Facts about india and UN Peacekeeping operations

• Most importantly as one of the founding members of the UN, India's contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security has been second to none .
• Besides India has been the largest troop contributor to UN missions since its inception.The first deployment started in 1950's,when India sent troops to korea in 1953-54.
• Recent peacekeeping operations have tended to be multidimentional,and include police monitors and election observers .
• Therefore India has considerable experience in de-mining activities and has made significant contributionsto the de-mining work in various missions.
• So far India has participated in 43 peacekeeping missions.
• India's first all women contingent in peacekeeping mission was deployed in 2007 to the UN Operation in Liberia .

PAST UN MISSIONS

List of past un missions of India

• korea(1950-54)-longest tenure by any unit under the UN flag. 
• Middle East (1956–67)- India was part of the United nation emergency force (UNEF), where for the first time armed troop contingents were deployed. 
• Congo(1960-1964)- Capt GS Salaria was awarded posthumously the Paramvir chakra for action in Katanga, Southern Congo.
• Cambodia (1992-1993)
• Mozambique (1992–94) 
• Somalia (1993–94) 
• Rwanda (1994–96) 
• Angola (1989-1999) 
• Sierra Leone (1999-2001) 
• Sierra Leone (1999-2001) 

CURRENT UN MISSIONS

The Indian Armed forces are currently undertaking the following UN Missions.

• Lebanon (Since Dec 1998)
• Congo (Since January 2005)-The Current Army chief Bipin Rawat once commanded a MONUSCO bridge.
• Sudan and South Sudan (Since April 2005)
• Golan Heights (UNDOF) (Since February 2006) -Current crisis due to syrian conflict has impacted the mission .
• The Ivory Coast (since April 2004)
• Haiti (since Dec 1997)
• Liberia(since April 2007)

If you are defence brat then there is a possibility that your father/Mother may have been to any of the UN peacekeeping missions.

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