MALAYSIA TO DEPLOY 380 POLICE OFFICERS
FOR UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION
Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Razak said since 1960, Malaysia had participated in 35 UN
peacekeeping missions involving over 29,000 military and police personnel.
Malaysia has pledged to deploy 380 police officers
and personnel to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission.
Speaking at the UN
Peacekeeping Summit here today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said
the group would serve as part of the United Nations Police.
He said an infantry
battle group, together with an engineering unit would also be rapidly deployed
to assist peacekeeping missions.
Najib said the
Malaysian Peacekeeping Centre located in Port Dickson had to date trained over
2,500 local and international participants from 52 countries.
United States
President Barack Obama co-hosted the peacekeeping summit to garner support and
commitment from world leaders towards a more effective UN peacekeeping
operation.
Among prominent
figures at the summit were leaders from China, European Union, Italy, North
Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the United Kingdom.
Najib said as chair
of ASEAN, Malaysia played a significant role in the establishment of the ASEAN
Militaries Ready Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief for quick
deployment to areas of crisis in the region.
“We believe ASEAN
militaries can play a critical role as first responders to challenges in the
region through the effective implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster
Management and Emergency Response,” he said.
Najib said since
1960, Malaysia had participated in 35 UN peacekeeping missions involving over
29,000 military and police personnel.
He said currently,
Malaysian peacekeepers were participating in Western Sahara, Congo, Lebanon,
Liberia, Abyei and Darfur.
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