After Bangladesh, India is the largest contributor of soldiers and police personnel to the UN peacekeeping forces. According to officials, those troops are being increasingly pushed into conflicts of active or “robust” fighting, rather than monitoring peace.
In December 2013, five Indian soldiers were killed fighting rebels in South Sudan. The UN Undersecretary-General said he found such situations “unacceptable”, and also criticized the “global north” (US and Europe) for not contributing enough to the forces. “Ninety-five per cent of the peacekeepers are from the (global) South,” Mr. Ladsous explained, “And the North (Europe, U.S. among others) only contributes five per cent to the UNPKF. That is not sustainable and I have been telling NATO, EU countries, when you pull out of Afghanistan this year, you must come back in a more significant way to the UNPKF.”
Courtesy: The Hindu
In December 2013, five Indian soldiers were killed fighting rebels in South Sudan. The UN Undersecretary-General said he found such situations “unacceptable”, and also criticized the “global north” (US and Europe) for not contributing enough to the forces. “Ninety-five per cent of the peacekeepers are from the (global) South,” Mr. Ladsous explained, “And the North (Europe, U.S. among others) only contributes five per cent to the UNPKF. That is not sustainable and I have been telling NATO, EU countries, when you pull out of Afghanistan this year, you must come back in a more significant way to the UNPKF.”
Courtesy: The Hindu
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