At the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York on 5 June, the UN will honor nearly 4.500 peacekeepers who have lost their lives since 1948. The Dag Hammarskjöld Medal will be awarded posthumously to 68 peacekeepers who died in the line of duty. Among them are TNI member Kopral Dua Eko Prambudi Santoso and Polri member Brigadir Polisi Satu Sri Widodo.

Kopda Eko served with the Satgas Kompi Zeni TNI Konga XX-U of United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), while Briptu Sri served with the Kontingen Garuda Bhayangkara Satgas FPU 6 under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Both peacekeepers died due to illness while serving on their respective missions. Kopda Eko was laid to rest in Bandung on 12 May 2025, while Briptu Sri was buried in Klaten on 21 September 2025.

Many Indonesians may be more familiar with the four Indonesian peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) this year. Kapten Infanteri Zumi Aditya Iskandar, Sersan Satu Muhammad Nur Ichwan, Prajurit Kepala Farizal Rhomadon, and Prajurit Kepala Rico Pramudia are expected to receive the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal posthumously at next year's ceremony.

The ceremony can be viewed live on UN Web TV on 20:45 WIB today. [https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16yn1ga7x](https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16yn1ga7x)

Sources:

* [https://indonesia.un.org/id/316375-dua-penjaga-perdamaian-indonesia-akan-dianugerahi-penghormatan-anumerta-dalam-upacara-di](https://indonesia.un.org/id/316375-dua-penjaga-perdamaian-indonesia-akan-dianugerahi-penghormatan-anumerta-dalam-upacara-di)
* [https://indonesiadefense.com/satu-prajurit-tni-gugur-saat-tugas-misi-perdamaian-di-kongo/](https://indonesiadefense.com/satu-prajurit-tni-gugur-saat-tugas-misi-perdamaian-di-kongo/)
* [https://korlantas.polri.go.id/upacara-purna-tugas-fpu-6-minusca-polri-tegaskan-komitmen-perdamaian-dunia/](https://korlantas.polri.go.id/upacara-purna-tugas-fpu-6-minusca-polri-tegaskan-komitmen-perdamaian-dunia/)
* [https://www.instagram.com/p/DJZKa9AKJtW/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DJZKa9AKJtW/)
* [https://www.instagram.com/p/DOi5bVyDf9x/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DOi5bVyDf9x/)

Two Indonesian peacekeepers to receive United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Medal