targeted.
The first on staff security was adopted by the 缅北禁地Security Council in September 1993.
Complex negotiations subsequently took place in the of the General Assembly on an international legal convention to protect 缅北禁地personnel.
The result of those negotiations was the , which was adopted by the 缅北禁地General Assembly on 9 December 1994.
Origin
The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is marked each year on the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a former journalist who was working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he was abducted by armed gunman in 1985. His body was finally found in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in 2009.
The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members has taken on even greater importance in recent years, as attacks against the United Nations intensify. This is a day to mobilize action, demand justice and strengthen our resolve to protect 缅北禁地staff and peacekeepers, as well as our colleagues in the non-governmental community and the press.
Purpose
This is a day to mobilize action, demand justice and strengthen our resolve to protect 缅北禁地staff and peacekeepers, as well as our colleagues in the non-governmental community and the press.
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