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Indian Peacekeepers Continue Aid for Displaced People in Abyei
Indian peacekeepers are helping people who had to leave their homes in Abyei.
They work with a United Nations mission called UNISFA.
The peacekeepers help provide basic services, education and community activities.
Abyei is an area between Sudan and South Sudan.
India also sends many women to serve in United Nations peacekeeping missions.
P. Harish said more than 160 Indian women peacekeepers are currently serving.
Women peacekeepers can help communities trust the mission and support vulnerable women and children.
India also trains women military officers from other countries for peacekeeping work.
Indian peacekeepers serving with UNISFA continue assisting internally displaced people in Abyei.
UNISFA support includes basic services, educational initiatives and community engagement.
Abyei is managed by UNISFA and lies between Sudan and South Sudan.
P. Harish said more than 160 Indian women peacekeepers serve in various UN missions.
India trains women military officers globally through its Centre for UN Peacekeeping in Delhi.
- Who
- Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force for Abyei, along with internally displaced people in Abyei.
- What
- The peacekeepers are assisting displaced people through basic services, educational initiatives and community engagement.
- Where
- Abyei, a region between Sudan and South Sudan.
- When
- Saturday, August 29; the article does not state the year.
- Why
- To assist internally displaced people and provide critically needed support and services.
Key facts
- Mission
- United Nations Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
- Location
- Abyei, between Sudan and South Sudan
- Beneficiaries
- Internally displaced people
- Support provided
- Basic services, educational initiatives and community engagement
- Indian women peacekeepers
- More than 160 serve in various United Nations missions
- Training center
- Centre for UN Peacekeeping in Delhi
- Recent training participation
- Women military officers from 15 countries attended the UN Women Military Officers Course last year
Quotes
United Nations Department of Peace Operations
UN department responsible for peace operations
“Indian peacekeepers with UNISFA continue their commitment to assisting internally displaced persons in Abyei. The Mission's support includes critically needed basic services, educational initiatives and community engagement.”
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P. Harish
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations
“They build trust in communities. They give hope to vulnerable populations, particularly women and children. They serve as visible symbols of women's agency in maintaining peace and security.”
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