- India is the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
- This “Group of Friends” will maintain a database of all crimes done against UN peacekeepers of all time.
- The main aim is to maintain International Peace and Safety.
- The Co-chairs of the “Group of Friends” are India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco, and Nepal.
- They will meet 2 times a year and be attended to and organized by UN partners, co-chairs, and interested member states.
- The UN peacekeepers are known as Blue Helmets, in which around 177 peacekeepers lost their lives in the line of duty in India, as India is the largest troop-contributing country to UN peacekeeping.
- This was done under UNSC resolution 2589 adopted in August 2021 and the co-chairs should provide police and troops for the UN peacekeeping missions.
Question:
Q.1 Which country launched the “Group of Friends” database?a. Bangladesh
b. France
c. India
d. Morocco
