UN lauds Indian recipient of 2025 Military Gender Advocate of the Year on International Day of UN Peacekeepers

May 29, 2026

United Nations in India honoured Major Abhilasha Barak, the recipient of 2025 Military Gender Advocate of the Year on Friday, International Day of UN...

In a first, Indian Army Major to be honoured with UN Military Gender Advocate award

May 26, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 26 : Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper who has served with the United Nations Mission...

Army Major Suman Gawani honoured with prestigious UN Award

May 30, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 30 : Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer who served as a women peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission...

United Nations: UAE prioritises gender balance, women's empowerment

Dec 19, 2024

Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said that gender balance and equality between men and women are...

Indian peacekeeper is UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

May 29, 2024

Major Radhika Sen served in eastern DRC with the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, from March 2023 to April 2024 as the Commander of the...

At United Nations, session to recognize "Gender Apartheid" in Afghanistan

Sep 24, 2023

The United Nations held a session to recognize the “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule, for the first time as part of...