Ulaanbaatar
Officers Participating in Peacekeeping Operations to Receive 80 Percent of Mission Expenses
Society
Ulaanbaatar, October 23,
/MONTSAME/. It has been
decided that 80 percent of the UN reimbursement for troop contributions to peacekeeping
operations will be allocated as mission allowance to the personnel of the Armed
Forces contingent, and the remaining 20 percent will be channeled to the Armed
Forces Development Fund.
The United Nations reimburses
the Government for compensation provided to service members who have served in
peacekeeping operations, calculated individually for each member of the respective
military contingent. However, in the case of Mongolia, the mission allowance
granted to the personnel of the military contingent serving in UN peacekeeping
operations has been provided through the Government’s decision. At the Government
meeting on October 23, 2025, the Government’s resolution stipulates that 80
percent will be allocated to the peacekeepers and 20 percent will be channeled
to the Armed Forces Development Fund. Previously, in 2006, the distribution was
60 percent to peacekeepers and 40 percent to the Armed Forces Development Fund.
Furthermore, Resolution No. 270 amended this to a 70:30 split in 2011.
Member of Parliament and
Minister of Defense Batlut Damba stated, “A decision has been made to change
the mission allowance for personnel participating in UN peacekeeping
operations. Since 2002, in duplicate count, approximately 23,000 service
members have served in UN peacekeeping operations over a period of 23 years. At
the Government meeting on October 23, 2025, it was resolved that 80 percent of
the allowance will be given to the personnel who performed the duty, and 20
percent will be allocated to the Armed Forces Development Fund. This marks a
significant improvement in the social welfare of the service members
participating in peacekeeping operations. The key feature of this decision is
that service members who have completed a full year of duty in distant lands
will now be provided with an additional MNT 6.0 million in mission allowance.
Currently, a motorized rifle
battalion comprising 850 personnel is honorably executing its duty in the
Republic of South Sudan, while a medical team with four service members is
doing the same in the Republic of Lebanon.
