Photo taken on May 24, 2019 shows the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal award ceremony held at the UN headquarters in New York. Two Chinese military officers on Friday were awarded together with 28 others the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal for their contributions to the UN peacekeeping effort. Colonel Zhang Qiman and lieutenant colonel Duanmu Donglin, currently working at the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO), were recipients of the medal, which was presented to them by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, undersecretary-general for the DPO. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)