New York, November 29 (HS). India was re-elected as a member of the United Nations Peace Keeping Commission. India’s current tenure in the Commission was ending on December 31. “India has been re-elected to the United Nations Peacekeeping Commission (PBC) for the term 2025-2026,” India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations wrote on Thursday. As a founding member and major contributor, India is committed to continue its engagement with the PBC to work towards global peace and stability.” The UN Peacekeeping Commission has 31 member states. They are elected from the United Nations General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council. The top financial contributing countries and top troop contributing countries to the United Nations system are also its members. India is one of the largest contributors of uniformed personnel to UN peacekeeping forces. India currently has around 6,000 military and police personnel deployed in Abyei, Central African Republic, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, Middle East, Somalia, South Sudan and Western Sahara as part of UN operations. Nearly 180 Indian peacekeepers have made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in peacekeeping operations, the highest ever by any other country as a contributor.
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