The Bhutanese Leading the way.
His Majesty The King granted an Audience this morning to the 5th United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPKF) contingent, which is set to deploy to the Central African Republic (CAR) on 7 October 2026 in Paro.
The 180-member contingent, which includes 13 women, is expected to fly out of Bhutan in two groups, on 8 October and 19 October.
Bhutan began participating in UN peacekeeping in 2014, contributing military observers, staff officers and individual police officers. In 2022, Bhutan began sending 180-member contingents to support the UN mission in CAR (MINUSCA).
