Author: James Gavin

The Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Crash Site marks the place of the plane crash in which Dag Hammarskjöld, the second and then-sitting Secretary-General of the United Nations was killed on 17 September 1961, while on a mission to the Léopoldville Congo Republic. The site is located 10 km from Ndola, in…

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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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The dove has been a symbol of peace and innocence for thousands of years in many different cultures. In the story of Noah in the Bible, when the flood waters receded, Noah sent out a dove which returned with an olive leaf, to show that the Biblical flood was over…

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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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