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UN chief pays tribute to 210 UN staff members who lost their lives in line of duty

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday paid tribute to 210 UN staff members who lost their lives in the line of duty between Jan.1,2015 and June 30, 2016.

At a solemn ceremony, the secretary-general said that in nearly a decade, he has had the sad duty to take part in many staff memorials at UN headquarters in New York and around the world.

He said that the staff we lost never intended to be heroes.

But in striving to do their best for others, they came to represent the best in us all.

"Today and every day, let us honor their sacrifice by giving life to the mission and the values of our beloved United Nations," Ban said. Endit