India Supports UN Resolution For “Full Participation” Of Women In Peacekeeping Operations

India has a long custom of releasing ladies peacekeepers. (Representational)

New York:

India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has actually co-sponsored a Security Council resolution that requires “complete, significant and efficient involvement” of ladies workers in peacekeeping operations.

On Friday the objective stated in a tweet, “India is happy to co-sponsor” the resolution which was presented by Indonesia.

Peacekeeping is among Indonesia’s concerns throughout its 2019-2020 term on the Council. When it held its very first presidency in 2019, the ladies in peacekeeping resolution was started by Indonesia and on Friday the Security Council president (Indonesia) is anticipated to reveal the outcome of the ballot on a draft resolution.

Sources informed news company ANI that the resolution has actually gone by agreement however the outcomes will be revealed late night.

” In line with the concerns we (India) have actually set for ourselves, throughout our period in the Security Council starting 2021, India will continue to promote higher participation of ladies in all locations,” the Indian objective even more stated in the tweet.

India has a long custom of releasing ladies peacekeepers. As early as 1960, India sent out ladies in the Armed Forces Medical Services to serve in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Republic of Congo.

In 2007, India was the very first nation to send out an all-women Formed Police Unit to Liberia. They were hailed as “good example” by the then President of Liberia, in addition to previous United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.

This year, Major Suman Gawani won the UN Military Gender Advocate award. She is released in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

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