The United Nations on Thursday asked India to help the institution train contributors to its peacekeeping operations and praised both the training and professional contribution of Indian personnel.
U.N. Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy, was here on a three-day visit along with other officials.
“India has developed considerable capacity to become a leading trainer for others, capacity which I have seen first hand during my visit here. In future, we look to you to help us in preparing other contributors for U.N. peacekeeping,” Mr. Le Roy said in his address at the United Service Institution of India.
Later addressing correspondents at the U.N. Centre here, the U.N. official said he and his team observed the training for Indian troops deployed for the peacekeeping mission at Agra, and the police at Hyderabad and National Security Guards, Manesar in Haryana.
“The Indian peacekeeping troops undergo rigorous training before deployment and show highest level of professionalism,” members of the team said. They said the training could be provided by India to countries in the zone.
Mr. Le Roy said the current trip was to express appreciation for the country’s outstanding contribution to peacekeeping. The visit was also to have a discussion regarding the current and future challenges of peacekeeping and recognising that the growing expectations and the increasingly complexity of mandated tasks have a profound effect also on major contributors.
India has 8,767 military and police deployed in nine peacekeeping missions throughout the world, including Congo, Sudan, Lebanon, Liberia among other places.
