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Statement of Mr. Michael Tarallo, Officer-in-Charge of UNTSO Commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and UNTSO 78th Anniversary Memorial Garden UNTSO Government House, Jerusalem, 29 May 2026

Dear UNTSO and UNSCO colleagues and friends, Today, we gather in UNTSO Memorial Garden to commemorate two honorable events: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers – a day rooted in service and sacrifice and The 78 th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) on 29 May 1948 by the Security Council as the first United Nations peacekeeping mission. International Day of United Nations…

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United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

On 29 May 1948, the Security Council, in Resolution 50 (1948), called for a cessation of hostilities in Palestine and decided that the truce should be supervised by the UN Mediator, with the assistance of a group of military observers.