Nepal has contributed 50,000 peacekeepers to UN: Acharya

October 23, 2005
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A senior Nepali official has said Nepal has so far contributed over 50,000 peacekeepers to various UN missions during nearly last six decades.

Addressing the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, permanent representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Madhu Raman Acharya, said over the years the peacekeeping operations have contributed significantly to building the image of the UN as an effective body for maintaining peace in the world.

He said with avowed commitment to the principles and purposes of the UN charter, Nepal had been continuously participating in the UN peacekeeping operations since 1958.

Nepali peacekeepers are now deployed at hotspots including Burundi, Haiti, Sudan, Liberia and Congo.