Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The United Nations is facing one of the most serious financial crises in the history of its peacekeeping operations, and Bangladesh is among the countries now directly impacted.
Due to a major budget shortfall triggered by delayed and reduced payments from key donor states, especially the United States, the UN has begun an emergency downsizing of peacekeeping missions worldwide.
As part of these cuts, at least 1,313 Bangladeshi peacekeepers, according to diplomatic sources, will be withdrawn from different UN missions over the next nine months and sent back home.
The crisis escalated after the United States, traditionally the largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, significantly reduced its funding.
The US government a...