Today (18^th August), Mongolian soldiers who are to be contribute to the UN peacekeeping mission “Decisive Support” in Afghanistan, are participating in a ceremony to honour the banner of the Mongolian Armed Forces. More than 100 selected soldiers in two teams (medical and combat), are to fly to South Sudan or Afghanistan. Of them, 76% already  have experience on previous peacekeeping operations.

The United Nations pays USD1380 per month per peacekeepers from troop-contributing countries, such as Mongolia. USD1380 currently converts to approximately MNT 2,760,000. Peacekeepers are  paid by the UN a total of  MNT 16,560,000 for six month and 33,120,000 for one year.

Since 2002, Mongolia has been a significant contributor to UN peacekeeping missions as well as contributing to non-UN operations. From 2005, it contributed a little over 200 troops to peacekeeping and after a short period of fluctuation, significantly increased its contributions in 2012 as a result of its contribution to the UNMISS mission in South Sudan. Mongolia has deployed 4,800 personnel for UN peacekeeping missions, as well as more than 3,500 personnel to non-UN missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo and 145 officers (including 102 UN military observers) for various staff assignments.