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FEATURE: Family of UN peacekeeper who saved hundreds of lives in Rwanda shares memories of their father, husband

FEATURE: Family of UN peacekeeper who saved hundreds of lives in Rwanda shares memories of their father, husband

May 20, 2016, at 12:27 pm

New York, May 20(Just Earth News): On 31 May 1994, as Rwanda was descending into chaos, Captain Mbaye Diagne, a military observer at the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMIR), was in the capital, Kigali, driving back to the base when a mortar fell near his vehicle. Just 12 days from finishing up his service, he died instantly.

UNSC creates new medal to honour courage of personnel

UNSC creates new medal to honour courage of personnel

May 09, 2014, at 05:33 pm

New York, May 9 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday decided to create 'the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage' in honour of a United Nations peacekeeper credited with saving hundreds of, perhaps even a thousand, Rwandans from death during the 1994 genocide.