§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries are represented, with what numbers of troops, in Somalia at the present time; what changes are planned for the rest of the current year; and in what parts of Somalia each of these military forces are serving.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAt 21 March 1994 UNOSOM II was made up of the following contingents:
Country Strength Australia 54 Bangladesh 978 Belgium 4 Botswana 342 Canada 5 Egypt 1,680 Greece 2 India 4,969 Ireland 83 Italy 788 Korea 3 Kuwait 120 Malaysia 1,065 Morocco 1,359 Nepal 313 New Zealand 49 Nigeria 659 Norway 26 Pakistan 5,697 Romania 231 Saudi Arabia 150 Tunisia 1 UAE 317 USA 7 Zimbabwe 1,082 TOTAL 19,883 Most west European troop contributors, except Ireland, either withdrew their contingents or, in the case of Greece, scaled them down to a minimal presence before the end of March 1994. The Saudi Arabians have also withdrawn their contingents. In addition, Morocco and United Arab Republic are expected to withdraw their contingents by the end of April 1994.
Some 1,550 additional Pakistani troops and 250 Indonesian troops are expected to deploy to Somalia by the end of April 1994, which will bring the total to 19,225. Given the current flux in troop movements, the United Nations is not able to give up-to-date details on the location of each contingent.