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Moroccan Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar, who died on January 18, 2021 in the Central African Republic, was among the peace-keepers who were awarded posthumously the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal by the UN. Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar had served in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The Dag Hammarskjöld Medals […]
Morocco’s full engagement to the UN peacekeeping efforts on the ground and at the New York headquarters were lauded by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix of France. “Morocco is among the most committed countries in favor of peace keeping,” said Lacroix at a press conference marking the 70th blue helmets day. The UN official […]