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    Major Sir Brian Edward Urquhart KCMG MBE (/ˈər.kət/ UR-kut) (28 February 1919 – 2 January 2021) was a British international civil servant and World War...
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    year, UNA-UK presents the Sir Brian Urquhart Award for Distinguished Service to the UN. The award celebrates Sir Brian's unparalleled contribution to the...
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  • The Sir Brian Urquhart Award is given annually by the United Nations Association – UK for distinguished service to the United Nations. The award celebrates...
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    peace-building more representative and inclusive. She was awarded the 2023 Sir Brian Urquhart Award for Distinguished Service to the UN. Ero was born in England to...
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  • bridges as far as Nijmegen. A British division, under Major-General Roy Urquhart, is to land near Arnhem and hold both sides of the bridge there, backed...
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    authorized a US-led coalition that repulsed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Brian Urquhart, the under-secretary-general of the UN from 1971 to 1985, later described...
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  • of British Artists. His son, Brian Urquhart, played a significant role in the founding of the United Nations. Urquhart was born in Kirkcudbright, Scotland...
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    their kit or in the sea tail. Browning's intelligence officer – Major Brian Urquhart — obtained information from the 21st Army Group in Belgium and Dutch...
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  • Urquhart (/ˈɜːrkərt/ UR-kərt, Scots: [ˈʌrxərt]) is a Scottish surname. It is a habitational name, that can be derived from any of four places with the...
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    Magazine. 17 January 2017. "Character Sketches: Dag Hammarskjöld by Brian Urquhart | UN News". news.un.org. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023...
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