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Indian Peacekeeper Radhika Sen To Get UN Award For Gender Advocacy
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Indian Woman Army Major To Receive UN Gender Advocate Of Year Award
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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India Deploys Its "Largest Single Unit Of Women Peacekeepers In UN Mission"
India is set to deploy a platoon of Women Peacekeepers in Sudan's Abyei region today as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force (UNISFA).
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Deployed Nearly 3000 Police Officers In 24 UN Peacekeeping Operations: India
India has paid tribute to all women and men peacekeepers, including the 14 police officers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty, said the country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN.
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More Women Peacekeepers Mean More Effective Peacekeeping: India's Vikas Swarup
India is committed to increasing the number of women peacekeepers to the United Nations and to meeting the targets in this regard within the specified timelines, Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday delivering a keynote address at an event organised by the UN and Vietnam.
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India Supports UN Resolution For "Full Participation" Of Women In Peacekeeping Operations
India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has co-sponsored a Security Council resolution that calls for "full, effective and meaningful participation" of women personnel in peacekeeping operations.
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India Lost More Peacekeepers Than Any Other UN Member State: Envoy
India, among the largest troop contributing nations to UN peacekeeping, has lost more peacekeepers in the line of duty than any other UN member state and the bravery, professionalism and selfless service of the brave Indian men and women is widely admired, the country's Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti said on Thursday.
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Need More Women Peacekeepers In UN, Says Indian Commander
Efforts must be made to significantly increase the number of uniformed women personnel in the UN peacekeeping missions, an Indian woman commander stationed in Congo has said, underlining that they serve as role models for girls and women everywhere.
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UN Secretary-General Says "Dhanyawaad'' To India
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed gratitude for India's contribution to the United Nations and its peacekeeping missions, underlining the inspiring role Indian women have played for the world body to help maintain international peace and security.
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UN Praises Gender Balance In Indian Peacekeeping Troops
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised India for having the highest proportion of women in its contingents to peacekeeping operations and held up its contributions as an example of contributions to UN values.
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United Nations Says 40 Sex Abuse Accusations Received Since Last Quarter Of 2017
Forty allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were made during the last three months of 2017 against United Nations peacekeeping missions, agencies, funds and programs and implementing partners, the world body said on Thursday.
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11 Congo Women, Girls Say Pregnant By Tanzania Peacekeepers: United Nations
Tanzania will investigate accusations that some of its peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo abused and exploited five women and six girls, leaving them all pregnant, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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'Forced Sex With Dog': Central African Republic Girls Report Abuse By UN Peacekeepers
More than 100 girls and women have come forward with new sexual abuse accusations against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the UN said on Thursday, calling allegations that a French military commander forced three girls to have sex with a dog "shocking to the core."
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'Sometimes When I'm Alone With My Baby, I Think About Killing Him. He Reminds Me Of The Man Who Raped Me.'
The neighborhood is a patchwork of low-slung buildings scorched and looted at the height of the civil war, a place where the United Nations was supposed to come to the rescue. But in a number of homes, women and girls are raising babies they say are the children of UN troops who abused or exploited them.
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All-Female Indian Peacekeeping Unit Inspiration For All: Ban Ki-Moon
Hailing India's women peacekeeping unit in Liberia as an inspiration for all, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that their conduct has served as an example of how women can help the world body in its efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Indian Peacekeeper Radhika Sen To Get UN Award For Gender Advocacy
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Indian Woman Army Major To Receive UN Gender Advocate Of Year Award
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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India Deploys Its "Largest Single Unit Of Women Peacekeepers In UN Mission"
India is set to deploy a platoon of Women Peacekeepers in Sudan's Abyei region today as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force (UNISFA).
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Deployed Nearly 3000 Police Officers In 24 UN Peacekeeping Operations: India
India has paid tribute to all women and men peacekeepers, including the 14 police officers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty, said the country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN.
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More Women Peacekeepers Mean More Effective Peacekeeping: India's Vikas Swarup
India is committed to increasing the number of women peacekeepers to the United Nations and to meeting the targets in this regard within the specified timelines, Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday delivering a keynote address at an event organised by the UN and Vietnam.
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India Supports UN Resolution For "Full Participation" Of Women In Peacekeeping Operations
India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has co-sponsored a Security Council resolution that calls for "full, effective and meaningful participation" of women personnel in peacekeeping operations.
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India Lost More Peacekeepers Than Any Other UN Member State: Envoy
India, among the largest troop contributing nations to UN peacekeeping, has lost more peacekeepers in the line of duty than any other UN member state and the bravery, professionalism and selfless service of the brave Indian men and women is widely admired, the country's Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti said on Thursday.
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Need More Women Peacekeepers In UN, Says Indian Commander
Efforts must be made to significantly increase the number of uniformed women personnel in the UN peacekeeping missions, an Indian woman commander stationed in Congo has said, underlining that they serve as role models for girls and women everywhere.
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UN Secretary-General Says "Dhanyawaad'' To India
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed gratitude for India's contribution to the United Nations and its peacekeeping missions, underlining the inspiring role Indian women have played for the world body to help maintain international peace and security.
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UN Praises Gender Balance In Indian Peacekeeping Troops
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised India for having the highest proportion of women in its contingents to peacekeeping operations and held up its contributions as an example of contributions to UN values.
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United Nations Says 40 Sex Abuse Accusations Received Since Last Quarter Of 2017
Forty allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were made during the last three months of 2017 against United Nations peacekeeping missions, agencies, funds and programs and implementing partners, the world body said on Thursday.
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11 Congo Women, Girls Say Pregnant By Tanzania Peacekeepers: United Nations
Tanzania will investigate accusations that some of its peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo abused and exploited five women and six girls, leaving them all pregnant, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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'Forced Sex With Dog': Central African Republic Girls Report Abuse By UN Peacekeepers
More than 100 girls and women have come forward with new sexual abuse accusations against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the UN said on Thursday, calling allegations that a French military commander forced three girls to have sex with a dog "shocking to the core."
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'Sometimes When I'm Alone With My Baby, I Think About Killing Him. He Reminds Me Of The Man Who Raped Me.'
The neighborhood is a patchwork of low-slung buildings scorched and looted at the height of the civil war, a place where the United Nations was supposed to come to the rescue. But in a number of homes, women and girls are raising babies they say are the children of UN troops who abused or exploited them.
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All-Female Indian Peacekeeping Unit Inspiration For All: Ban Ki-Moon
Hailing India's women peacekeeping unit in Liberia as an inspiration for all, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that their conduct has served as an example of how women can help the world body in its efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse.
