Secretary-General's Annual Memorial Service to honour the United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty from 1 January to 31 December 2020
THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021 Live broadcast at webtv.un.org Programme
9:30 a.m.
• Welcome by Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Operational Support
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• The Secretary-General calls for a minute of silence
• Remarks by Ms. Patricia Nemeth, President of the United Nations Staff Union
• Reading of the names of the 336 United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the service of peace. Reading by Ms. Marie-Ange Diègue, Mr. Alessandro Susini
• Concluding remarks by Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Atul Khare
10:30 a.m. • Ceremony concludes TITLE/RANK NAME NATIONALITY
DGACM
Ms. Linghua Sun China
DMSPC
Mr. Kenrick Paul Grenada
DOS
Ms. Tshikaji Muleba Republic of the Congo
Mr. Lorenzo Di Benedetto United States
DSS
Mr. Anthony Husbands St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Mr. Paul Mendy The Gambia
Mr. Augustin Pavel Romania
Mr. Sayed Waheed Sadat Afghanistan
ECA
Ms. Tehitena Tilahun Abebe Ethiopia
Mr. Dad Ould Maouloud Ahmad Spain
Mr. Zerihun Demissie Ethiopia
Mr. Bekele Desta Ethiopia
Mr. Teshome Zeleke Ethiopia
IRMCT
Mr. Gideon Duguma Ethiopia
Mr. Hemed Saidi Kombo Tanzania
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MINUSCA
Caporal-Chef Marcel Akono Cameroon
Adjudant Chef Major Patrice Akoue Messi Gabon
Ms. Daniella Anne Aymone Bandjo N’Kali Central African Republic
Adjudant Fontaine Bayini Gabon
Adjudant de Police Ghislain Bouboutou Republic of the Congo
Mr. Thibaut Le Sauveur Gbakate Dengou Central African Republic
Caporal-Chef Prosper Hakizimana Burundi
Caporal-Chef Samson Harushimana Burundi
Mr. Imtiaz Hussain Pakistan
Sergeant Mohammad Ibrahim Bangladesh
Adjudant Gilbert Karodo Cameroon
Mr. Ali Mahamat Central African Republic
Lance Corporal Md Abdulla Al Mamun Bangladesh
Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Serge Godefroy Coopell Mpiere Republic of the Congo
Warrant Officer I Godfrey Philimon Mwape Zambia
Adjudent Major Libère Nibigira Burundi
Mr. Sébastien Ningando Central African Republic
Caporal-Chef Patient Niyokwizera Burundi
Caporal Innocent Nkurunziza Rwanda
Sergent-Chef Noël Note Sombas Cameroon
Sergeant Major Edouard Nsabiy Aremye Rwanda
Major Peter Nsengiyumva Rwanda
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MINUSCA (CONTINUED)
Caporal-Chef Eric Ntunzwenimana Burundi
Warrant Officer Abdelwanis Sami Mohamed Rahoma Egypt
Adjudant Chef Ernest Sahane Cameroon
Mr. Désiré Jean-Claude Seregaza Central African Republic
Caporal-Chef Masudi Sinzobakira Burundi
Mr. Sinadja Sambiani Tantagou Togo
Mr. Mathieu Constantin Yanguendji Central African Republic
Principal Police Officer Penga Evaristus Yitvah Cameroon
MINUSMA
Soldat 2e Classe Madoubo Mahamat Abdoulaye Chad
Adjudant Abdelazize Acyl Abdoulayi Chad
Private Moussa Kalti Adm Niger
Aide de Camp Mahamat Issa Ahmat Chad
Captain Bahr Ahmat Ahmit Chad
Ms. Margaret Ayodele Cole Nigeria
Mr. Sounkalo Danioko Mali
Mr. Tidiani Dembele Mali
Private Mohammed Elamir Egypt
Teniente Coronel Carlos Moisés Guillén Alfaro El Salvador
Warrant Officer Abdul Md Halim Bangladesh
Corporal Islam Mahmoud Ismail Egypt
Sergent Sidiki Kone Guinea
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MINUSMA (CONTINUED)
Sergent Ouattara Youssouf Kouassi Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Kata Data Maiga Mali
Mr. Md Litan Mia Bangladesh
Mr. Fernand Mikanga Democratic Republic of the Congo
Private Garba Moctar Niger
Sergeant Ahmed Mohsen Egypt
Mr. Dieudionné Nindagiye Burundi
Soldat 2e Classe Moise Oufale Guinea
Colonel Savy Sar Cambodia
Soldat 2e Classe Ouo-Ouo Sonomou Guinea
Chief Sergeant Assoté Tekate Togo
Mr. Modibo Touré Mali
Ms. Marie Florcie Toussaint Haiti
MONUSCO
Sepoy Muhammad Azhar Aziz Pakistan
Warrant Officer Md Saiful Imam Bhuiyan Bangladesh
Mr. Dima Bokili Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Hypolitte Bomboro Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lieutenant Oleksandr Brivko Ukraine
Capitaine Amadou Cissoko Guinea
First Private Filza Govinda Indonesia
Warrant Officer Joseph Gwede Malawi
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MONUSCO (CONTINUED)
Sergeant Md Mobarak Hussain Bangladesh
Lance Corporal Md Saiful Islam Bangladesh
Mr. Gilbert Kalume Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Stanislas Kalonda Kayungu Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Mayoro Kimoanga Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Joseph Makiasi Mandefo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Charles Ntoya Mputu Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Jules Mulinganya-Ntakobanjira Democratic Republic of the Congo
Staff Sergeant Adson Charles Mwinyikombo Tanzania
Mr. Embeya Onema Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sergeant Md Ziaur Rahman Bangladesh
Private First Class Serhii Savchenko Ukraine
Sergeant Major Rama Wahyudi Indonesia
Superintendent Diaouga Yaou Niger
OHCHR
Ms. Mutombo Josiane Tshibunda Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN WOMEN
Ms. Samuella Brewah Sierra Leone
Ms. Mary Alison McLean Jamaica
Ms. Susan Akajo Oregede Uganda
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UNAMA
Mr. Abdul Qadeer Hakimi Afghanistan
Mr. Zmarai Maftoon Afghanistan
Mr. Mohammad Asif Panjshiri Afghanistan
Mr. Amid Mohammad Waheed Afghanistan
UNAMI
Mr. Ronald Santos Philippines
Mr. Mulchand Yadav India
UNAMID
Mr. Ziad Mohd. Hussein Abu Sakran Jordan
Mr. Yousif Hassan Ahmad Sudan
Mr. Mohamad Ahmad Rukhayis Sudan
Mr. Shaker I. H. Alkhyami Jordan
Lieutenant Colonel Ridesh Bista Nepal
Sergeant Shun Chen China
Mr. Mohamed Eid Sudan
Mr. Issa Elmana Sudan
Mr. Papa Mouhamadou Sadikhou Ndiaye Senegal
Warrant Officer II Hodar Ngarambe Rwanda
First Lieutenant Mamadou Sanokho Senegal
Police Office Assistant Shree Bahadur Thapa Magar Nepal
Sergeant Metalem Wassye Ethiopia
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UNCTAD
Mr. Tobias Mutebi Uganda
UNDP
Ms. Alesi Ali Fiji
Mr. Wahidullah Aman Afghanistan
Mr. Noel Ramboavy Andriamamonjy Madagascar
Mr. Claude Dany Andriatsiferana Madagascar
Mr. José Fair Bejarano Colombia
Mr. Ehab Burawi Libya
Ms. Michelle Bynoe Barbados
Mr. Batyr Chapau Turkmenistan
Mr. Joseph Dickson Nigeria
Mr. Sobir Dilyobov Tajikistan
Ms. Dilbar Djalolova Tajikistan
Ms. Jenny Felix Indonesia
Mr. Tesfai Ghebreyesus Eritrea
Mr. Michael Holger Valqui Haase Peru
Mr. Marcel Ibara Republic of the Congo
Mr. Paul Kajubi Uganda
Ms. Davey Lorrae United Kingdom
Ms. Shama Mekki Sudan
Mr. Steve Nugent Jamaica
Mr. Nazarimbetov Nurmuhanbet Uzbekistan
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UNDP (CONTINUED)
Mr. Oscar Enrique Prieto Colombia
Mr. Nehemiah Ranchebe Lesotho
Mr. Md. Abdus Salam Bangladesh
Mr. Nixon Nganshu Tata Cameroon
Ms. Carla Isabel Uliantzeff Vargas Panama
Mr. Mohammad Musa Usmani Afghanistan
UNEP
Mr. Roy Kanai Kenya
Ms. Annemarie Kinyanjui Kenya
Ms. Evelynne Mwaura Kenya
UNFCCC
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sethi India
UNFPA
Ms. Tsogmaa Demberel Mongolia
Ms. Henriette Eke Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ms. Soledad Guyasamín Cruz Ecuador
Mr. Abdoulaye Traore Kalifa Mali
Mr. Daniel Msonda Malawi
Mr. Jean Louis Nkondi Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Chinedu Nwosu Nigeria
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UN-HABITAT
Ms. Mary Dibo Kenya
Mr. Phillip Kiarie Kenya
UNHCR
Mr. Felix William Komyangi Ababa South Sudan
Ms. Maria Luisa Almirol Castillo Philippines
Mr. Ibrahim Mahd Ahmed Hammad Jordan
Mr. Muhammad Arif Khan Pakistan
Ms. Gladys Nyamai Koah South Sudan
Mr. Abdul Malik Afghanistan
Mr. Abel J. Mbilinyi Tanzania
Mr. Marambaye Moguena Chad
Ms. Hala Sir Elkhatim Musnad Sudan
Mr. Anicet Nziraguseswa Rwanda
Mr. Shane O’Brien United States
Mr. Jean Jacques Mahamat Padja Chad
Ms. Wafa Saad Yemen
Mr. Kashif Saleem Pakistan
Mr. Yahaya Seyni Niger
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UNICEF
Ms. Jonnah Abaya Philippines
Mr. Bashir Ahmad Pakistan
Ms. Yara Ajeeb Syria
Ms. Zewditu Getahun Ayicheh Ethiopia
Mr. Manase Simon Butta South Sudan
Mr. Issa Cissé Mali
Mr. Antoine Eketshi Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Daniel Aung Moe Htet Myanmar
Ms. Olive Karamagi Uganda
Mr. Agustín Llusco Bolivia
Mr. Hasan Md Tanvir Mahmud Bangladesh
Mr. Sylvain Malamba wa Malamba Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Gilbert Mathias Manguema Central African Republic
Mr. Vincent Masumbuko Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Thabit Hassan Mayumba Tanzania
Mr. Rabiu Musa Nigeria
Mr. Ochan Obong Ethiopia
Ms. Olasunbo Odebode Nigeria
Mr. Beluchi Okeke Nigeria
Mr. Abdulkadir Hudow Osman Somalia
Mr. Ny Lova Mbolahery Rajonson Madagascar
Mr. Abdul Razaq Pakistan
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UNICEF (CONTINUED)
Mr. Vasil Sargsyan Armenia
Mr. Pamphil Silayo Tanzania
Mr. David Andrew Snider Canada
Mr. Shafiqhullah Subhani Afghanistan
Mr. Benoît Vonthron Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Aziz Hussein Wahban Yemen
UNIFIL
Warrant Officer I Patrick Ackah Ghana
Corporal Magar Bahadur Nepal
Mr. Saif Diab Lebanon
Mr. Ibrahim H. Fawaz Lebanon
Caporal Volodymyr Rybontchouk France
UNISFA
Sergent Enyew Melak Erkihun Ethiopia
Sergent Dagne Haile Feye Ethiopia
Private Asnakech Gebre Meshesha Ethiopia
Mr. Sibangilizwe Ndlovu Zimbabwe
Major Kahsu Abraha Reda Ethiopia
UNJSPF
Mr. Sudiman Sungkono Indonesia
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UNMAS
Mr. Oumar Alhousseini Maiga Mali
UNMISS
Mr. John Baptiste Adot South Sudan
Mr. Garang Joseph Mario Akot South Sudan
Washerman Nurul Amin Bangladesh
Mr. Athuai Albino Chuol South Sudan
Junior Sergeant Ganbaatar Davaakhuu Mongolia
Mr. Paitath James Lul Dor South Sudan
Mr. Emmanuel Mac Kwasi Dorbi Ghana
Police Constable Mbabazi Enid Rwanda
Mr. Matthew Fung Fiji
Mr. Godfrey Emmanuel Kajokole South Sudan
Inspector Bernard Andildilile Kapus Tanzania
Second Corporal Teshale Megersa Karnesa Ethiopia
Mr. Zakariah Wanj Mayen South Sudan
Mr. Ivan Michael Picardo India
Mr. Wicyual Deng Ruach South Sudan
Major Vital Rurangwa Rwanda
Corporal Yuvraj Singh India
Sergeant Xudong Wang China
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UNMOGIP
Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Kibuta Tanzania
UNOCHA
Ms. Mame Lissa Diaw Fall Senegal
Mr. Judicaël Gatien Innocent Gounebana Central African Republic
Mr. Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed Mayow Somalia
Mr. Giampiero Murenu Italy
Mr. Guy Redei Central African Republic
UNODC
Mr. Sapan Barua India
Mr. Bongani Ntimba South Africa
UNON
Mr. Michael Kanyara Kenya
Mr. John Kanja Wahome Kenya
UNOPS
Mr. Mohamed Noor Ali Kenya
Mr. Ibrahim Sydique Conteh Sierra Leone
Mr. Dawod Shah Haidar Afghanistan
Ms. Khaing Marlar Lwin Myanmar
Mr. Sunil Dev Pant Nepal
Mr. Salieu Sesay Sierra Leone
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UNOWAS
Mr. Assane Ndiaye Senegal
UNRWA
Mr. Mohamed Fayez Mousa Abdalla Jordan
Mr. Mahmoud Khalil Abu El Khair State of Palestine
Mr. Saleh Mohammad H Abu Ismail State of Palestine
Ms. Amira Ibrahim Abu Khusa State of Palestine
Mr. Suleiman Salem Mohammad Abu State of Palestine Qaydeh
Ms. Suhair Nzami Abu Salhiah State of Palestine
Mr. Talat Mohd Ahmad State of Palestine
Mr. Saleh Hussein Al Haj State of Palestine
Mr. Samer Omar Al Khatib State of Palestine
Ms. Hayat Subhi Nimr Al Masri Jordan
Mr. Samer Adel Fahmi Al Qamhawi Jordan
Mr. Adnan Ahmad A F Al Sayed State of Palestine
Mr. Fayez Ali Al Waked State of Palestine
Mr. Ismail Mahmoud Aqil State of Palestine
Mr. Nidal Mustafa Awad State of Palestine
Ms. Raed Muhsen Bahja State of Palestine
Ms. Sawsan Mohammad Bakir State of Palestine
Mr. Mohammad Ahmad Bhar State of Palestine
Mr. Maher Ahmad Dawwas State of Palestine
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UNRWA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Naser Abdallah El Burdaini State of Palestine
Mr. Ala Husam El Minawi State of Palestine
Ms. Tahani Majed Farajallah State of Palestine
Ms. Suzan Najib Faza State of Palestine
Mr. Khaled Mahmoud Gaafar State of Palestine
Mr. Saed Taha Ahmad Hudeib Jordan
Mr. Omar Hasan Husein State of Palestine
Mr. Issa Mohammad Said Ibrahim Jordan
Mr. Mohammad Issa Ibrahim Jordan
Mr. Nahed Hassan Isa State of Palestine
Mr. Bahjat Izzat Ishtayyeh State of Palestine
Ms. Shaden Mohammad Jaber Jordan
Ms. Asma Abdalla Jaradat Jordan
Mr. Mohammad Husein Joud State of Palestine
Ms. Leila Ahmad Kawash State of Palestine
Mr. Ahmad Ali Hasan Kleibi Jordan
Ms. Reema Diab Mezher State of Palestine
Mr. Ali Husein Mohammad State of Palestine
Mr. Tareq Mohammad Muhanna State of Palestine
Mr. Khaled Walid Kh Qadous State of Palestine
Mr. Musa Mahm Qannam Jordan
Ms. Fatma Fathi Qishta State of Palestine
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UNRWA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Jamal Mohd Joudeh Rabee Jordan
Mr. Tayseer Issa Sabbagh State of Palestine
Mr. Imadedin Ali Ibr Sadawi State of Palestine
Mr. Omram Mahmoud Shehadeh State of Palestine
Mr. Numan Khaled Tamim State of Palestine
Mr. Muneer Taysir Uwaida State of Palestine
Mr. Ahmad Jabri M A Wahhab Jordan
Mr. Mahmoud Ata Wehbeh State of Palestine
Mr. Rafat Rafiq Zaqqout State of Palestine
UNSMIL
Warrant Officer 2 Thir Prasad Gautam Nepal
UNSOS
Mr. Ali Ahmed Kenya
WFP
Ms. Souleika Abdillahi Canada
Mr. Senoussi Oumar Adam Chad
Mr. Anis Mohammad Anis Ahmad Jordan
Mr. Nasser Abdulghani Mohammed Yemen Al-Baidani
Mr. Mohamad Amjad Alhamada Syria
Mr. Talal Ali Abdullah Almansori Yemen
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WFP (CONTINUED)
Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Musa Al-Qadhi Yemen
Mr. Ali Al-Zubaidi Iraq
Mr. Gilbert Matata Baroki Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Johnson Batisme Haiti
Mr. Abdallahi Brahim Bewben Mauritania
Mr. Luis Caetano Mozambique
Ms. Khadijetou Coulibaly Mauritania
Mr. Iyas Sid Ahmed Diyab Sudan
Mr. Parfait Médessè Houekpodété Benin Dovonou
Mr. Nader Mohammed Ahmed Edriss Yemen
Mr. Hakimdjon Gafurov Tajikistan
Mr. Etienne Gueu Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Henry Purification Bangladesh
Mr. Oscar Kali Kenya
Mr. Isaac Koza South Africa
Mr. Mohamed Ismail Hamza Mohamed Sudan
Mr. Arvel Moise Haiti
Mr. Evance Mwantali Malawi
Mr. Kisabanzira Mzobora Tanzania
Mr. Deyvy Frederick Roa Ogando Dominican Republic
Ms. Marie-Josiane Ogou Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Pie Ouattara Burkina Faso
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WFP (CONTINUED)
Ms. Fatoumata Ouedraogo Burkina Faso
Ms. Fatmata Bintu Rashid Sierra Leone
Mr. Mwanakanyemba Raymond Zambia
Mr. Zabihullah Salarzai Afghanistan
Ms. Khady Sy Mauritania
Mr. George Taaziva Zimbabwe
Mr. Djiby Samba Thiam Mauritania
Ms. Marion Waweru Kenya
Mr. Anthony Williams Liberia
Mr. Mohamed Zejjari Morocco
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