- The late Malawian soldier Chancy Chitete will be honored with the United Nation's (UNs) highest peacekeeping award.
- Chitete was killed in Nov 2018, during an operation in the eastern part of the country to combat the ADF, an armed force that had been terrorizing civilians and disrupting the UN’s ongoing efforts to treat, and halt, the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
- He will be awarded posthumously during the Peacekeepers’ Day commemorations at UN Headquarters in New York, the US on 24th May 2019.
Published On : 23 May 2019
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