Nepalese Army in UN Peace Support Operations
Nepal became a member of the United Nations in 1955 and since then, has been an active participant of most UN peace operations. The participation of the Nepalese Army in UN peace support operations spans a period of over a half century covering some 41 UN missions, in which over 112263 personnel have participated. The army’s long association with UN peace support operations began with a modest deployment of five military observers in Lebanon (United Nations Observer Group in Lebanon) in 1958. The first Nepalese contingent, PuranoGorakh Battalion was deployed in Egypt in 1974. The Nepalese Army has contributed in senior appointments at UNDPKO and Force Headquarters and has also deployed military contingents, military observers and staff officers. The army has also contributed significantly through the provision of niche capabilities such as engineers, medical teams and Special Forces contingents. Their devotion to duty and excellent performance have been widely acclaimed. The Nepalese Army has always accepted challenges and participated in most difficult operations.
The institutional memory brought back from all these missions resulted in the establishment of a training center in Panchkhal in 1986 on an ad hoc basis. This center provided pre-mission training for the Nepalese contingents before deploying on peace keeping operations. In January 2000, an international multi platoon exercise was organized in this center, which paved the way to turn the ad hoc center into a the full fledged Birendra Peace Operation Center with a mission to provide a nucleus of expertise within the Nepalese Army, responsible for the development of Peace Support Operations based on lessons learnt, training methodologies, training standards and the provision of training and training support. This institution is responsible for providing pre-deployment trainings to all Nepalese Army
| S.No. | Mission | Year |
|---|---|---|
1 |
UNOGIL, Lebanon (Military Observers) |
1958 |
2 |
UNIPOM, India/Pakistan (Military Observers) |
1966 |
3 |
UNEF II Sinai, Middle East (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1974 |
4 |
UNIFIL, Lebanon (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1978 |
5 |
UNMOT, Tajikistan |
1989 |
6 |
UNGOMAP I/II, OSGAP I/II/III (Military Observers) |
1989 |
7 |
UNIKOM Kuwait/Iraq (Force Commander) |
1991 |
8 |
UNMIH, Haiti (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1991 |
9 |
UNTSO, Israel , Middle - East (Staff Officer and Military Observers) |
1992 |
10 |
UNISOM, Somalia (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1993 |
11 |
UNPF/UNPROFOR, Former Yugoslavia (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1994 |
12 |
UNGCI, Iraq (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1995 |
13 |
UNTAES, Eastern Slovenia (Military Observers) |
1996 |
14 |
UNPREDEP, Macedonia (Military Observers) |
1996 |
15 |
UNOMIL, Liberia (Military Observers) |
1996 |
16 |
UNMOP, Prevalaka (Military Observers) |
1998 |
17 |
UNMIK, Kosovo (Military Observers) |
1999 |
18 |
UNOMSIL/UNAMSIL, Sierra Leone (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1999 |
19 |
MONUC, DR Congo (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1999 |
20 |
UNAMET/UNTAET/UNMISET, East Timor (Peacekeeping Troops) |
1999 |
21 |
UNFICYP, Cyprus (Force Commander) |
1999 |
22 |
UNMEE, Ethiopia/Eritrea (Military Observers) |
2000 |
23 |
MINUCI, Ivory Coast (Military Observers) |
2003 |
24 |
UNOCI , Ivory Coaste (Military Observers) |
2003 |
25 |
UNMIL, Liberia - Provost (Peacekeeping Troops) |
2003 |
26 |
UNDOF, Israel/Syria (Force Commander & Staff Officers) |
2004 |
27 |
MINUSTAH, Haiti (Peacekeeping Troops) |
2004 |
28 |
ONUB, Burundi (Peacekeeping Troops) |
2004 |
29 |
UNMIS, Sudan (Force Commander and Peacekeeping Troops) |
2004 |
30 |
UNIFIL, Lebanon (Peacekeeping Troops) |
2006 |
31 |
UNOMIG, Georgia (Military Observers) |
2007 |
32 |
MINURCAT, Chad (Military Observers and Peacekeeping Troops) |
2008 |
33 |
UNAMID, Sudan (Military Observers and Peacekeeping Troops) |
2008 |
34 |
UNAMI, Iraq (Staff Officer and Peacekeeping Troops) |
2008 |
35 |
UNMIT, Timor-Leste (Military Observer) |
2008 |
36 |
MINURSO, Morocco (Military Observer) |
2010 |
37 |
UNMISS, South Sudan (Military Observers and Peacekeeping Troops) |
2011 |
38 |
UNSMIS, Syria (Staff Officers) |
2012 |
39 |
UNISFA, Sudan (Military Observers and Staff Officers) |
2012 |
40 |
MINUSMA, Mali (Peacekeeping Troops) | 2013 |
41 |
MINUSCA, Central African Republic (Military Observers and Staff Officers) | 2014 |
As of 07-Aug-2016, the Nepalese Army has deployed across 15 missions around the world. As a troop contributing country, Nepal ranks sixth in the world. Currently, Nepalese Army has some 4374 soldiers including female soldiers serving in 15 different missions around the globe. Nepal has a commitment to provide up to 5000 peacekeepers should the UN so request.
| S.N | Mission | Country | Contingent | Mil-obs | Staff Officer | Total | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNIFIL |
Lebanon | 849 | 19 | 868 | ||
| 2 | UNAMI |
Iraq | 76 | 76 | |||
| 3 | MONUSCO Mech. BN. |
Congo | 851 | 19 | 3 | 1048 | |
MONUSCO Eng Coy |
175 | ||||||
| 4 | UNMIL |
Liberia | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| 5 | MINUSTAH |
Haiti | 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | UNMISS
SIB |
South Sudan | 700 | 12 | 28 | 1588 | |
UNMISS FRB |
848 | ||||||
| 7 | UNAMID F.R. Coy |
Sudan | 175 | 12 | 15 | 377 | |
UNAMID S.R. Coy |
175 | ||||||
| 8 | UNOCI |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9 | UNTSO |
Israel | 3 | 3 | |||
| 10 | MINURSO |
Morocco | 5 | 5 | |||
| 11 | UNDOF |
Syria | 149 | 8 | 157 | ||
| 12 | UNISFA |
Sudan | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 13 | MINUSMA |
Mali | 140 | 3 | 7 | 150 | |
| 14 | MINUSCA |
Central African Republic | 56 | 3 | 9 | 68 | |
| 15 | UNSOM |
Somalia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4209 | 63 | 102 | 4374 | 108 Females | ||
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