India has co-sponsored a security council resolution which was put forth by Indonesia that calls for full, effective and meaningful participation of women personnel in peacekeeping operations.
- 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.
- India 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.
Source: AIR
