UNITED NATIONS “MILITARY GENDER ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD”

May 29, 2020

Women peacekeepers from India and Brazil – Major Suman Gawani of the Indian Army, a Military Observer formerly deployed with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer – have jointly won the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2019 Award.

About:

  • For the first time, two peacekeepers will receive the award jointly for their contribution to this important cause.

  • They received the award on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers (observed on May 29).