Kenya Unıted Natıons

epa02175759 Kenyan UN Peacekeepers take seats as they attend a celebration of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers held at the UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, 27 May 2010. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is celebrated on 29 May annually, to pay tribute to menwomen serving in UN peacekeeping operationsto honour those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. A number of 121 UN peacekeepers lost their lives in 2009. 'This year's commemoration is especially sombre. The past 14 months have marked one of the deadliest periods in the more than 60-year-history of United Nations peacekeeping,' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement.  There are currently more than 124,000 UN peacekeepers, including 100,000 militarypolice personnel from 115 countries, serving in 16 operations on four continents.  EPA/DAI KUROKAWA