Nepal’s three main security agencies – Nepal Army, Armed Police Force Nepal and Nepal Police contribute to UN peacekeeping. Civilian administrators and technical staff from Nepal also participate in UN peace operations both on an individual basis and when seconded from the government.[1] Nepal is the largest contributor of troops towards UN peacekeeping efforts. [2]
The Nepalese Army in UN Peacekeeping Operations [3]
| Mission (Contribution Type) | Year |
|---|---|
| UNOGIL, Lebanon (Military Observers) | 1958 |
| UNIPOM, India/Pakistan (Military Observers) | 1966 |
| UNEF II Sinai, Middle East (Troops) | 1974 |
| UNIFIL, Lebanon (Troops) | 1978 |
| UNMOT, Tajikistan | 1989 |
| UNGOMAP I/II, OSGAP I/II/III (Military Observers) | 1989 |
| UNIKOM Kuwait/Iraq (Force Commander) | 1991 |
| UNMIH, Haiti (Troops) | 1991 |
| UNTSO, Israel , Middle – East (Chief of Staff) | 1992 |
| UNISOM, Somalia (Troops) | 1993 |
| UNPF/UNPROFOR, Former Yugoslavia | 1994 |
| UNGCI, Iraq (Troops) | 1995 |
| UNTAES, Eastern Slovenia (Military Observers) | 1996 |
| UNPREDEP, Macedonia (Military Observers) | 1996 |
| UNOMIL, Liberia (Military Observers) | 1996 |
| UNMOP, Prevlaka (Military Observers) | 1998 |
| UNMIK, Kosovo (Military Observers) | 1999 |
| UNOMSIL/UNAMSIL, Sierra Leone (Troops) | 1999 |
| MONUC, DR Congo (Troops) | 1999 |
| UNAMET/UNTAET/UNMISET, East Timor (Troops) | 1999 |
| UNFICYP, Cyprus (Force Commander) | 1999 |
| UNMEE, Ethiopia/Eritrea (Military Observers) | 2000 |
| MINUCI, Ivory Coast (Military Observers) | 2003 |
| UNOCI, Ivory Coast (Military Observers) | 2003 |
| UNMIL, Liberia (Troops) | 2003 |
| UNDOF, Israel/Syria (Force Commander & Staff) | 2004 |
| MINUSTAH, Haiti (Troops) | 2004 |
| ONUB, Burundi (Troops) | 2004 |
| UNMIS/UNMISS, Sudan (Troops) | 2004 |
| UNIFIL, Lebanon (Troops) | 2006 |
| UNOMIG, Georgia (Military Observers) | 2007 |
| MINURCAT, Chad (Military Observers, Staff & Troops) | 2008 |
| UNAMID, Sudan (Military Observers to be followed by troops) | 2008 |
| UNAMI, Iraq (Staff) | 2008 |
| UNMIT, Timor-Leste | 2008 |
| MINURSO, Western Sahara | 2010 |
| UNSMIS, Syria | 2012 |
| UNISFA, Sudan | 2013 |
References
edit- ^ "Nepal Army's contribution to UN Peacekeeping Missions now exceeds 100,000". Archived from the original on 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Contribution of Uniformed Personnel to UN by Country and Personnel Type". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Peacekeeping Contributor Profile: Nepal". Providing for Peacekeeping. Retrieved 2017-02-14.