THE IRISH IN UNIFORM
IRISH PEACEKEEPERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD |
Historical notes of Ireland's entry into the UN and the countries they have been involved in. |
LIST OF UN MISSIONS UNDERTAKEN BY IRISH TROOPS WORLDWIDE |
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28 June 1958 - 18 December 1958 | UN Observer group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) Irish commitment | Irish commitment 50 personnel |
18 December 1958 to date | UN Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) in The Middle East | Irish commitment 348 personnel |
28 July 1960 to 30 June 1964 | UN Operation in The Congo (ONUC) in Zaire (formerly known as The Congo) in Africa | Irish commitment 6191 personnel |
21 August 1962 to 04 October 19 | UN Temporary Executive Suthority (UNTEA) in West New Guinea (West Iran) | Irish commitment 2 personnel |
27 March 1964 to date | Un Peacedkeeping force (UNFICYP) in Cyprus | Irish commitment 9439 personnel |
23 September 1965 to 22 March 1966 | UN India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM) | Irish commitment 14 personnel |
30 October 1973 to 22 May 1974 | Second UN Emergency Force (UNEF II) in the Sinai Desert | Irish commitment 573 personnel |
3 June 1974 to date | UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) from UNTSO, on the Golan Heights, Israel | ongoing Irish commitment |
13 May 1978 to date | UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) | Irish commitment 18,000 personnel |
27 November 1978 to date | UNnHeadquarters, New York, U.S.A. (UNNY) | Irish commitment 7 personnel |
24 June 1984 to 31 July 1988 | UN Inspection Teams (UNIT), in Baghdad (Iraq) and Teheran (Iran) | Irish commitment 9 personnel |
28 September 1987 to 26 June 1992 | UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) | Irish commitment 2 personnel |
01 February 1988 to 30 June 1992 | UN Relief and Works Agency (INRWA) in Beirut, Lebanon | ongoing Irish commitment |
25 April 1988 to 15 March 1990 | UN Good Offices Mission inAfgfhanistan & Pakistan (UNGOMAP) | Irish commitment 8 personnel |
15 March 1990 to date | Office of The General Secretary in Afghanistan & Pakistan (OSGAP) | Irish commitment 4 personnel |
14 August 1988 to 10 March 1991 | UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) | Irish commitment 177 personnel |
16 March 1989 to 7 April 1990 | UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) to Namibia, Africa | Irish commitment 20 personnel |
3 December 1989 to 27 January 1992 | UN Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA) | Irish commitment 57 personnel |
21 January 1992 to date | UN Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL), Central America | Irish commitment 6 personnel |
18 April 1991 to date | UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation to Mission (UNIKOM) | Irish commitment 20 personnel |
3 July 1991to 9 September 1993 | Second UN Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM), Angola, Africa | Irish commitment 18 personnel |
20 September 1991 to date | UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Africa | Irish commitment 25 personnel |
16 November to 15 March 1992 | UN Advance Mission to Cambodia (UNTAC), Far East | Irish commitment 2personnel |
15 March 1992 to 15 November 1993 | UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), Far East | Irish commitment 36 personnel |
12 January 1992 to 5 April 1992 | UN Military Liason Office in Yugoslavia (UNMKLO-Y) | Irish commitment 7 personnel |
28 March 1992 to date | UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR, Yugoslavia | Irish commitment 17 personnel1 |
20 December 1992 to 18 March 1993 | UN High Commission for Refugees - Yugoslavia (UNHCR(Y) | Irish commitment 2 personnel |
8 August 1993 to date | UN Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM II) | Irish commitment 160 personnel |
Non- UN Missions undertaken by members of the Irish Armed Forces |
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16 January 1984 to 1994 | Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), Vienna, Austria | Irish commitment 6 personnel |
16 July 1991 to 1994 | EC Military Mission (ECMM), Yugoslavia | Irish commitment 28 personnel |
25 February 1992 to 31 December 1992 | EC Task Force in Russia (ECTF[R]) | Irish commitment 3 personnel |
25 February to 1994 | EC Task Force in Yugoslavia (ECTF[Y]) | Irish commitment 4 personnel |
14 April 1993 to 1994 | GOAL in Somalia, Sudan, Angola | Irish commitment 3 personnel |
24 January 1994 | EU Mission in South Africa | Irish commitment 2 personnel |
beginning December 2001 | UNMEE Ethiopia/Eritrea | 200 Irish personnel |
The Irish Government announced on 1 June 2001 that, following the winding-down of the UN's peacekeeping role there after 23 years of Irish involvement, 200 Irish troops will pull out of The Lebanon and take up duty in Ethiopia and Eritrea towards the end of the year. They will join a total force of 4,300 from 40 countries which will attempt to stablise the situation in this war-torn region of North-East Africa. Their main bases will be in the countries' capitals Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Asmara (Eritrea). Their main task will be to monitor a cease-fire between the two warring factions. The troops functions will include the provision of protection for key personnel, signalling and transport, plus perimeter and internal security. |
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