Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
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The Dag Hammarskjöld Medal is a posthumous United Nations award honoring military, police, and civilian peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations award
ⓘ
posthumous decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
civilian peacekeepers killed while serving under the United Nations
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military peacekeepers killed while serving under the United Nations ⓘ peacekeeping personnel who died in the line of duty ⓘ police peacekeepers killed while serving under the United Nations ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
civilian personnel
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ police personnel ⓘ |
| awardingBody | United Nations Department of Peace Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| category |
United Nations medals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
peacekeeping awards ⓘ posthumous awards ⓘ |
| ceremonyAssociatedWith | commemoration of fallen United Nations peacekeepers ⓘ |
| commemorates | United Nations peacekeepers who lost their lives in peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| country | United Nations ⓘ |
| createdBy |
United Nations Secretariat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
personnel serving in United Nations observer missions
ⓘ
personnel serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations ⓘ personnel serving in certain United Nations special political missions ⓘ |
| eligibilityCondition |
death must be directly attributable to service in a United Nations operation or mission
ⓘ
person must have been formally assigned to a United Nations peacekeeping operation or mission ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1998 ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| inscription |
date of death of the deceased peacekeeper
ⓘ
name of the deceased peacekeeper ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| material | crystal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dag Hammarskjöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForEvent | death of Dag Hammarskjöld in a 1961 plane crash while on a peace mission ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | second Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| officialName | Dag Hammarskjöld Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumous | true ⓘ |
| presentedAt | United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | United Nations peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
recognition of service and bravery in peacekeeping operations
ⓘ
sacrifice of United Nations peacekeepers ⓘ |
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