India’s Permanent Representative at UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj on Thursday received the Dag Hammarskjold Medal in honour of three Indian peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty last year.

• Three Indian peacekeepers, who lost their lives serving under the UN flag last year, are among 103 military, police, and civilian peacekeepers who will be honoured posthumously with a prestigious medal here for their service and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.
• Border Security Force personnel Head Constables Shishupal Singh and Sanwala Ram Vishnoi, who both served with the Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Shaber Taher Ali, who served in a civilian capacity with the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), was honoured with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal at a solemn ceremony held at the UN General Assembly hall on May 25 as UN marks International Day of UN Peacekeepers.