Mongolian soldiers to depart for peacekeeping mission this week

The Ministry of Defense of Mongolia has decided to send Mongolian troops to assist the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for the seventh time and multicultural diversity of UN Assistance Mission (UNAMID) in Darfur for the ninth time on September 9.

The troops completed their twomonth training on August 12 and took part in the Khaan Quest 2017 multinational peacekeeping exercise in late July.

As mentioned by President Kh.Battulga at the opening of the Khaan Quest, Mongolian peacekeepers are dealing with the most extreme circumstances to bring peace and to strengthen democracy and security. Their operations serve a significant importance to bringing global peace and strengthening the nation’s independence and security.

Mongolian troops have been taking part in peacekeeping missions since 2005 and have been awarded UN medals in recognition of their excellent service and “robust, calm and appropriate” approach to peacekeeping.

In 2005, Mongolia contributed over 200 troops to peacekeeping, and after a brief gap, it started actively taking part in peacekeeping missions from 2012. To date, Mongolia has deployed more than 15,000 Mongolian soldiers, military officers, observers, and advisors for 11 UN missions in Congo, South Sudan, Western Sahara, Georgia, Eritrea, Chad, and Ethiopia, as well as three non-UN missions in Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan.

At present, around 1,100 Mongolian peacekeepers are fighting for global peace across the globe.

Mongolia has sent over 500 troops to date for UNAMID, according to the Ministry of Defense.