A total of 219 Cambodian blue beret troops of the Engineering Division Unit 432, including 28 women, have left for their UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.
Seeing them off at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Feb. 20, H.E. Gen. Sem Sovanny, Director General of the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces, Mines and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance (NPMEC), underlined that this is another pride for Cambodia.
This is the 8th mission and the Engineering Division Unit 432 will contribute to the peace building in conflict-stricken countries like their previous counterparts, he said.
On the same day, 204 peacekeepers of Engineering Division Unit 576 returned home after successfully completing their one-year mission under the UN umbrella in the Central African Republic. They were warmly welcomed upon their arrival by H.E. Gen. Sem Sovanny.
Since 2006, Cambodia has deployed more than 7,000 peacekeepers, including over 500 women for 11 missions in nine countries: Sudan, South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, Lebanon, Mali, Syria, and Yemen.
About 800 Cambodian blue helmet troops are currently fulfilling their missions in Lebanon, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, and Central African Republic.
