'Grateful For Everyone's Support': PM Modi After UNGA Adopts Resolution To Honour Fallen Peacekeepers

PM Modi on Thursday expressed happiness over the adoption of the resolution and thanked the countries that supported the initiative.

PM Modi on Thursday expressed happiness over the adoption of the resolution. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic US visit, the UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution introduced by India to establish a memorial wall in the UN headquarters to honour fallen peacekeepers titled 'Memorial wall for fallen United Nations peacekeepers,' reported PTI. 

PM Modi on Thursday expressed happiness over the adoption of the resolution and thanked the countries that supported the initiative.

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj introduced the draft resolution on Wednesday in the UN General Assembly hall. The resolution was co-sponsored by nearly 190 UN Member States and was adopted by consensus, according to PTI.

"Delighted that the Resolution to establish a new Memorial Wall for fallen Peacekeepers, piloted by India, has been adopted in the UN General Assembly," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

"The Resolution received a record 190 co-sponsorships. Grateful for everyone's support," he said. 

Delighted that the Resolution to establish a new Memorial Wall for fallen Peacekeepers, piloted by India, has been adopted in the UN General Assembly. The Resolution received a record 190 co-sponsorships. Grateful for everyone's support.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 15, 2023

The resolution welcomed the initiative of Member States to establish at a suitable and prominent place at the United Nations headquarters in New York a memorial wall to honour the memory of fallen peacekeepers, giving due consideration to the modalities involved, including the recording of the names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice.

While introducing the resolution, Kamboj said the memorial wall will be a testimony to the importance that the UN bestows on peacekeeping.

The resolution was submitted by 18 countries, including Bangladesh, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Nepal, Rwanda and the US.