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Press Release
UN Offers more Peacekeepers from Bangladesh
New York, 01December 2016 :
In a recent request sent from the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Bangladesh has been offered to contribute with an infantry battalion composed of 850 personnel. The battalion has to be deployed within the shortest possible time to meet the immediate requirement in Wau area of South Sudan. The Government of Bangladesh has promptly accepted the offer of contributing the infantry battalion and necessary preparations are underway for the speedy and smooth deployment. Bangladesh also received offer of contributing an Engineering Company of 260 personnel last month. Both the compliments are expected to be deployed shortly under “United Nations Mission in South Sudan” (UNMISS).
It may be recalled that these offers have been received on the basis of pledges that were made by our Hon’ble Prime Minister during “Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping” on 28 September 2015 in New York. Since then Bangladesh Armed Forces and Bangladesh Police are maintaining few compliments on high state of readiness to meet the UN’s immediate requirements. Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations is closely coordinating with the UN Secretariat to materialize our pledges.
These new offers, once again reflect trust and confidence of the International Community in our ability to maintain global peace and security as well as readiness of Bangladeshi peacekeepers who had been serving for decades. Presently, a total of 6,850 including 198 female Bangladeshi peacekeepers are deployed in 13 different peacekeeping missions. So far a total of 1,46,143 personnel of Bangladesh Armed Forces and Police have participated in 54 peacekeeping missions in 40 different countries.
It may be noted that the security situation in South Sudan, particularly in the Greater Equatorias, in parts of Unity, and Western Bahr el Ghazal states, remains volatile, with frequent outbreak of violence that resulted in civilian casualties and displacement in recent months.
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