Swedish Ambassador to the UN Olof Skoog offers remarks at the wreath-laying ceremony. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participated in and offered remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony held in commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjold (29 July 1905 - 18 September 1961), the second UN Secretary-General, who died in a plane crash while still in office. In 2015 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened an Independent Panel of Experts to examine new evident toward the allegations that the plane carrying Dag Hammarskjold and a delegation to negotiations in Northe

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Swedish Ambassador to the UN Olof Skoog offers remarks at the wreath-laying ceremony. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participated in and offered remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony held in commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjold (29 July 1905 - 18 September 1961), the second UN Secretary-General, who died in a plane crash while still in office. In 2015 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened an Independent Panel of Experts to examine new evident toward the allegations that the plane carrying Dag Hammarskjold and a delegation to negotiations in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) was attacked. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press)

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