Nepal

Nepal is the largest contributor of peacekeepers to the United Nations. More than 6,000, including 593 women, are serving in ten peacekeeping operations. Nepal deploys military and police personnel. They protect civilians and help create conditions for lasting peace. Nepal has been a consistent contributor since 1958 when it first deployed peacekeepers to Lebanon.

Today, Nepal deploys peacekeepers to Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kosovo, Lebanon, the Middle East, South Sudan, and Western Sahara. Ninety-five Nepalese peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. The UN is grateful to Nepal for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers. Thank you, Nepal!

Rwanda

Rwanda, which once hosted a UN peacekeeping mission, is today the second largest contributor of UN peacekeepers with 5,885 deployed. Rwanda is the greatest contributor of women peacekeepers with 688 now serving. Their presence improves mission effectiveness, builds trust with local communities, and provides a vital gender perspective in complex conflict situations.

Their peacekeepers -- both military and police -- protect civilians and help create conditions for lasting peace. Rwanda first deployed peacekeepers in 2004 to Darfur. Today, it's a major contributor to the UN operations in the Central African Republic and South Sudan. More than 70 Rwandan peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. Thank you, Rwanda, for the service and sacrifice of your peacekeepers.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh is the third largest contributor of UN peacekeepers. More than 5,200, including 435 women, now serve in seven peacekeeping operations. The peacekeepers, both military and police, protect civilians, help create conditions for lasting peace and support the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Bangladesh first joined UN peacekeeping operations in 1988 by sending 15 military observers to the UN Iraq-Iran Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG).

Today, Bangladeshi peacekeepers serve in Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, South Sudan, and Western Sahara. Nearly 170 Bangladeshi peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. The UN is grateful to Bangladesh for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers. Thank you, Bangladesh!

India

India is the fourth largest contributor of UN peacekeepers with 5,206 -- including 177 women -- now deployed. India joined UN peacekeeping in the 1950s. Since then, no country has contributed more peacekeepers to the UN than India. Today, Indian peacekeepers serve in Abyei, the Central African Republic, the DR Congo, Cyprus, Lebanon, the Middle East, South Sudan and Western Sahara.

The peacekeepers have protected civilians, run medical and veterinary clinics, built roads and bridges, and helped create conditions for lasting peace. More than 180 Indian peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. Thank you, India, for the service and sacrifice of your peacekeepers.

Pakistan

Pakistan is the 5th largest contributor of UN peacekeepers with 2,662, including 147 women, serving in six missions. They protect civilians, carry out medical outreach, address life-threatening floods, and rebuild roads and bridges. Pakistan joined peacekeeping in 1960 when it deployed a contingent to the UN Operation in the Congo (ONUC).

Today, Pakistani peacekeepers serve in Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Western Sahara. Over 170 Pakistani peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. The UN is grateful to Pakistan for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers in hot spots around the world. Thank you, Pakistan!

Ghana

Ghana joined UN peacekeeping in 1960 and is now the sixth largest contributor. Today, 2,636 Ghanaian peacekeepers serve around the world: in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cyprus, Lebanon, the Middle East, South Sudan and Western Sahara. They protect civilians, engage with local communities and address concerns, and carry out medical and humanitarian outreach.

Four hundred and seventeen Ghanaian peacekeepers are women -- nearly 19%. Several Ghanaian peacekeepers have received the prestigious UN's Military Gender Advocate and the Woman Police of the Year Awards. A total of 156 Ghanaian peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. Thank you, Ghana, for the service and sacrifice of your peacekeepers.

Indonesia

Indonesia is the fifth largest contributor of UN peacekeepers. Indonesia first sent peacekeepers to the UN Emergency Force in Sinai, Egypt in 1957. Today, more than 2,700 Indonesian peacekeepers, including 204 women, serve in seven peacekeeping operations in Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, South Sudan, and Western Sahara.

They protect civilians, repair roads and bridges, train local police, undertake humanitarian outreach activities, and so much more. A total of 46 Indonesian peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving with the United Nations. We honour their memory. The UN is grateful to Indonesia for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers. Thank you, Indonesia!

China

China is the eight largest contributor of UN peacekeepers and is at the top of the leader board among Security Council permanent members. China first sent peacekeepers to the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East in 1990. Today, more than 1,800 Chinese peacekeepers, including 66 women, serve in eight peacekeeping operations in Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, the Middle East, South Sudan, and Western Sahara.

They protect civilians, clear minefields making roads and farmland safer, and undertake humanitarian outreach activities. Twenty-one Chinese peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. We honour their memory. The UN is grateful to China for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers. Thank you, China!

Tanzania

Tanzania is the ninth largest contributor of peacekeepers to the United Nations. More than 1,500, including 183 women, are serving in five peacekeeping operations. Starting in 1995 when it first deployed peacekeepers to Angola, Tanzania has been a consistent contributor ever since. Today, Tanzania deploys peacekeepers to Abyei, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, and South Sudan.

Tanzania deploys military and police personnel who protect civilians, carry out patrols and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable. A total of 68 Tanzanian peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. The UN is grateful to Tanzania for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers. Thank you, Tanzania!

Ethiopia

Ethiopia is the tenth largest contributor of UN peacekeepers with 1,527 military and police personnel deployed. Ethiopia first deployed peacekeepers to an UN-run mission when it joined the UN Operation in the Congo in 1960. From 2016 to 2019, Ethiopia was the largest contributor of UN peacekeepers with large deployments in Abyei, Liberia and Darfur, Sudan.

Ethiopia currently deploys 164 women peacekeepers. Their presence improves effectiveness, builds trust with local communities, and provides a vital gender perspective in complex conflict situations. A total of 142 Ethiopian peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. Thank you, Ethiopia, for the service and sacrifice of your peacekeepers.

Egypt

Egypt is the 10th largest contributor of UN peacekeepers with nearly 1,200 -- including 96 women -- now deployed.

Egypt’s involvement in UN peacekeeping operations started in 1960, contributing troops to the UN Operation in the Republic of the Congo (ONUC).

Today, Egyptian peacekeepers serve in Abyei, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Western Sahara.

The peacekeepers have conducted extensive patrols to protect civilians, undertaken awareness-raising campaigns and trainings for local police.

A total of 62 Egyptian peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag.

Thank you, Egypt for the service and sacrifice of your peacekeepers.

Morocco

Morocco is the nineth largest contributor of peacekeepers to the United Nations with more than 1,300 – including 74 women - now serving in four missions.

They carry out patrols to protect civilians, conduct medical outreach to the local population, and support schools and orphanages.

Morocco joined UN peacekeeping in 1960. Today, Moroccan peacekeepers serve in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan.

A total of 65 Moroccan peacekeepers have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag.

The UN is grateful to Morocco for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers in hot spots around the world. Thank you, Morocco!

Cameroon

Cameroon is the 11th largest contributor of peacekeepers to the United Nations with more than 900, including 118 women, now serving in three missions.

They carry out patrols to protect civilians, support in the restoration of state authority, and safeguard internally displaced persons.

Cameroon has been a consistent contributor of uniformed personnel to UN peacekeeping for several decades. Today, peacekeepers from Cameroon serve in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan.

A total of 32 peacekeepers from Cameroon have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. We honor their memory.

The UN is grateful to Cameroon for the service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers in hot spots around the world. Thank you, Cameroon!