FM for recognising women peacekeepers' personal sacrifices

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today underscored the importance of recognising the personal sacrifices of women peacekeepers.

He made this remark while visiting UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Catherine Pollard jointly called on him in the capital, a Foreign Ministry press release said here.

During the discussion, the foreign minister highlighted Dhaka's strong commitment to fulfill the UN's target to increase women peacekeepers.

Bangladesh is already increasing the number of women peacekeepers as per the UN's Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy, he added.

Momen stressed that the safety and security of the peacekeepers should be ensured while noting that Bangladesh has established Bangladesh Institute for Peace Support Operation and Training (BIPSOT) for providing regular and customized pre-deployment training to the Bangladeshi peacekeepers.

The foreign minister also reiterated Bangladesh's support to the UN's effort to maintain global peace and security.

He observed that new digital technologies have created new scopes for effective peacekeeping operations.

The Under-Secretaries-General appreciated Bangladesh's leading position as the troop and police contributing country in the UN peacekeeping missions.

They also commended the proactive role and efforts of Bangladesh to increase women peacekeepers. They welcomed Bangladesh's assurance to work together in the pursuit of global peace.