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During the international press briefing at UN Headquarters (10/3/2022), the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, mentioned:

Spokesman:  We've now received a further request from Ukraine to withdraw remaining uniformed personnel serving with five other peacekeeping operations — Mali, Cyprus, Abyei, South Sudan and Kosovo.  This includes 250 troops, 30… total, and this includes… so, all of the presence, right, includes 250 troops, 36 staff officers and experts on mission, 22 police officers.  That's for a total of 308 personnel from Ukraine that they've asked to withdraw.  The process of actioning their request is under way.  Obviously, we're in close touch with the Permanent Mission of Ukraine here and with the relevant peacekeeping missions.  Again, as we've said, it is the right of any Member State to withdraw.”

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