16th Rotation of the Nepalese Army in South Sudan

Kathmandu. The Nepalese Army deployment serving in South Sudan for peacekeeping efforts at the call of the United Nations has been rotated.

According to a press note released today by the Nepalese Army's Directorate of Public Relations and Information, the second and final contingent of 203 peacekeepers from the Shri Narayan Dal Battalion (Peacekeeping Force) 16th rotation departed for the mission area yesterday (Wednesday) to replace the Shri Naya Gorakh Battalion (Peacekeeping Force) 15th rotation participating in the "United Nations Mission in South Sudan" (UNMISS).

Similarly, upon successfully completing their tenure in the mission, 204 Nepalese peacekeepers returned home on the same day.