Brigadier Maureen O’Brien
Acting Force Commander, UN Disengagement Observer Forces (UNDOF)Conference Programme
The conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Ceremony Programme
On 26 May, a small wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Cenotaph. Wreaths were laid on behalf of the government by Lt-Col Steven Neville, previously serving with MINUSMA in Mali, and on behalf of HM Armed Forces by Wg-Cdr Cat Davison, previously serving with UNMISS in South Sudan. Wreaths were also laid by Tim Landy, Chairman of the UN Veterans Association, and by Bryony Pike, Finance & Events Coordinator, UNA-UK. The event was coordinated by Westminster UNA, providing the wreaths.
See the Twitter statement marking the International Day made by James Heappey, UK Minster for the Armed Forces.