Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the United Nations (UN) to hire more woman peacekeepers from Bangladesh as he reaffirmed Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment to international peace keeping and security efforts.<\/p>\n
The Chief Adviser made the request when UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met him at the State Guest House Jamuna here.<\/p>\n
“One thing that I encourage is the participation of more Bangladeshi women in peacekeeping missions,” said the Chief Adviser during the meeting when issues with regard to UN peacekeeping were discussed elaborately.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh consistently ranks among the top three troop\/police-contributing countries (TPCCs), with 5,677 peacekeepers across 10 of the 11 active missions.<\/p>\n
The UN Under-Secretary-General highlighted the UN policy of engaging more women in peacekeeping.<\/p>\n
“We don’t want to confine women to specific roles,” he said, adding the UN would support recruiting women in all aspects of peacekeeping.<\/p>\n
Prof Yunus expressed Bangladesh’s readiness to deploy additional troops and police when required, underscoring Bangladesh’s pledge of five units at the Rapid Deployment Level in the Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (PCRS).<\/p>\n