Secretary (West) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, discussed UN peacekeeping operations with Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information System and Training) Lt General Vipul Shinghal. In a social media post, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India is a leading contributor to UN peacekeeping operations, deploying significant numbers of military and police personnel globally.
Reply by, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH.)
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3336
ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2025
At present, 5,206 Indian personnel are serving in various United Nations peacekeeping missions, including troops, staff officers, police personnel and experts. This includes 2416 personnel in South Sudan (UNMISS), 1084 in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), 898 in Lebanon (UNIFIL), 597 in Abyei (UNISFA), 197 in Golan Heights (UNDOF), 06 in Central African Republic (MINUSCA), 04 in Western Sahara (MINURSO), 02 in Middle East (UNTSO), 01 in Cyprus (UNFICYP), and 01 in Somalia (UNTMIS).
India’s support to UN operations includes capacity-building, medical, logistics, technology, and rule-of-law enhancement. India’s Centre for UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK) is UN-certified training institute established in 2000 in New Delhi.
Through CUNPK, India provides specialized training, including pre-deployment, women-peacekeeper modules for partner countries, among others. Since its establishment, CUNPK has imparted training and capacity building to almost 10,000 Indian peacekeepers and 2,000 foreign peacekeepers from 98 countries.
Indian contingents continue to deliver telemedicine-supported services and conduct medical outreach, such as in South Sudan (UNMISS) in June 2025. India also contributes engineering, aviation, communications and mobility capabilities that enhance mission readiness.
Under India’s presidency of the UN Security Council in 2021, the UNSC Resolution 2589 on “Protecting the Protectors” (2021) was unanimously adopted, which seeks to ensure accountability for crimes committed against peacekeepers.
India has since co-founded and co-chairs the “UN Group of Friends on Accountability for Crimes against Peacekeepers”, which works with the UN Secretariat and Member States to improve reporting, investigation, prosecution and information-sharing frameworks.
Government of India accords highest priority to securing permanent membership for India in an expanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC). India remains engaged, both at the bilateral and multilateral levels, in this endeavor.