Japan's Contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKO)

February 27, 2024
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1 Cooperation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Operation Names Personnel Period Numbers of Personnel
1. United Nations Angola Verification Mission II
(UNAVEM II)		 Electoral Observers Sep.- Oct. 1992 3 people
2. United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
(UNTAC)		 Military Observers Sep. 1992 - Sep. 1993 8 people×2 times
Troops (Engineering Unit) Sep. 1992 - Sep. 1993 600 people×2 times
Civilian Police Oct. 1992 - Jul. 1993 75 people
Electoral Observers May - Jun. 1993 41 people
3. United Nations Operation in Mozambique
(ONUMOZ)		 Staff Officers May 1993 - Jan. 1995 5 people×2 times
Troops (Movement Control Unit) May 1993 - Jan. 1995 48 people×3 times
Electoral Observers Oct. - Nov. 1994 15 people
4. United Nations Observer Mission In El Salvador
(ONUSAL)		 Electoral Observers Mar. - Apr. 1994 15 people×2 times
5. United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
(UNDOF)		 Staff Officers Feb. 1996 - Jan. 2013 2 people×13 times, 3 people×4 times
Transport Troops Feb. 1996 - Jan. 2013 43 people×33 times+44 people
6. United Nations Mission in East Timor
(UNAMET)		 Civilian Police Jul.- Sep. 1999 3 people
7. United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor(UNTAET) Staff Officers Feb. - May 2002 10 people
Troops (Engineering Unit) Mar. - May 2002 680 people
8. United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor
(UNMISET)		 Troops (Engineering Unit) May. 2002 - Jun. 2004 (680 people continuing from UNTAET)
+680 people
+522 people
+405 people
Staff Officers May 2002 - Jun. 2004 (10 people continuing from UNTAET)
+7 people
9. United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste
(UNMIT)		 Civilian Police Jul. 2007 - Feb. 2008 2 people×2 times
10. United Nations Mission in Nepal
(UNMIN)		 Military Observers Mar. 2007 - Jan. 2011 6 people×4 times
11. United Nations Mission in Sudan
(UNMIS)		 Staff Officers Oct. 2008 - Sep. 2011 2 people×6 times
12. United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
(MINUSTAH)		 Troops (Engineering Unit) Feb. 2010 - Feb. 2013 203 people
+346 people
+330 people
+330people
+317 people
+317 people
+297 people
+44 people
Staff Officers Feb. 2010 - Jan. 2013 2 people×6 times
13. United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste
(UNMIT)		 Military Liaison Officers Sep. 2010 - Sep. 2012 2 people×4 times
14. United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
(UNMISS)		 Staff Officers Nov. 2011 - present 3 people×5 times
4 people×9 times
2 people×1 times
Total 53 people
Troops (Engineering Unit) Jan. 2012 – May. 2017 239 people
+349 people×3 times
+401 people×2 times
+354 people + 58 people
      Subtotal 11,551 people
2 Cooperation in Internationally coordinated Operations for Peace and Security
Operation Names Personnel Period Numbers of Personnel
1. The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Staff Officers Apr. 2019 - Present 2 people × 4 times
4 people × 1 times
3 Cooperation in International Humanitarian Relief Operations
Operation Names Personnel Period Numbers of Personnel
1. Humanitarian Relief Operations for Rwandan Refugees Troops (Refugee Relief Unit) (including 23 troops dispatched in advance) Sep. - Dec. 1994 283 people
Troops (Airlifting Unit) Sep. - Dec. 1994 118 people
2. Humanitarian Relief Operations for East Timorese Displaced Persons Troops (Airlifting Unit) Nov. 1999 - Feb. 2000 113 people
3. Humanitarian Relief Operations for Afghan Refugees Troops (Airlifting Unit) Oct. 2001 138 people
4. Humanitarian Relief Operations for Iraqi Refugees Troops (Airlifting Unit) (including 6 operations support personnel) Mar. - Apr. 2003 56 people
5. Humanitarian Relief Operations for Iraqi Victims Troops(Airlifting Unit) (including 6 operations support　personnel) Jul. - Aug. 2003 104 people
6. Humanitarian Relief Operations for Afflicted People in Ukraine Troops(Airlifting Unit) May – Jun. 2022 142 people
      Subtotal 954 people
4 Cooperation in International Election Observation Operations
Operation Names Personnel Period Numbers of Personnel
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina general and regional elections Polling Supervisors, Election Observers Sep. 1998 30 people
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina municipal assembly elections Polling Supervisors Mar. - Apr. 2000 11 people
3. Timor-Leste constituent assembly elections Electoral Observers Aug.- Sep. 2001 19 people
4. Kosovo assembly elections Electoral Observers Nov. 2001 6 people
5. Timor-Leste presidential election Electoral Observers Apr. 2002 8 people
6. The Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential and national assembly elections Electoral Observers Jul. - Nov. 2006 13 people
7. Timor-Leste presidential and national assembly elections Electoral Observers Mar. - Jul. 2007 36 people
8. Nepal constituent assembly election Electoral Observers Mar. - Apr. 2008 24 people
9. Sudan local referendum Electoral Observers Dec. 2010 - Jan. 2011 15 people
      Subtotal 162 people

Total 12,761 people
(Except the numbers of Liaison and Coordination Personnel)

5 Contributions in Kind
Organization Cabinet Decision Date Supplies
1. United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
(UNTAC)		 11 Sep. 1992
  • 200 t television sets, videocassette players and portable generators
  • 50 medicine sets
2. 22 Jan. 1993
  • 40,000 portable radios
  • 1,000 radio-cassette players
3. United Nations Operation in Mozambique
(ONUMOZ)		 26 Jul. 1994
  • 200 television sets and videocassette players
  • 40,000 portable radios
4. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 12 Aug. 1994
  • 1 medicine set etc.
  • 5 first-aid kits
  • 43 large tents
  • 2,600 sleeping mats
  • 3,550 blankets
  • 213 temporary cisterns
  • 1,000 shovels
5. United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
(UNDOF)		 15 Dec. 1995
  • complete set of materials and equipment for constructing prefabricated buildings
6. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 6 Apr. 1999
  • 1,000 tents
7. 27 Apr. 1999
  • 10,000 blankets
  • 5,000 sleeping mats
8. United Nations Mission in East Timor
(UNAMET)		 22 Jun. 1999
  • 2,000 radios
9. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 22 Oct. 1999
  • 500 tents
  • 9,000 blankets
  • 11,140 sleeping mats
  • 20,000 jerry cans
  • 5,120 plastic sheets
10. International Organization for Migration
(IOM)		 23 Mar. 2001
  • 160 tents
  • 1,200 blankets
  • 1,600 plastic sheets
11. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 5 Oct. 2001
  • 315 tents
  • 200 blankets
  • 20 sleeping mats
  • 400 jerry cans
12. 19 Oct. 2001
  • 500 tents
13. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 28 Mar. 2003
  • 160 tents
14. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 5 Oct. 2004
  • 700 tents
15. United Nations Mission in Sudan
(UNMIS)		 29 Jul. 2005
  • 27 four-wheel drive vehicles
  • 60 landmine detectors
  • 20 large tents
16. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 31 Oct. 2006
  • 10,000 seeping mats
  • 10,000 jerry cans
  • 4,000 plastic sheets
17. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 6 Nov. 2007
  • 10,000 blankets
  • 10,000 sleeping mats
  • 10,000 jerry cans
  • 4,000 plastic sheets
18. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 28 Dec. 2007
  • 1,000 tents
19. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 28 Oct. 2008
  • 60 water purifiers (with extra filter)
20. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(UNRWA)		 23 Jan. 2009
  • 29,000 blankets
  • 8,000 plastic sheets
  • 20,000 sleeping mats
21. International Organization for Migration
(IOM)		 15 May. 2009
  • 560 tents
  • 30,000 jerry cans
  • 4,000 plastic sheets
  • 10,000 sleeping mats
  • 1,000 mosquito nets
22. United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
(MINUSTAH)		 18 Dec. 2012
  • 255 prefabricated housing sets
  • 75 containers
  • 2 generators
  • 1 lighting set
  • 2 fuel tanks
  • and other equipment etc.
23. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 22 Jan. 2013
  • 1,000 tents
  • 25,000 blankets
  • 27,500 jerry cans
  • 10,000 plastic sheets
  • 35,000 sleeping mats
24. United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
(UNDOF)		 22 Jan. 2013
  • 3 trucks
  • 1 truck tractor
  • 1 trailer low bed
  • 1 bulldozer
  • 1 excavator
25. International Organization for Migration
(IOM)		 10 Dec. 2013
  • 800 tents
  • 10,000 jerry cans
  • 10,000 blankets
  • 10,000 sleeping mats
26. United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
(UNMISS)		 23 Dec. 2013
  • 10,000 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition
27. 11 Mar. 2014
  • 200 tents
  • 4,000 plastic sheets
28. 16 May 2017
  • 19 heavy machineries
  • 1 portable compressor
  • 4 cars
  • 404 containers relevant with residency
  • 134 generators
  • 8 fuel tanks for generators
  • 67 tents
  • 99 air conditioners for tents
  • 18 water tanks
  • 3 water purifiers
  • 1 domestic wastewater treatment system
  • Other equipment
29. Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
(IGAD)		 20 Dec, 2019
  • 1,800 tents
  • 15,000 blankets
  • 20,000 water supply containers
  • 6,000 vinyl sheets
  • 15,000 sleeping mats
30. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)		 1 Apr. 2022
  • 5,000 blankets
  • 4,500 vinyl sheets
  • 8,500 sleeping mats
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