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The '''International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members''' is observed annually on 25 March by the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vercalendario.info/en/event/days-unitednations-25-march-2016.html|title=International Days March 25 2016 (United Nations)|publisher=}}</ref>
It commemorates the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a former journalist who was working for the [[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees]] (UNRWA) when he was kidnapped by gunmen in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cepal.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/prensa/noticias/comunicados/6/11966/P11966.xml|title=CEPAL - International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members|publisher=|access-date=2016-01-13|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050905/http://www.cepal.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=%2Fprensa%2Fnoticias%2Fcomunicados%2F6%2F11966%2FP11966.xml|url-status=dead}}</ref>  His body was finally found in the [[Bekaa Valley]], Lebanon, in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/events/detainedstaffday/|title=International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, 25 March|publisher=}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.un.org/en/observances/detained-staff-day}}
[[Category:United Nations days]]
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