Sir Brian Urquhart

British diplomat.
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021

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@sarahguestperry: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@ChrisWi14565121: @MadeleineFCDO Most relevant UK contribution to UN - Sir Brian Urquhart - recently passed away aged 101. RIP. - 4 years ago

@ToynbeePrize: The last non-historian to receive the Toynbee Prize, Brian Urquhart, has passed. He believed there no alternative t… - 4 years ago

@LoreRdM: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@CoastPaul: RT @Andrew_Adonis: Oxford in the 1930s, from memoirs of Sir Brian Urquhart, the inventor of UN peacekeeping, who died last week at age 101.… - 4 years ago

@MarkHazard2020: RT @Andrew_Adonis: Oxford in the 1930s, from memoirs of Sir Brian Urquhart, the inventor of UN peacekeeping, who died last week at age 101.… - 4 years ago

@Andrew_Adonis: Oxford in the 1930s, from memoirs of Sir Brian Urquhart, the inventor of UN peacekeeping, who died last week at age… - 4 years ago

@RM_Classic: RT @UKMilAd_UN: For those like me who knew little about Sir Brian Urquhart the piece in the link below is well worth a read. A Fascinating… - 4 years ago

@UKMilAd_UN: For those like me who knew little about Sir Brian Urquhart the piece in the link below is well worth a read. A Fasc… - 4 years ago

@SamuelHFletcher: RT @UKUN_NewYork: "Sir Brian's combination of dedication, integrity and diplomatic skill set the standard for the United Nations" @antonio… - 4 years ago

@YAbu28186590: RT @UN_Photo: Sir Brian Urquhart, long-time UN official, passed away on 2 January at the age of 101. In his memoir, A Life in Peace and Wa… - 4 years ago

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@SheSternly: RT @JkwalkerAuthor: One of the true giants of the Post-War world—Sir Brian Urquhart, the father of UN Peacekeeping—dead at 101. RIP, Maj U… - 4 years ago

@ZBisah: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@jamesobridge: RT @INakamitsu: One of the greatest UN legends, an architect of ⁦@UNPeacekeeping⁩. So many of UN civil servants, including myself, have bee… - 4 years ago

@NuktaTanzania: Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Antonio Guterres jana alihutubia mkutano wa kuadhimisha miaka 75 tangu mkutano wa 1… - 4 years ago

@heistflicks: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the… - 4 years ago

@UNDGACM_FR: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@LongwaYosem: RT @JoinUN75: Wonderful to hear Lord Ahmad pay tribute to UN legends Sir Brian Urquhart and Dame Margaret Anstee @tariqahmadbt @FCDOGovUK @… - 4 years ago

@PitRko: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@LemaireAgnes2: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@DanielFHart: RT @UKUN_NewYork: "Sir Brian's combination of dedication, integrity and diplomatic skill set the standard for the United Nations" @antonio… - 4 years ago

@POTUSJB4CTBT: RT @UKUN_NewYork: "Sir Brian's combination of dedication, integrity and diplomatic skill set the standard for the United Nations" @antonio… - 4 years ago

@JoinUN75: RT @UKUN_NewYork: "Sir Brian's combination of dedication, integrity and diplomatic skill set the standard for the United Nations" @antonio… - 4 years ago

@Lindarefugee: RT @UKUN_NewYork: "Sir Brian's combination of dedication, integrity and diplomatic skill set the standard for the United Nations" @antonio… - 4 years ago

@AdedotunAdeyiga: RT @UKUN_NewYork: "Sir Brian's combination of dedication, integrity and diplomatic skill set the standard for the United Nations" @antonio… - 4 years ago

@UKinLA: RT @JoinUN75: Wonderful to hear Lord Ahmad pay tribute to UN legends Sir Brian Urquhart and Dame Margaret Anstee @tariqahmadbt @FCDOGovUK @… - 4 years ago

@UKUN_NewYork: "Sir Brian's combination of dedication, integrity and diplomatic skill set the standard for the United Nations"… - 4 years ago

@eze717: RT @JoinUN75: Wonderful to hear Lord Ahmad pay tribute to UN legends Sir Brian Urquhart and Dame Margaret Anstee @tariqahmadbt @FCDOGovUK @… - 4 years ago

@UNA_Whittier: RT @JoinUN75: Wonderful to hear Lord Ahmad pay tribute to UN legends Sir Brian Urquhart and Dame Margaret Anstee @tariqahmadbt @FCDOGovUK @… - 4 years ago

@antoniolvega: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: RT @JoinUN75: Wonderful to hear Lord Ahmad pay tribute to UN legends Sir Brian Urquhart and Dame Margaret Anstee @tariqahmadbt @FCDOGovUK @… - 4 years ago

@benaldson: ...SG goes on to recognise Sir Brian's "integrity, dedication and diplomatic skill" which set the standard for the… - 4 years ago

@benaldson: In SG @antonioguterres's major London speech (although he had make it from NY) he begins by recognising the amazing… - 4 years ago

@JoinUN75: @antonioguterres also pays tribute to Sir Brian Urquhart, one of the organisers of the 1st meeting of the #UNGA 75 years ago on this day - 4 years ago

@tariqahmadbt: RT @JoinUN75: Wonderful to hear Lord Ahmad pay tribute to UN legends Sir Brian Urquhart and Dame Margaret Anstee @tariqahmadbt @FCDOGovUK @… - 4 years ago

@JoinUN75: Wonderful to hear Lord Ahmad pay tribute to UN legends Sir Brian Urquhart and Dame Margaret Anstee @tariqahmadbt @FCDOGovUK @UNAUK - 4 years ago

@stusayshello: @LordRickettsP @Europeankelly His FT obituary: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’,… - 4 years ago

@Artemisapphire: @LordRickettsP We need a Sir Brian Urquhart for the C21st ❤️🇺🇳 - 4 years ago

@shaun_riordan: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@sergiro40843932: RT @UN_News_Centre: Over the years, Sir Brian Urquhart, has written about people he encountered in his work at the @UN. Here are some of… - 4 years ago

@aambros: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@storyneedle: A very distinquished 100+ year life: Sir Brian Urquhart, RIP - 4 years ago

@heresnemo: Sir Urquhart era uma lenda viva no campo das missões de paz. Thank you for everything. Requiescat In Pace! Brian… - 4 years ago

@marisabelcresp1: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@puduhue: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@PaulinaAstrozaS: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@SoyPuri: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@HistorTW_ES: RT @JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Naciones U… - 4 years ago

@JASanahuja: 👉Historia viva del multilateralismo de posguerra, artífice de los Cascos Azules, y defensor de la reforma de las Na… - 4 years ago

@RobertBlaszczak: @J0hnB0yC @pass_blue @UNAUK Really like this quote (source: - 4 years ago

@JohnMacKinnonD1: RT @iemackin: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 via @FT - 4 years ago

@iemackin: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 via @FT - 4 years ago

@bill_fischer: “He saw how war could lead to “the debasement of all the things that are best in human beings, including in the goo… - 4 years ago

@Noriaki2013: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@DarioMelian: RT @NoticiasONU: .@antonioguterres honra la memoria de Sir Brian Urquhart, fundador de la ONU y uno de sus más destacados funcionarios, fal… - 4 years ago

@AmbMudallali: A great tribute to Sir Brian Urquhart by Andrew Gilmore, a remarkable former UN official and friend. A must read. O… - 4 years ago

@abrunelll: RT @ONUinfo: L'ONU salue la mémoire de Sir Brian Urquhart, l'un de ses responsables « légendaires », décédé samedi dernier à l'âge de 101 a… - 4 years ago

@ONUinfo: L'ONU salue la mémoire de Sir Brian Urquhart, l'un de ses responsables « légendaires », décédé samedi dernier à l'â… - 4 years ago

@WTheOos: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@tim_harrap: Sir Brian Urquhart “He is survived by his five children, a stepson, 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Hi… - 4 years ago

@shannybasar: An incredible life - Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021… - 4 years ago

@BelsenBook: RT @CtrlIsrael: Sir Brian Urquhart - Unflappable international civil servant who warned against Arnhem, helped to liberate Belsen and set u… - 4 years ago

@edwardleodavey: RT @BBCDanielS: Not a bad start to an obituary - 4 years ago

@lagarce2020: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@stephaniejowers: “It is often not appreciated that the UN Charter contains not a word about peacekeeping, not even a mention of the… - 4 years ago

@petterolmunger: RT @RichardGowan1: RIP Sir Brian Urquhart. Very few individuals, many SGs included, did so much to shape @UN and @UNPeacekeeping. - 4 years ago

@tobias_pietz: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@SetonHall: RT @shuDiplomacy: Today, we honor the life of Sir Brian Urquhart, member of the School of Diplomacy's Board of Overseers, whose UN legacy i… - 4 years ago

@aqwe28361: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@NieuwBeerster: Peacekeeping as a concept is a like an adopted child of the UN Charter with Sir Brian Urquhart nourishing it like o… - 4 years ago

@HMAMichaelAron: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@RichardGowan1: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@benaldson: RT @UNAUK: Sir Brian shaped the @UN and embodied its ideals. Every year we present the Sir Brian Urquhart Award to individuals whose work… - 4 years ago

@benaldson: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@benaldson: RT @UNAUK: It is with deep sadness that UNA-UK mourns the loss of the legendary Sir Brian Urquhart. His life was dedicated to internation… - 4 years ago

@emweeklyrpt: RT @UNAUK: It is with deep sadness that UNA-UK mourns the loss of the legendary Sir Brian Urquhart. His life was dedicated to internation… - 4 years ago

@dkristo: RT @shuDiplomacy: Today, we honor the life of Sir Brian Urquhart, member of the School of Diplomacy's Board of Overseers, whose UN legacy i… - 4 years ago

@shuDiplomacy: Today, we honor the life of Sir Brian Urquhart, member of the School of Diplomacy's Board of Overseers, whose UN le… - 4 years ago

@JulesOttinoLoff: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@Markbohlund: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@DLBruin: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@MonaSmitte: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@WendellAlbright: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@rdone: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@JawadPullin: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@dandrezner: RT @ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@ftopinion: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021 - 4 years ago

@khosanango: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@GauthierMilesHC: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@JustOnePlanet1: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@erskinechilders: Interesting obit on #BrianUrquhart ( rest in peace )but with love and respect to Roberto Savio and all at @ipsnews… - 4 years ago

@TribunedAbidjan: RT @ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce vétéran de l… - 4 years ago

@ONU_fr: #Retour sur la carrière du légendaire Sir Brian Urquhart, mort le 2 janvier 2021 à l’âge de 101 ans. Hommage à ce… - 4 years ago

@satheeswara: RT @ZeliaLH: I'm sad that Sir Brian Urquhart has died. He was 101. I first met Sir Brian in 1972 when I was a young law graduate. He encour… - 4 years ago

@AlDjelosevic: International Security - Peacekeeping and Intervention The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in… - 4 years ago

@angie_unauk: RT @UNAUK: It is with deep sadness that UNA-UK mourns the loss of the legendary Sir Brian Urquhart. His life was dedicated to internation… - 4 years ago

@TeimoryUNA: RT @UNAUK: It is with deep sadness that UNA-UK mourns the loss of the legendary Sir Brian Urquhart. His life was dedicated to internation… - 4 years ago

@CarverUNA: RT @UNAUK: It is with deep sadness that UNA-UK mourns the loss of the legendary Sir Brian Urquhart. His life was dedicated to internation… - 4 years ago

@AchimSt08766399: RT @ASteiner: Sir Brian Urquhart has passed. Throughout his four decades of service to @UN, starting as one of its very first staff members… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: It is with deep sadness that UNA-UK mourns the loss of the legendary Sir Brian Urquhart. His life was dedicated t… - 4 years ago

@ZeliaLH: involved in establishing the UN in 1945. In fact, Sir Brian joined the UN before Trygve Lie, the first UN Secretary… - 4 years ago

@ZeliaLH: When at the UN in 1978, he was my most revered mentor who trained me on how to evaluate international situations an… - 4 years ago

@ZeliaLH: I'm sad that Sir Brian Urquhart has died. He was 101. I first met Sir Brian in 1972 when I was a young law graduate… - 4 years ago

@MDVinSG: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@x7eIF3xFG0Htlr0: RT @guardian: Letter: Sir Brian Urquhart and the UN - 4 years ago

@MarysiaKrupska: RT @guardian: Letter: Sir Brian Urquhart and the UN - 4 years ago

@Cioccolata234: RT @guardian: Letter: Sir Brian Urquhart and the UN - 4 years ago

@kazuotakahashi: RT @guardian: Letter: Sir Brian Urquhart and the UN - 4 years ago

@MadelynObrien: RT @guardian: Letter: Sir Brian Urquhart and the UN - 4 years ago

@simonhallwriter: RT @guardian: Letter: Sir Brian Urquhart and the UN - 4 years ago

@UPEACE: RT @UN_Spokesperson: Secretary-General @antonioguterres is deeply saddened at the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, the legendary @UN official… - 4 years ago

@StarColombo: RT @UKUN_NewYork: Our condolences to the family & friends of Sir Brian Urquhart. As the architect of @UNPeacekeeping, his dedication & leg… - 4 years ago

@cooksipgo: RT @ONUinfo: Il a participé à la fondation des Nations Unies et servi l'Organisation pendant plus de 40 ans sous l'autorité de cinq Secréta… - 4 years ago

@MarkReesLlety: RT @BBCJLandale: What a life! Sir Brian Urquhart survived parachute failure, advised that Op Market Garden was a bridge too far, witnessed… - 4 years ago

@debjshaw: RT @JkwalkerAuthor: One of the true giants of the Post-War world—Sir Brian Urquhart, the father of UN Peacekeeping—dead at 101. RIP, Maj U… - 4 years ago

@Chukwuafu12: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@BGIPU: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@XcellentBoy: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@sanjida_iqbal: RT @ShashiTharoor: Sad to learn he is no more: the legendary Sir Brian Urquhart passes away at 101: - 4 years ago

@dralanryan: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@Jockney45: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@Keith54379700: RT @UN_News_Centre: Over the years, Sir Brian Urquhart, has written about people he encountered in his work at the @UN. Here are some of… - 4 years ago

@JamieLRennie: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@KadoMarwan: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@B_ELRUFAI: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@AmandaEverall2: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@TheRAUSI: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@MaraFiallo2: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@Natalie_UN75: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@CarverUNA: RT @TeimoryUNA: This interview with Sir Brian Urquhart is enthralling, inspiring, and somehow soothing all at the same time. One of a kind… - 4 years ago

@SDG16Plus: RT @nyuCIC: "Sir Brian Urquhart showed that principles and politics can be blended in practical operations to help prevent & end wars. That… - 4 years ago

@ZFTWARNING: Sir Brian Urquhart: A Great Public Servant for a Great International Cause - 4 years ago

@ArleneAndrews_1: RT @james_christie: I knew about Brian Urquhart's role as the Cassandra of Operation Market Garden, but I hadn't realised that it was only… - 4 years ago

@TeimoryUNA: This interview with Sir Brian Urquhart is enthralling, inspiring, and somehow soothing all at the same time. One o… - 4 years ago

@PPPeacekeeping: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@GETDUNKEDMITCH: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@Dowellenough: RT @james_christie: I knew about Brian Urquhart's role as the Cassandra of Operation Market Garden, but I hadn't realised that it was only… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: When she accepted the Sir Brian Urquhart Award last October, @TheZeinabBadawi described Sir Brian's writings as a g… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: Each of the recipients of the Sir Brian Urquhart award have provided distinguished service to the UN - @Purna_Sen… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: Christine Chinkin was presented the Sir Brian Urquhart award in 2016. Central to raising the issue of gender-based… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: Ian Martin described Sir Brian as a "determined internationalist, committed to an impartial and objective internati… - 4 years ago

@james_christie: I knew about Brian Urquhart's role as the Cassandra of Operation Market Garden, but I hadn't realised that it was o… - 4 years ago

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@GillHistory: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@MwamnyenyelwaK: RT @ASteiner: Sir Brian Urquhart has passed. Throughout his four decades of service to @UN, starting as one of its very first staff members… - 4 years ago

@ngoto_fr: RT @INakamitsu: One of the greatest UN legends, an architect of ⁦@UNPeacekeeping⁩. So many of UN civil servants, including myself, have bee… - 4 years ago

@DeSachenka: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@BadmintonOBA: RT @BadmintonSchool: Badminton was saddened to learn of the passing of our distinguished alumni, Sir Brian Urquhart KCMG, MBE. Sir Brian j… - 4 years ago

@usv1980: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@RM_Classic: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@Iain_Houston: RT @RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflect on the c… - 4 years ago

@nyuCIC: "Sir Brian Urquhart showed that principles and politics can be blended in practical operations to help prevent & en… - 4 years ago

@RUSI_org: The passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, who played a key role in the establishment of the UN, is an apt moment to reflec… - 4 years ago

@OpbQbwkAZLewRtM: RT @DrTedros: Saddened by the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, one of the @UN's earliest employees, who set the standard for the internationa… - 4 years ago

@emweeklyrpt: RT @UN_JWFOWLER: And this stirring piece from @_AGilmour, former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights. He led @UNHumanRights’ of… - 4 years ago

@PaddyCurtMac: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@CedricdeConing: RT @CarverUNA: Absolutely beautiful obit of Sir Brian from @_AGilmour - 4 years ago

@Chavivohra: RT @JoinUN75: This Sunday marks 75 years since the 1st #UNGA meeting in London. We were sad to hear that Sir Brian Urquhart, one of its org… - 4 years ago

@InsdataInter: RT @USAmbUN: I join the @UN community in mourning the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a foundational leader of the United Nations and @UNPeace… - 4 years ago

@aogami_noboru: RT @INakamitsu: One of the greatest UN legends, an architect of ⁦@UNPeacekeeping⁩. So many of UN civil servants, including myself, have bee… - 4 years ago

@soullogicguru: @Colleen47772349 @david_wilcock My understanding is that it is in honor of Sir Brian Urquhart who played a key role… - 4 years ago

@shogi_to_world: RT @INakamitsu: One of the greatest UN legends, an architect of ⁦@UNPeacekeeping⁩. So many of UN civil servants, including myself, have bee… - 4 years ago

@tonarino_okamil: RT @INakamitsu: One of the greatest UN legends, an architect of ⁦@UNPeacekeeping⁩. So many of UN civil servants, including myself, have bee… - 4 years ago

@UN_JWFOWLER: And this stirring piece from @_AGilmour, former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights. He led… - 4 years ago

@japhet_tekila: RT @UN_News_Centre: Over the years, Sir Brian Urquhart, has written about people he encountered in his work at the @UN. Here are some of… - 4 years ago

@RichardGowan1: RT @cannon367: My tribute to one of the greatest diplomats the United Nations has ever known, Sir Brian Urquhart, who died on Saturday at t… - 4 years ago

@cannon367: My tribute to one of the greatest diplomats the United Nations has ever known, Sir Brian Urquhart, who died on Satu… - 4 years ago

@CulturaSangre: El día lunes 2 de enero falleció en su casa de Tyringham, Massachusetts, el ex secretario general adjunto de las Na… - 4 years ago

@bellydjo: RT @ONUinfo: Il a participé à la fondation des Nations Unies et servi l'Organisation pendant plus de 40 ans sous l'autorité de cinq Secréta… - 4 years ago

@SCProcedure: RT @CarverUNA: Absolutely beautiful obit of Sir Brian from @_AGilmour - 4 years ago

@AlimanikDhonbe: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@DenisHinds2: RT @guardianobits: Sir Brian Urquhart obituary. Diplomat who was a key player in establishing the UN’s peacekeeping role. - 4 years ago

@SiaAkermark: RT @ipinstGO: What is Sir Brian Urquhart's legacy? IPI’s Jake Sherman on Urquhart's influence over the first generation of UN peacekeeping… - 4 years ago

@GabrielGCouto: RT @JoinUN75: This Sunday marks 75 years since the 1st #UNGA meeting in London. We were sad to hear that Sir Brian Urquhart, one of its org… - 4 years ago

@AndrewFogartyUK: RT @BBCDanielS: Not a bad start to an obituary - 4 years ago

@LindaKelly4GLA: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@CrweWorld: UN mourns ‘legendary’ official: Sir Brian Urquhart dies at 101  - 4 years ago

@ankitsahu09: RT @UNAUK: The first ever recipient of the award, Dame Margaret Anstee, spoke highly of Sir Brian & the vital role of @UNPeacekeeping which… - 4 years ago

@KatalinDowning: RT @JoinUN75: This Sunday marks 75 years since the 1st #UNGA meeting in London. We were sad to hear that Sir Brian Urquhart, one of its org… - 4 years ago

@MRGUMEDE28: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@UNHCRUK: RT @UNAUK: The first ever recipient of the award, Dame Margaret Anstee, spoke highly of Sir Brian & the vital role of @UNPeacekeeping which… - 4 years ago

@mhdjinah: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@gerkeown: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@ciudadtijuana: Fallece uno de los fundadores de la ONU, Sir Brian Urquhart a los 101 años de edad | Después del final de la Segund… - 4 years ago

@POTUSJB4CTBT: RT @JoinUN75: This Sunday marks 75 years since the 1st #UNGA meeting in London. We were sad to hear that Sir Brian Urquhart, one of its org… - 4 years ago

@JoinUN75: This Sunday marks 75 years since the 1st #UNGA meeting in London. We were sad to hear that Sir Brian Urquhart, one… - 4 years ago

@kenereevilaa: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@LeckerC: RT @philippesands: RIP Sir Brian Urquhart, original and great, present at the creation, the #1945moment, he got @ciel_tweets going back in… - 4 years ago

@jafrulgazi: Sir Brian Urquhart a founding force behind the United Nations who helped establish the United Nations, dies aged 10… - 4 years ago

@JReneeSay: @Acadiansheperd Some are saying it’s because of the death of Sir Brian Edward Urquhart, British international civil… - 4 years ago

@POTUSJB4CTBT: RT @UNAUK: Sir Brian shaped the @UN and embodied its ideals. Every year we present the Sir Brian Urquhart Award to individuals whose work… - 4 years ago

@PJohnstonFCDO: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@PodBoard100: RT @PodBoard100: New episode of @WeHaveWaysPod is out and its starting to fly up the UK @almurray + @James1… - 4 years ago

@readnewsdesk: Sir Brian Urquhart: Embodiment of the UN - #breakingnews #news #Latestnews #newsupdate… - 4 years ago

@rjber15: RT @UN_News_Centre: Throughout his four decades of service to the @UN, starting as one of its very first staff members, Sir Brian Urquhart… - 4 years ago

@infoCEPEI: Sir Brian Urquhart fue un diplomático británico que participó en la fundación de la @ONU_es en 1945. Falleció el pa… - 4 years ago

@pass_blue: RT @UNAUK: Sir Brian was described by Sir Richard Jolly as "one of the truly great heroes of the UN and of internationalism". For more on… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: Sir Brian was described by Sir Richard Jolly as "one of the truly great heroes of the UN and of internationalism".… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: The first ever recipient of the award, Dame Margaret Anstee, spoke highly of Sir Brian & the vital role of… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: Sir Brian shaped the @UN and embodied its ideals. Every year we present the Sir Brian Urquhart Award to individua… - 4 years ago

@sami46767713: RT @MelatG2020: @addisstandard UN says "gov" co-led needs assessment has only been done in western and south eastern Tigray --- no further… - 4 years ago

@SATYANA91119383: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@BrigidLaffan: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@KeohaneDan: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@mukeshkapila: An extraordinary man who never gave up - from an era when international civil service was seen unequivocally a hig… - 4 years ago

@ShamoonM: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@BenukRaj: RT @DrTedros: Saddened by the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, one of the @UN's earliest employees, who set the standard for the internationa… - 4 years ago

@KitchenConnOrg: RT @MaherNasserUN: Idealised by colleagues & anyone familiar with his work, Brian Urquhart died yesterday at 101 Read Character Sketches wr… - 4 years ago

@UNAUK: RT @UN_News_Centre: Over the years, Sir Brian Urquhart, has written about people he encountered in his work at the @UN. Here are some of… - 4 years ago

@Ciara_OBrien: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@CarverUNA: RT @UN_News_Centre: Over the years, Sir Brian Urquhart, has written about people he encountered in his work at the @UN. Here are some of… - 4 years ago

@HenningMelber: The late Brian Urquhart in a fair perspective, recognising his merits and limits: "We would do UN history a disserv… - 4 years ago

@irishmissionun: RT @dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart Brian Urquh… - 4 years ago

@HananRashyd: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@AsifRKhanUN: RT @UN_News_Centre: Over the years, Sir Brian Urquhart, has written about people he encountered in his work at the @UN. Here are some of… - 4 years ago

@dfatirl: Minister @simoncoveney expressed his condolences on the death of prominent former UN official, Sir Brian Urquhart… - 4 years ago

@LondonMUN: On behalf of the LIMUN Foundation, we would like to pay our respects to Sir Brian Urquhart, a pivotal figure in the… - 4 years ago

@AsiaLitAgency: RT @hannahluci: This lovely man was kind enough to give me an interview when I was a very very junior journalist. I wish I'd known then tha… - 4 years ago

@storresledezma: RT @UNPeacekeeping: Sir Brian Urquhart instituted peacekeeping as one of the core tenets of the @UN. His impact on international peace and… - 4 years ago

@DrPhilipSmyth: Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran who managed peacekeeping operations in world’s hotspots  – obituary - 4 years ago

@Globalization01: RT @e_cousens: The world has lost a true giant in Sir Brian Urquhart. Principled, brave, irreverent, wickedly intelligent, & profoundly kin… - 4 years ago

@NilssonvIperen: RT @ipinstGO: What is Sir Brian Urquhart's legacy? IPI’s Jake Sherman on Urquhart's influence over the first generation of UN peacekeeping… - 4 years ago

@MarcelUnzueta: Adios a Sir Brian Urquhart,fundador de los cascos azules Onu - 4 years ago

@BaarahK: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@IllathHassan: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@Al_Maldives: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@aindhy: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@AliSajidMDP: RT @abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is i… - 4 years ago

@abdulla_shahid: Saddened to hear the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, whose contributions to @UN, and @UNPeacekeeping in particular, is immeasurable. - 4 years ago

@benaldson: RT @CarverUNA: Absolutely beautiful obit of Sir Brian from @_AGilmour - 4 years ago

@hickspeggy: RT @CarverUNA: Absolutely beautiful obit of Sir Brian from @_AGilmour - 4 years ago

@EnrichedFeed: Sir Brian Urquhart: Embodiment of the UN - 4 years ago

@FitwiDesta: RT @MelatG2020: B/ce the gov. insists on overseeing aid delivery, against the humanitarian principle of neutrality, >1.5 mill ppl in need i… - 4 years ago

@peckham65till: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@CarverUNA: Absolutely beautiful obit of Sir Brian from @_AGilmour - 4 years ago

@apricotshite: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@MelatG2020: B/ce the gov. insists on overseeing aid delivery, against the humanitarian principle of neutrality, >1.5 mill ppl i… - 4 years ago

@MadocLeonard: Fascinating obituary: Sir Brian Urquhart, who died aged 101 on Saturday. A WWII soldier and diplomat par excellence… - 4 years ago

@claredoyle2003: I wasn’t lucky enough to know Sir Brian, but I feel as though this obituary is a perfect intro. Next: his books. - 4 years ago

@BillVA123: RT @wtbattlefields: The obituary for Sir Brian Urquhart whose account of the #BattleofArnhem was used for the film ‘A Bridge too Far’. Urqu… - 4 years ago

@AdewaleMBakare: RT @UNAUK: On his 100th birthday, many took the opportunity to highlight Sir Brian's sense of humour - we share anecdotes from his autobiog… - 4 years ago

@AdewaleMBakare: RT @UNAUK: For more on Sir Brian's life and legacy, be sure to read @benaldson and @CarverUNA's blog piece written on the occasion of Sir B… - 4 years ago

@tomy2875: RT @DrTedros: Saddened by the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, one of the @UN's earliest employees, who set the standard for the internationa… - 4 years ago

@StateDeptPM: We honor the memory of Sir Brian Urquhart for his historic contributions to @UNPeacekeeping and his lifetime of ser… - 4 years ago

@KatalinDowning: RT @KarenPierceUK: So sad to see that Sir Brian Urquhart died yesterday just before his 102nd birthday. He was a mainstay of the UN and it… - 4 years ago

@KatalinDowning: RT @UKUN_NewYork: Our condolences to the family & friends of Sir Brian Urquhart. As the architect of @UNPeacekeeping, his dedication & leg… - 4 years ago

@KatalinDowning: RT @UN_Spokesperson: Secretary-General @antonioguterres is deeply saddened at the passing of Sir Brian Urquhart, the legendary @UN official… - 4 years ago

@ipinst: RT @ALupel: Sir Brian Urquhart (1919-2021) was an inspiration to so many who believed in peace and diplomacy. At this @ipinst celebration o… - 4 years ago

@Lacroix_UN: My condolences to the family of Sir Brian Urquhart. Sir Brian instituted peacekeeping as a core tenet of the @UN. H… - 4 years ago

@neutralbrit: RT @observatoryihr: British diplomat Sir Brian Urquhart, an early leader of the @UN who played a central role in developing the UN practice… - 4 years ago

@DynamoMedinaFC: RT @BorisJohnson: Saddened to hear of the death of Sir Brian Urquhart, a renowned British diplomat who shaped the @UN & created the blue he… - 4 years ago

@global79619367: RT @UN_News_Centre: Long-serving @UN official Sir Brian Urquhart, who died on Saturday at the age of 101, describes his interactions and im… - 4 years ago