Until September 21, the International Day of Peace, messages of thanks are being collected to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the UN peacekeeping operations around the world.
The UN has been peacekeeping for 60 years now. Currently, there are about 100,000 men and women from 118 countries serving as UN peacekeepers in 17 of the most difficult regions in the world. As George Clooney aptly put it, "peacekeepers go to places the rest of us can't or won't go, to do what the rest of us can't or won't do."
The rest of us may however encourage and acknowledge peacekeepers' deeds. To leave your message click on http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/PageServer?pagename=BWC_Peacekeeping_Thankyou_2009
To learn more about UN peacekeepers click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjj4ZWkhjr0
Peace be with you,
Calypso
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