UNITED NATIONS CHIEF THANKS INDIA

• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has thanked India

for its "strong and sustained" support to peacekeeping as he

honoured the memory of the 163 Indian peacekeepers who

sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.

• He also referred to the 125-strong women peacekeepers of the

Indian Formed Police Unit deployed with the UN mission in

Liberia, the first ever such contingent, calling them "an

inspiration to all".

•Peacekeeping refers to activities intended to

create conditions that favour lasting peace

LIST OF COUNTRIES BY NUMBER OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

HOW MUCH DOES A UN SOLDIER COST?

Countries sending troops (including police and military

experts) are paid $1,410 (£1,017) per month per soldier

by the UN, which is considerably higher than the average

wage in many countries.

$1400 – roughly 93,000 rupees (Indian)

THE TOP 10 COUNTRIES FUNDING THE UN PEACEKEEPING BUDGET ARE:

1. United States (28.57%)

2. China (10.29%)

3. Japan (9.68%)

4. Germany (6.39%)

5. France (6.31%)

6. United Kingdom (5.80%)

7. Russian Federation (4.01%)

8. Italy (3.75%)

9. Canada (2.92%)

10. Spain (2.44%)

Since 1950, India has participated in at least 50

United Nations Peacekeeping Missions. India is

the largest contributor with 2,00,000 troops

deployed so far in these operations.

SOME OF INDIA’S MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS.

• Korean War (November 1950 – July 1954): India deployed

the 60th Indian Field Ambulance, a parachute-trained medical

unit comprising 17 officers, nine junior commissioned officers

(JCO) and 300 jawans in the Korean War.

• The unit was awarded the President's Trophy on 10 March 1955

by the then president of India Dr Rajendra Prasad. This is the

only mission to be awarded the President's Trophy till date.

INDO-CHINA (1954 – 1970)

India deployed an infantry battalion and

supporting staff during the crisis in Vietnam,

Cambodia and Laos. The mission included

monitoring, ceasefire and repatriation of

prisoners of war. As many as 970 officers, 140

JCOs, and 6,157 jawans were deployed.

MIDDLE EAST (1956 – 1967)

India was part of the United Nations Emergency Force. For the

first time, armed troop contingents were deployed. Over a

period of 11 years, 393 officers, 409 JCOs and 12,383 jawans

were deployed in the operations.

MISSION UNOC, CONGO (1960 – 1964)

•Two infantry brigades composed of 467 officers, 401

JCOs and 11354 jawans participated in this

peacekeeping mission. A flight of six Canberra Bomber

aircrafts of the Indian Airforce were also deployed.

INDIA’S CURRENT CONTRIBUTIONS

• Mission UNIFIL - Lebanon (Since December 1998): India has

deployed one infantry battalion group, Level II Hospital

comprising 673 peacekeepers, till date.

• The mission is currently tense due to the Syrian crisis.

MISSION UNOCI – IVORY COAST (SINCE APRIL 2004)

• India deployed two infantry battalion groups,

sector HQ, engineer company, signal company,

Level-II Hospital and a large number of military

observers and staff officers.

MISSION UNMIL – LIBERIA (SINCE APRIL 2007)