Military of Pakistan - United Nations Peacekeeping missions

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This is a list of UN peacekeeping missions carried out by the Armed forces of Pakistan. Pakistan is the largest contributor to the United Nations peacekeeping efforts. The list contains the dates of deployment, the name of the related conflict, the name of the UN operation and the contribution.

Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. UN peacekeepers—soldiers and military officers, civilian police officers and civilian personnel from many countries—monitor and observe peace processes that emerge in post-conflict situations and assist ex-combatants in implementing the peace agreements they have signed. Such assistance comes in many forms, including confidence-building measures, power-sharing arrangements, electoral support, strengthening the rule of law, and economic and social development. All operations must include the resolution of conflicts through the use of force to be considered valid under the charter of the United Nations.

1 Foundation
2 Completed missions
3 Current deployment
4 See also
5 Refrences

[edit] Foundation

" Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We believe in the principle of honesty and fair play in national and international dealings and are prepared to make our utmost contribution to the promotion of peace and prosperity among the nations of the world. Pakistan will never be found lacking in extending its material and moral support to the oppressed and suppressed peoples of the world and in upholding the principles of the United Nations Charter.". Quaid-E-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

[edit] Completed missions

Dates of operation	Name of Operation	Location	Conflict	Contribution
1960–1964	United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC)		Congo	Congo Crisis	400 Troops, Ordnance, Transport units and Staff Personnel. [1]
1962–1963	United Nations Security Force in West New Guinea (UNSF)		West New Guinea	Indonesian takeover of West New Guinea	1500 Troops. [2]
1963–1964	United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM)		Yemen	Yemen Civil War	7 Observers. [3]
1989–1990	United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG)		Namibia	Namibian War of Independence	20 Observers. [4]
1991–2003	United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM)		Iraq	Gulf war	1136 Troops and Civilians. [5]
1993–1996	United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)		Haiti	1991 coup and military rule in Haiti	525 Troops. [6]
1992–1993	United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)		Cambodia	Fall of the Khmer Rouge	1099 Troops. [7]
1992–1993	United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I)		Somalia	Somali Civil War	500 Troops.* [8]
1992–1995	United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)		Former Yugoslavia	Yugoslav wars	3000 Troops. [9]
1993–1996	United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR)		Rwanda	Rwandan genocide	10 Observers. [10]
1995–1997	United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III)		Angola	Angolan Civil War	10 Observers. [11]
1996–1998	United Nations Transitional Authority in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES)		Croatia	Croatian War	1000 Troops [12]
1996–2002	United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP)	²	Prevlaka Peninsula	Prevlaka territorial dispute	5 Observers. [13]
1999–2005	United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)		Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone civil war	5000 Troops.* [14]

39 Pakistani casualties were reported during the UNOSOM I mission.
6 Pakistani casualties were reported during the UNAMSIL mission.

[edit] Current deployment

Start of operation	Name of Operation	Conflict	Contribution
1999	United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)	Democratic Republic of Congo	Second Congo War	3556 Troops. [15]
2003	United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)	Liberia	Second Liberian Civil War	2741 Troops. [16]
2004	United Nations Operation in Burundi ONUB	Burundi	Burundi Civil War	1185 Troops. [17]
2004	United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)	Côte d'Ivoire	Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire	364 Troops. [18]
2005	United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)	Sudan	Second Sudanese Civil War	1542 Troops. [19]
	Staff/Observers			191 Observers. [20]