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  2. Women in peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    Women's participation in peacekeeping outside the UN also faces problems and difficulties. First, women's peacekeeping is sometimes ineffective by the fact that operations are ad hoc and decentralized, limited to public marches or observation. Second, lack of funding prevents women from further peacekeeping operations.

  3. List of women pacifists and peace activists - Wikipedia

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    Women have been active in peace movements since at least the 19th century. After the First World War broke out in 1914, many women's organizations became involved in peace activities. In 1915, the International Congress of Women in the Hague brought together representatives from women's associations in several countries, leading to the ...

  4. Peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    In 1993, women made up 1% of deployed uniformed personnel. In 2020, out of approximately 95,000 peacekeepers, women constituted 4.8% of military personnel, 10.9% of police personnel, and 34% of justice and corrections personnel in UN peacekeeping missions. [40]

  5. List of countries by number of United Nations peacekeepers ...

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    Peacekeepers Total Male Female Per million population [a] 1 Nepal: 6110 5458 652 209.50 2 India: 6069 5945 124 4.33 3 Rwanda: 5910 5324 586 446.16 4 Bangladesh: 5827 5349 478 34.31 5 Pakistan: 4122 3965 157 17.07 6 Indonesia: 2707 2589 118 9.70 7 Ghana: 2641 2204 437 85.66 8 China: 1870 1801 69 1.33 9 Morocco: 1710 1661 49 46.19 10 Egypt: 1635 ...

  6. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 - Wikipedia

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    Within the United Nations, the resolution has led to an increased attention to gender mainstreaming, or assessing a policy's different impacts for women and men. The main programs implementing the resolution are UN Women and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, although many other programs also apply it to their work. [7]

  7. United Nations peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    Women peacekeepers also serve as role models for women and girls in these areas, showing them that women can be powerful and influential agents of change. [ 41 ] In October 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (S/RES/1325) on women, peace, and security was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council , after recalling ...

  8. Women in combat - Wikipedia

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    Women in combat refers to female military personnel assigned to ... the United Nations first all female peacekeeping force made up of 105 Indian policewomen was ...

  9. Women in the military by country - Wikipedia

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    On 19 January 2007, the United Nations first all female peacekeeping force made up of 105 Indian policewomen was deployed to Liberia. [27] In 2014, India's army had 3% women, the Navy 2.8% and the Air Force performed highest with 8.5% women. [28]