UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON WOMEN PEACEKEEPERS
Aug. 29, 2020
India has co-sponsored a security council resolution that calls for full, effective and meaningful participation of women personnel in peacekeeping operations. The resolution was put forth by Indonesia.
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UN Security Council Resolution on ‘women in peacekeeping' calls for full, effective and meaningful participation of women in peacekeeping operations.
India is one of the largest troop contributors to UN peacekeeping operations.
In June, India was elected non-permanent member of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021.
India has a long tradition of being associated with UN Peacekeeping since its inception. The country made history in 2007 when she deployed the first all-women Police Unit in the UN Mission in Liberia.
India is the fifth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to the UN Peacekeeping Forces.
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