25-March International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members:

Origins of the Day:

The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is marked every year on the anniversary of the kidnapping of Alec Collett. A former journalist who changed into operating for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he became abducted with the aid of a gunman in 1985. His body turned into subsequently determined in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in 2009.

The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members has taken on even extra importance in current years, as assaults in opposition to the United Nations intensify. This is a day to mobilize movement, call for justice and strengthen our remedy to guard UN body of workers and peacekeepers. Besides our colleagues in the non-governmental network and the clicking.

Purpose of the Day:

This is a day to mobilize motion, call for justice and fortify our resolve to guard UN workforce and peacekeepers, besides our colleagues in the non-governmental network and the click.

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.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres