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History of the United Nations Emblem, Flag and Blue Beret
The flag which so many Irish peacekeepers have proudly served under and the beret which they wore. By George Kerton PRO IUNVA In Apr 1945, near the end of World War II, fifty Allied nations gathered in San Francisco and this conference led to the establishment of the United Nations in Oct 1945. Delegates wore…
My Charlie Bird Story
I was saddened to hear that Charlie Bird, the former RTE journalist, has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and I thought back to an encounter I had with him some twenty six years ago in the town of Shaqra in South Lebanon. In 1995, Shaqra was the second most important town in the Irish…
Major General Michael Beary – DSM – (Retd)
On 24 Dec, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres announced the appointment of Maj Gen Michael Beary DSM (Retd) as Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) in Yemen and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee. Maj Gen Beary succeeds Lt Gen Abhijit Guha (Retd) of India. Maj Gen Michael…
