U.N. official thanks S. Korea for helicopter donation to Kenya for peacekeeping operations

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- A senior United Nations official expressed gratitude to South Korea on Friday for donating eight military helicopters to Kenya to support U.N. peacekeeping operations.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, U.N. under-secretary-general for peace operations, made the remarks in a post on X following a ceremony marking the handover of eight refurbished MD 500 Defender helicopters to Kenya.

"Grateful to the Republic of Korea for donating eight helicopters to enhance U.N. Peacekeeping's air mobility," Lacroix wrote. "Refurbished with U.S. support, they were handed over to Kenya," he added, describing the donation as a "concrete example" of how U.N. member states invest in peace.

South Korea pledged to provide choppers to U.N. peacekeeping operations across Africa during the U.N. peacekeeping ministerial meeting held in Seoul in 2021. The United States vowed to conduct maintenance work on the helicopters and help transport them to the East African country.

The decommissioned helicopters underwent repairs and refurbishment in the U.S. for approximately two years before arriving in Kenya last month, according to South Korea's defense ministry. They are waiting for deployment after successfully completing all flight tests, according to officials.

The ceremony held in Nairobi on Friday (local time) was attended by some 200 participants, including defense officials from South Korea, the U.S. and Kenya.

This photo captured from the X account of Jean-Pierre Lacroix, U.N. under-secretary-general for peace operations, shows a South Korean military helicopter unit donated to Kenya during a handover ceremony held in Nairobi on Oct. 23, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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联合国主管和平行动的副秘书长让-皮埃尔·拉克鲁瓦在向肯尼亚移交八架翻新的MD 500“捍卫者”直升机的仪式后，在X上发表了上述言论。

拉克鲁瓦写道：“感谢大韩民国捐赠八架直升机，以增强联合国维和部队的空中机动能力。”他补充说：“这些直升机在美国的支持下进行了翻新，并已移交给肯尼亚。”他称此次捐赠是联合国成员国为和平事业投资的“具体例证”。

2021年在首尔举行的联合国维和部长级会议上，韩国承诺向联合国在非洲的维和行动提供直升机。美国承诺对这些直升机进行维护工作，并帮助将它们运送到这个东非国家。

据韩国国防部消息，这些退役直升机在美国进行了约两年的维修和翻新，于上个月抵达肯尼亚。官员称，它们已成功完成所有飞行测试，目前正在等待部署。

周五（当地时间）在内罗毕举行的仪式有约 200 名参与者，其中包括来自韩国、美国和肯尼亚的国防官员。

这张照片来自联合国主管和平行动的副秘书长让-皮埃尔·拉克鲁瓦的X账户，照片显示的是2026年10月23日在内罗毕举行的交接仪式上，韩国向肯尼亚捐赠的一批军用直升机。（照片禁止出售）（韩联社）

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