Liberiske piger og kvinder bør lade sig inspirere af den rent kvindelige politistyrke, der tjener som del af FN’s mission i Liberia (UNMIL), siger den danske top-FN-embedsmand i det vestafrikanske land.
CONGO TOWN: “I hope the inspiration that you have provided Liberian girls and women will be among the many lasting impressions of your work here in Liberia, and your work here will leave a positive legacy in the rule of law sector,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative Ellen Margrethe Løj declared as she decorated 125 Indian women peacekeepers.
She praised the women for their important outreach programmes with basic self-defence training and computer classes, helping Liberian women to develop their capacities and practical skills and empowering them to improve their lives.
Ms. Løj praised India for being the first country to send an all-female police unit to a UN peacekeeping mission, citing a Security Council resolution recognizing that “armed conflicts often affect women and girls most severely, and so it mandates that women should play a more active role in peacekeeping efforts”.
