Ongoing Peacekeeping Missions Participated by Bangladesh

Presently  6359 UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force are deployed in 08 ongoing UNPKOs in 08 countries. Within that more than 5500 personnel from Bangladesh Army are now deployed in various contingents or as Staff Officers/Military Observers in 09 peacekeeping missions. Bangladesh Navy has its ships and water crafts deployed in UNIFIL (Lebanon) and UNMISS (South Sudan). The Air Force has its helicopters and fixed wing aircraft in MONUSCO (DR Congo) . A good number of officers from Bangladesh Armed Forces are also working in UNDPKO as well.  Summary of total deployment is appended below:

Ser

Country

Mission

Army

Navy

Air Force

Total

1.

DR Congo

MONUSCO

1355

14

373

1742

2.

Lebanon

UNIFIL

0

115

1

116

3.

South Sudan

UNMISS

1414

203

03

1620

4.

Sudan (Darfur)

UNAMID

353

01

02

356

5.

Western Sahara

MINURSO

23

00

03

26

6.

Mali

MINUSMA

1322

04

113

1439

7.

CAR

MINUSCA

1044

06

03

1053

8.

USA (New York)

UNHQ

06

01

00

07

Total 

5517

344

498

6359