page_title: Nepalese Armed Forces
section_title: International Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Nepalese Armed Forces / International Operations
caption_attribution_description: A protective mask and grenade launcher are part of the uniform of this Nepalese soldier. He is assigned to the Quick Reactionary Force (QRF) which provides foot patrols and guards convoys of United Nations staff members going to their homes.
context_page_description: The Nepalese Armed Forces are the military forces of Nepal. The current Nepal Army traces its direct historic roots from the Royal Nepal Army, renamed in recognition of Nepal's transition from a monarchy to a popularly elected republic in 2006. Composed primarily of the ground-based Nepalese Army, organized into six active combat divisions, the Nepalese Armed Forces also operates the smaller Nepalese Army Air Service designed to support army operations and provide close light combat support. The Nepalese Army also operates smaller formations responsible for the organization of air defense, logistics, military communications, artillery, and airborne forces within Nepalese territory. In addition, the Armed Police Force acts as a paramilitary force tasked with maintaining internal security within Nepal.
  The Nepalese Armed Forces are a volunteer force with an estimated 95,000 active duty personnel in 2010, with an estimated annual military budget of around 60 million US dollars, not including military assistance funding from the Republic of India and People's Republic of China or more recently from the United States of America.
context_section_description: Nepal Army's long association with UN Peace Support Operations began with the deployment of five Military Observers in the Middle East, Lebanon (UNOGIL/ United Nations Observer Group in Lebanon) in 1958. And the first Nepalese contingent, Purano Gorakh battalion was deployed in Egypt in 1974. Nepal's participation in the UN peacekeeping operations spans a period of 50 years covering Nepal army involved UN Missions are 42,of which latest being UNSMIL in Libya, in which over sixty thousand six hundred and fifty two (60,652) Nepalese soldiers have served in support of UN peacekeeping endeavors. The Nepal Army has contributed Force Commanders, military contingent, military observers and staff officers. Nepalese troops have taken part in some of the most difficult operations, and have suffered casualties in the service of the UN. To date, the number of those lost on duty with the UN is 54, while 57 were seriously wounded.
  Its most significant contribution has been of peace and stability in Africa. It has demonstrated its capacity of sustaining large troop commitments over prolonged periods. Presently, Nepal is ranked as the sixth largest troop contributing country (TCC) to the UN.
  United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),
  UNOSOMII the UN Protective Force (UNPROFOR), UN Operational Mission Somalia II,
  UNMIH the United Nations Mission in Haiti.
  UNAMSIL - Currently, Nepal is sending an 800-man battalion to serve in the peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
  UNMIS - The Nepalese Army has sent a protection company of 200 personnel in United Nations Mission In Sudan.
  RCHQ - The RCHQ, KASSALA is also manned by the Nepalese Staffs.
  UNMISET- The UN mission in Timor Leste( East Timor)
  MINUSTAH - The UN mission in Haiti
  UNDOF
caption: A Nepalese UN peacekeeper
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