Irish troops serving with the UN
The Minister reported 679 Irish troops on UN duty, including 652 with UNIFIL in southern Lebanon and 21 officers with UNTSO observing Israel’s borders.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish troops on duty with the UN; and their locations.
Comment on this
There are at present 679 Irish troops serving with the United Nations. Of these by far the greatest number, 652, are serving with the United Nations Interim Force in the Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Southern Lebanon. There are 80 personnel at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura and 572 in the Irish battalion territory which is situated on the south eastern part of the UNIFIL area.
A further 21 Officers are serving with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO), an unarmed observer force, first set up in 1948, which observes Israel's boundaries with its neighbours. Of these officers, five are operating in the Lebanon, three out of Cairo, two out of Jerusalem, three out of Tiberias and eight out of Damascus.
There are also six troops serving with the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) at the force headquarters in Nicosia.