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.

About:

  • 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.