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India's unwavering commitment to UN peacekeeping is highlighted as two brave soldiers, Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh and Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan, will be posthumously honored with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal. Major Abhilasha Barak, a pioneering combat helicopter pilot, also receives the Military Gender Advocate of the Year award for her exceptional work.

The un peacekeeping mission in Congo, which played a vital role in combating rebels for over two decades before receiving a request from the Congolese government to depart, announced on Saturday that it would finalize its withdrawal from the Central African nation by the conclusion of 2024. The mission, known as MONUSCO and comprising 15,000 personnel, will execute a three-phased withdrawal. The initial phase will commence in the South Kivu province, with approximately 2,000 security personnel scheduled to depart by the end of April.

Apart from being the largest cumulative troop contributor to un peacekeeping missions, the country is also one of the top police contributors with 552 police personnel currently deployed in various missions including in Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cyprus and South Sudan.

India is the largest cumulative troop contributor, having provided almost 200,000 troops in nearly 50 of the 71 un peacekeeping missions over the past six decades, including 13 of the current 16 missions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday renewed India's commitment to UN peacekeeping efforts at the Leaders' Summit on Peacekeeping hosted by President Obama. Here's the full text of his speech.

The Dag Hammarskjold Medal, named after the second UN secretary general, will be awarded on May 29, which is commemorated as the International Day of UN peacekeepers.

India has launched a virtual Memorial Wall to honour its soldiers who laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping operations, a precursor to the eventual construction of a permanent memorial wall at the world body's headquarters proposed by the country.

India, among the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping, is deploying a platoon of women peacekeepers in Abyei, the country's largest single unit of female Blue Helmets in a UN mission since 2007. The move heralded India's intent of increasing significantly the number of women in peacekeeping contingents.

In his message on the occasion of the International Day of Peacekeepers, observed on May 29, Ambassador Tirumurti honoured India's brave men and women who have served as peacekeepers selflessly in foreign lands to preserve inter

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Wednesday hailed Indian women peacekeepers' role in preventing violence against women and girls in Liberia.

The un peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is set to complete its withdrawal from the country on Sunday. This raises concerns about Mali's security situation as rebel groups and the army may now struggle to take control of the areas left by the UN. The presence of Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State further adds to the destabilization. Violence in Mali has increased since the military junta ordered the UN mission to leave. UN funds, agencies, and programs will continue their presence in Mali.

NEW DELHI: With the UN Security Council approving a 10,700-strong peacekeeping force for the conflict-ridden Sudan, decks have been cleared for India to dispatch 2,500 of its troops back in Africa for peace-keeping work.

United Nations peacekeeping missions globally are preparing for a possible shutdown on Thursday if the 193-member UN General Assembly is unable to agree a new $6 billion budget for the year to June 30, 2022.

The un peacekeeping mission in DR Congo said on Wednesday that it had signed a withdrawal plan for its troops in the central African nation, without offering details about a timeline. The note contains a plan and timeline for the withdrawal, but the peacekeeping mission offered few details beyond saying that it will be implemented in three phases.

The Indian police officers have served the UN and the people of South Sudan for almost a year. Their duties included protecting displaced civilians, community policing and building local police skills.

NEW DELHI: India would commit troops to peacekeeping missions only under the UN banner and not under the command of any other country or groups of countries, a top Indian Army officer told an Asean regional military forum a day after the UN Security Council adopted a US-sponsored resolution for a multinational force under US command in war-ravaged Iraq.

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding that the Lebanese military and Hezbollah stop obstructing the movement of the UN peacekeeping force, UNIFIL, and allow it to operate freely. The resolution reaffirms that UNIFIL does not require prior authorization to carry out its tasks. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has criticized the provision, calling it a violation of Lebanese sovereignty. However, the council ignored this criticism and voted in favor of the resolution. Israel has accused Hezbollah of impeding UNIFIL's work, while Lebanon's government has requested coordination between UNIFIL and the Lebanese army.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday referred to India as a messenger of peace in his Mann Ki Baat radio address.

Israeli strike on Saturday targeted a vehicle carrying United Nations observers near Rmeish, a town in southern Lebanon. Three United Nations observers were wounded when a shell exploded near them as they were carrying out a foot patrol in southern Lebanon, the un peacekeeping mission said. However, the Israeli military refuted the claim.

As many as 35 Indian soldiers were killed in UN peacekeeping operations across the world during the last 17 years. Most number of fatal battle causalities has been in Congo, with the toll highest between 2010 and 2015.