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.

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[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) Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Congo Crisis 400 Troops, Ordnance, Transport units and Staff Personnel. [1]
1962–1963 United Nations Security Force in West New Guinea (UNSF) Flag of West New Guinea West New Guinea Indonesian takeover of West New Guinea 1500 Troops. [2]
1963–1964 United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM) Flag of Yemen Yemen Yemen Civil War 7 Observers. [3]
1989–1990 United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Flag of Namibia Namibia Namibian War of Independence 20 Observers. [4]
1991–2003 United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) Flag of Iraq Iraq Gulf war 1136 Troops and Civilians. [5]
1993–1996 United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) Flag of Haiti Haiti 1991 coup and military rule in Haiti 525 Troops. [6]
1992–1993 United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) Flag of Cambodia Cambodia Fall of the Khmer Rouge 1099 Troops. [7]
1992–1993 United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) Flag of Somalia Somalia Somali Civil War 500 Troops.* [8]
1992–1995 United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Former Yugoslavia Yugoslav wars 3000 Troops. [9]
1993–1996 United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) Flag of Rwanda Rwanda Rwandan genocide 10 Observers. [10]
1995–1997 United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) Flag of Angola Angola Angolan Civil War 10 Observers. [11]
1996–1998 United Nations Transitional Authority in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) Flag of Croatia Croatia Croatian War 1000 Troops [12]
1996–2002 United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) Flag of Croatia2 Prevlaka Peninsula Prevlaka territorial dispute 5 Observers. [13]
1999–2005 United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Flag of Sierra Leone 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 Location Conflict Contribution
1999 United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Second Congo War 3556 Troops. [15]
2003 United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Flag of Liberia Liberia Second Liberian Civil War 2741 Troops. [16]
2004 United Nations Operation in Burundi ONUB Flag of Burundi Burundi Burundi Civil War 1185 Troops. [17]
2004 United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire 364 Troops. [18]
2005 United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) Flag of Sudan Sudan Second Sudanese Civil War 1542 Troops. [19]
Staff/Observers 191 Observers. [20]
  • The Total amount of troops serving currently in peacekeeping missions is over 10000.

[edit] See also

[edit] Refrences

See individual mission websites with their listing.



 
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