Asia & Pacific
The UN will honor 68 fallen peacekeepers on June 5, 2026, including two Indonesians who died while serving in missions in Africa last year.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Medal of the United Nations, a posthumous award given annually on Peacekeeper’s Day to the families of military members, police personnel and personnel who lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, is displayed in this undated handout photo. (Courtesy of United Nations Information Centre/-)
The United Nations will posthumously award the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal to 68 military, police and civilian peacekeepers on Friday, including two Indonesians who died while serving on UN missions.The two Indonesians to be honored are Second Cpl. Eko Prambudi Santoso, who served with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and Police First Sgt. Sri Widodo, who served with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Both men died in 2025.
