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African Union African Union • Incrementally build to self-fund 25% of AU peace operations Existing from 2015 Summit Argentina • Movcon Unit (Air) • Mobile Military Hospital • Water Well Drilling Engineer Unit • Engineering Company - Horizontal (Cruz Del Sur) New from London 2016 Armenia • Explosive Ordinance Disposal/Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices company (long-term) • Level II Hospital Existing from 2015 Summit Australia • Use of C-130 and C-17 aircrafts for strategic airlift • Capacity building for Troop and Police Contributing Countries • Counter-Improvised Explosive Device training Existing from 2015 Summit Austria • Military Community Outreach Unit • Firefighting capacity - UNIFIL New from London 2016 Azerbaijan • Infantry battalion • Staff officers Existing from 2015 Summit Bangladesh (co-host) • Helicopter unit • Riverine unit • Infantry battalion • Airfield construction unit • Level II Hospital • Signals company • Engineering company • Three Formed Police Units • Transportation company • Capacity building for African • Port operations unit Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership • Maritime unit (frigate) • Customized training and technical • Maritime unit (offshore patrol vessel) support on protection of civilians, gender • Shore-based radar unit and human rights issues • Special Forces unit • 20 staff officers Existing from 2015 Summit Belgium • Combined Arms Tactical Sub • Fighter aircraft (6) Group • Unmanned Air System unit • Intelligence Surveillance Target • Maritime unit Acquisition and Reconnaissance detachment • Maritime support unit • Transport aircraft C-130 • Transport aircraft A-321 • Military Utility Helicopter (4 x 109) New from London 2016 Bhutan • Force Protection Company New from London 2016 Brazil • Infantry battalion • Level II hospital • Capacity building of other Troop Contributing Countries • Twenty UN military observers • Twenty staff officers Existing from 2015 Summit Burundi • Infantry Company New from London 2016 Cambodia • Engineering company • Military police unit • Two demining companies Existing from 2015 Summit Canada • Contribution of up to 600 personnel New from London 2016 Chad • Formed Police Unit New from London 2016 Chile • Helicopter unit • Engineering Company • Medical unit Existing from 2015 Summit China • Helicopter unit • Standing Formed Police Unit • Medical, engineering and transportation capacity • De-mining training for 2,000 personnel • $100 million for AU operations • 8,000 standby troops Existing from 2015 Summit Colombia • Infantry battalion (mid-term) • Infantry brigade (long-term) • Up to 58 individual police officers • 10-12 staff officers Existing from 2015 Summit Croatia • Engineering company • Pre-deployment training for female police officers Existing from 2015 Summit Czech Republic • Special Forces team • Specialized Rescue team • Police experts • Medical capability and equipment Existing from 2015 Summit Denmark • Increase military contribution • 27 military intelligence officers (MINUSMA) • $3 million to MINUSMA trust • Twenty individual police fund officers • Signals training • Survey on Protection of Civilians • Funding to special political missions Existing from 2015 Summit Egypt • Infantry Battalion • Level II Hospital • Heavy Transport Company • Combat Cavalry Company New from London 2016 El Salvador • Engineering company • Airfield landing and maintenance unit • Five staff officers Existing from 2015 Summit Ethiopia (co-host) • Two infantry battalions Existing from 2015 Summit European Union • Strengthen cooperation on • Enhance/exchange of rapid response, including information and analysis modalities for a bridging or • Increase EU support to African parallel EU operation Peace Facility from €750 to 900 • Enable mutual EU-UN support million in theatres of operations and hand-over of equipment and facilities Existing from 2015 Summit Fiji • Infantry battalion • Police Investigation team of 3-5 • Infantry company officers to investigate SEA in UN • 350 additional infantry to existing Field Missions mission • Upgrade of Infantry Company in • Personal security platoon UNDOF to Mechanised Infantry • Field engineering platoon Company • Medical team • Upgrade of Infantry Company in UNIFIL to Battalion and gradually • Individual police officers to Mechanised Infantry Battalion • Correction officers by 2018/19 • Formed Police Unit by 2018 Existing from 2015 Summit Finland • Continue involvement in • Twenty additional police officers UNIFIL until at least 2018 • Capacity building in Africa • Special Forces company • Staff officers • Amphibious task unit • Deployable Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear lab in 2018 Existing from 2015 Summit France • Train 80,000 African troops • French language training for 25,000 troops Existing from 2015 Summit France • 83 soldiers for MINUSCA to operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles / drones New from London 2016 the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia • Utility and Attack Helicopters New from London 2016 Georgia • Infantry deployment (to be determined) Existing from 2015 Summit Germany • Start-up kits of military • 45 UN police including equipment specialized teams to four • Training at mission peacekeeping missions headquarters and mobile military training teams • Civilian engineering capacity (standing on 72 hours’ notice) Existing from 2015 Summit Ghana • Helicopter unit • Infantry battalion • Signals/communication company • Naval Patrol unit (2 boats) • Riverine unit • Level II Hospital • Two Formed Police Units Existing from 2015 Summit Greece • Amphibious Ship (LST) • Infantry Company • Transport Aircraft (C-130) New from London 2016 Guatemala • Military Police Company New from London 2016 Hungary • High Thermal Imaging Technology (with operating personnel) • 10 advisors New from London 2016 India • Infantry battalion • Training support to new Troop • Signals company Contributing Countries • Engineering company • Level II Hospital • Three Formed Police Units with increased female participation • Technical experts Existing from 2015 Summit Indonesia (co-host) • Infantry battalion • Formed Police Unit of 100 (40 female) Existing from 2015 Summit Ireland • Infantry Company with headquarters staff New from London 2016 Italy • Multirole helicopter squadron (level 2) • Infantry battalion (level 2) • Engineering company • Special operations task group (level 2) • Force protection company (level 2) • Tactical UAV (level 2) • Transport company • Signal company • Transport airfield unit • Airfield construction unit • Police capacity building Existing from 2015 Summit Japan (co-host) • Strategic airlift • Support new Asian Troop Contributing Countries • Civilian professionals training • Increase staff officers Existing from 2015 Summit Jordan • Formed Police Unit • Infantry Battalion New from London 2016 Kazakhstan • Infantry Company (Motorized) New from London 2016 Kenya • Engineering Company • Infantry Battalion New from London 2016 Republic of Korea • Engineering company • Equipment for a Level II Hospital Existing from 2015 Summit Kyrgyzstan • Level 2 hospital New from London 2016 Lithuania • Water Purification Unit New from London 2016 Malaysia • Infantry battalion • Engineering company • Two Formed police units • 100 individual police officers • Training at Malaysian peacekeeping centre Existing from 2015 Summit Mexico • Increase troop and personnel deployment (to be determined) Existing from 2015 Summit Mongolia • Engineering Company New from London 2016 NATO • Improvised Explosive Device • Explore strategic airlift and survivability support, education logistic support and training • Train Troop Contributing Countries • Support rapid deployment mechanisms (exchange best practices and develop certification system) Existing from 2015 Summit Nepal • Rapid deployment battalion • Increased female participation • Reconnaissance company (military and police) • Guard unit • Engineering platoon • Military police company • Training to other Troop Contributing Countries • Level II Hospital • Formed Police Unit • Special Forces company Existing from 2015 Summit Netherlands (co-host) • Extend deployment in • Host follow up conference on MINUSMA Kigali Principles • Training support on protection of civilians • Support UN Strategic Force Generation Cell • Intelligence capacity-building Existing from 2015 Summit Netherlands (co-host) • Long Range Recon Patrol Task Group for MINUSMA • Individual Police Officers • Civilian Experts New from London 2016 Nigeria • Infantry Battalion • Regional Hospital New from London 2016 Norway • Specialized police team for • Consideration of a combat investigation and transnational engineering company with crime Counter-Improvised Explosive • C-130 aircraft for 10 months Device capability in 2017 • Camp facility (MINUSMA) • Capacity building for East Africa Standby Force • Staff officers Existing from 2015 Summit Pakistan (co-host) • Infantry battalion • Signal company • Unarmed Unmanned Aerial • Engineering company Vehicle Squadron • Transport company • K-9 platoon with up to six pairs of dogs • Helicopter unit • Level II Hospital • Level III Hospital Existing from 2015 Summit Peru • Infantry company Existing from 2015 Summit Philippines • Force HQ Support Unit (FHSU) New from London 2016 Poland • Explosive Ordnance Disposal / Engineering Group • Military Engineer General Support Unit – capabilities dedicated to explosive ordnance threats (Explosive Remnants of War, Improvised Explosive Devices) • Military Observers and Staff Officers New from London 2016 Portugal • Infantry Company (Quick Reaction
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