India has co-sponsored the Indonesian resolution on women peacekeepers that calls for increasing the "deployment of uniformed women to peacekeeping operations". The resolution asked UN member states to provide "access to training for uniformed women personnel" and develop a "national database of trained women personnel interested" in deployment. According to 2019 figures, only 6 per cent of UN peacekeepers are women. The resolution explicitly mentions that "gender-sensitive working environments for women in peacekeeping operations" should be developed and any "threats and violence against them" should be addressed. It also "requested" the UN Secretary-General to strengthen efforts to "prevent and address sexual harassment" within peacekeeping operations

Source: dna August 28, 2020 17:37 UTC