In September 2020, based on an urgent request received from the UN Secretariat, India deployed two medical teams of 15 medical personnel each at Goma (DRC) and Juba (South Sudan). The Indian contingent in South Sudan has provided vocational training and life-saving medical assistance, as well as carrying out significant road repair work. Indian veterinarians serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), stepped up to help cattle herders who were losing much of their stock to malnutrition and disease in the war-torn nation. The Formed Police Unit in Liberia provided 24-hour guard duty and conducted night patrols in the capital Monrovia, and helped to build the capacity of the Liberian police.

In 2007, India became the first country to deploy an all-women contingent to a UN Peacekeeping Mission. India has been sending women personnel on UN Peacekeeping Missions. * India also served as Chair of the three international commissions for supervision and control for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos established by the 1954 Geneva Accords on Indochina. * The UN entrusted the Indian armed forces with subsequent peace missions in the Middle East, Cyprus, and the Congo (since 1971, Zaire). India chaired the five-member Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, while the Indian Custodian Force supervised the process of interviews and repatriation that followed. * India’s contribution to UN Peacekeeping began with its participation in the UN operation in Korea in the 1950s, where India’s mediatory role in resolving the stalemate over prisoners of war in Korea led to the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War. India is the fifth largest troop contributor (TCC) with 5,323 personnel deployed in 8 out of 13 active UN Peacekeeping Missions, of which 166 are police personnel.

India has also provided, and continues to provide, eminent Force Commanders for UN Missions. This represents a nine-fold increase since 1999. There are approximately 81,820 personnel serving on 13 peace operations led by UNDPO, in four continents currently. Since 1948, UN Peacekeepers have undertaken 71 Field Missions. #JaiHind /HF8Sv5FS9wĪccording to the BSF, Tuesday’s protest in Butembo was part of a week-long call for demonstrations and agitations against the UN mission called MONUSCO. Prahari Parivar stands by their families in these trying times. Prahari Parivar stands by their families in these trying times,” a tweet by the BSF said on Wednesday (July 27).ĭG BSF & all ranks express condolences on the sad demise of HC Shishupal Singh & HC Sanwala Ram Vishnoi on, deployed with UN Peace Keeping Contingent ( in Democratic Republic of Congo. “DG BSF & all ranks express condolences on the sad demise of HC Shishupal Singh & HC Sanwala Ram Vishnoi on, deployed with UN Peace Keeping Contingent in Democratic Republic of Congo. The two BSF men have been identified as Head Constable Shishupal Singh and Head Constable Sanwala Ram Vishnoi.

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