Archive · 22 Aug 2025
India Highlights Women's Role in Peacekeeping
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to women officers from many countries about making peace missions better.
He said that women are very important in these missions because they help people trust each other and make things fairer.
India is working on ways to get more women involved in the military and in peacekeeping.
The UN wants more women peacekeepers because they make missions more effective and help prevent violence.
Singh also launched a special journal about India's history with peacekeeping.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed women officers from 15 countries at the UN Women Military Officers Course (UNWMOC-2025).
Singh highlighted the importance of women's perspectives in peace operations and the strengthening of policies to increase their participation.
India, a major contributor to UN peacekeeping, supports the integration of women in these missions.
UNWMOC-2025 aims to enhance the professional capacity of women military officers for UN missions.
The course is held at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi and includes participants from various countries.
- Who
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- What
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh discussed the importance of women in peacekeeping missions.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To increase the effectiveness, inclusivity, and sustainability of peacekeeping missions.
- Event
- UN Women Military Officers Course (UNWMOC-2025)
- Speaker
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Focus
- Women in Armed Forces and Peacekeeping
- Location
- Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
- Participants
- Women officers from 15 countries and India
- Organizers
- Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs
Sources
Committed to bridging gender gap, increasing number of women in armed forces: Defence Minister Singh
We’re strengthening policies to encourage women’s participation in armed forces, peacekeeping contingents: Rajnath