Zambia Philately: 1971 Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) – 10n Death in Honour

On 18 September 1961, Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate a cease-fire between United Nations Operation in the Congo forces and Katangese troops. His airplane crashed near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). Hammarskjöld perished as a result of the crash, as did all of the 15 other passengers. The circumstances of…

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Zambia Philately: 1971 Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) – 4n United Nations General Assembly

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organisation. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. On 31 March 1953, the Security Council voted 10-0-1 to…

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