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Section

4 Contributing to International
Peacekeeping and Protecting

Overseas Koreans

The ROK overcame the tragedy of the Korean War with the support of the UN
and the international community, and achieved remarkable economic growth and
democratization. As a result of economic and political development, the ROK became
a donor nation that has not forgotten the support that it has received and a country
that actively participates in peacekeeping operations as a responsible member of the
international community. As of November 2020, around 1,030 ROK personnel are 56)
Comparison of various
deployed to contribute to the ROK’s mission of elevating the country’s international international peacekeeping
stature. 56) In addition, the ROK is reinforcing its activities to preemptively protect activities
1. UN PKO
overseas Koreans in case of overseas disasters by actively utilizing military assets. • Host: Led by the UN
• Command and Control:
Commander of
peacekeeping forces
(PKF) appointed by the
UN secretary-general
• Expenses: Borne by the
1. UN Peacekeeping Operations UN
2. Multinational Forces’ Chapter 6
Peace Operations
• Host: Led by regional
Overview of UN UN peacekeeping operations began with the security organizations or
particular countries
Peacekeeping Operations establishment of the United Nations Truce • Command and
Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Palestine Control: Commander
of multinational forces
in 1948 to monitor armistice agreements. 13 PKO mission units are currently (MNF)
57)
• Expenses: Borne by
carrying out their duties, including armistice monitoring and reconstruction support, deploying countries
3. Defense Exchanges and
in conf ict areas around the world. Cooperation Activities
• Host: Led by deploying
Starting with the deployment of an engineering unit to Somalia in 1993, the ROK, countries
• Command and Control:
which joined the UN in 1991, has deployed a ROK Armed Forces medical assistance Military commanders of
deploying countries
• Expenses: Borne by
deploying countries
[Chart 6-7] ROK Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations
57)
(As of November 2020, unit: persons)
Currently, there are
Lebanon seven missions in Africa
Dongmyeong Unit (280) (Western Sahara, Central
Darfur, Sudan African Republic, Mali, the
UNMISS staff (1) UNIFIL staff officers (4) Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Sudan, Abyei,
and South Sudan), three in
the Middle East (Lebanon,
Western Sahara Syria, and Palestine),
MINURSO staff (3) two in Europe (Kosovo
South Sudan India and Pakistan and Cyprus), and one in
Hanbit Unit (270) UNTSO staff (8) Asia (India and Pakistan).
Nearly 120 countries have
UNMISS observers together deployed around
and staff officers (7) Yemen UNMHA 70,000 personnel to these
staff (0) missions.

Chapter 6. Developing a Robust ROK–US Alliance that is Mutually Complementary and Promoting Defense Exchanges and Cooperation