It has contributed forces to several regional and global peacekeeping missions, such as those in Cyprus, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Sinai, Angola, Cambodia, the Iran Iraq border, Bougainville, East Timor, and the Solomon Islands.
On the issue of UN peacekeeping, where South Asian states have contributed forces in disproportionate numbers, the Indian leader called for troop contributor nations to be involved in the decision-making process.
The poem was signed, "with warmest regards" from the Interior Ministry troops of Yakutia, a Siberian region that has contributed its forces to police operations in Chechnya.
This has contributed to forcing part of the pastoral communities to abandon the traditional nomadic pastoral production in search for businesses, employment opportunities, security and social amenities in the urban centres (Bebe et al. 2007; Seré et al. 2008).
He added that insurgents have proven themselves highly adaptable, and many fighters' veteran status has contributed to opposing forces' improved abilities.
As part of its effort to combat the Islamic State (IS), Canada has contributed 69 special forces trainers who are equipping Kurdish fighters to defend their land, and launch offensives against IS territory.
In recent years, the US has reinforced its military presence across the continent and has contributed air support, special forces and training in conflicts in Somalia, Nigeria and across the vast Sahel region.
A combination of 20th century warfare alongside the storage of and frequent testing of munitions by various national armed forces has contributed to a legacy of unexploded ordnance, munitions, and explosives of concern (MEC).
At the very least, this violence has contributed to the factors that force people to flee the Northern Triangle, including the increase of child migrants who arrived in the U.S. during the summer of 2014.
Over the past decade, the increase in the labour force has contributed an average of only 1% a year, or one-tenth of its GDP growth.
For instance, In the United States, having more women in the labor force has contributed to "more than $3.5 trillion in GDP growth over four decades" (p. 570).
