India honoured for contribution to UN Peacekeeping

[Anup Tiwari]

WASHINGTON: India was honoured
for its significant contribution to UN
Peacekeeping over the last six
decades at an event to celebrate
International Day of UN
Peacekeepers on Capitol Hill, the
seat of US Congress.
India's Ambassador to the US, Arun
K Singh, received the award in
recognition for India's commitment
to peacekeeping at the event
organized by Better World Campaign,
The UN Association of the USA and
the US-India Business Council.
India has contributed nearly 180,000
troops, the largest number from any
country, participated in more than
44 missions out of the 69 UN
peacekeeping operations mandated
so far and 158 Indian peacekeepers
have been killed on UN missions.
In 2015 India is among the largest
troop contributors with around 8000
personnel deployed with ten UN
Peacekeeping Missions, including the
first Female Formed Police Unit
under the UN.



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