Nepali Peacekeepers Rotate in South Sudan Under UN Mandate

Kathmandu. Nepali peacekeepers deployed in South Sudan for peacekeeping operations have been rotated following a call from the United Nations.

According to the Nepali Army's Directorate of Public Relations and Information, the final contingent of 165 peacekeepers departed for the mission area today.

The information provided by the Directorate states that the 12th contingent of the Garuda Battalion (Peacekeeping Force) has departed to replace the 11th contingent of the Chandiprasad Battalion (Peacekeeping Force) currently deployed in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The 165 soldiers of this battalion left for South Sudan today.

Similarly, the Directorate of Public Relations and Information of the Army also stated that the contingent of 165 Nepali peacekeepers from the Chandiprasad Battalion, who successfully completed their tenure in the mission, returned home today.

The Directorate informed that currently, 1,078 Nepali peacekeepers are serving in the South Sudan mission alone, as part of the deployment to various conflict-affected countries around the world for peacekeeping.