15 Pakistani Female Army Officers Were Awarded The UN Medal In Congo & We Couldn’t Be Prouder!

Earlier this month, 15 Pakistani female army officers, enrolled in the Female Engagement Team (FET) were awarded the UN medal, for their services in Congo, and we couldn’t be more proud!

Pakistan was the first country to deploy FET in Congo on June 19, 2019. Currently, 78 female Pak Army officers are serving under the umbrella of UN as members of FET.

These Pakistani women are #ServingForPeace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are military personnel, police officers, software engineers, psychologists, doctors & gender advisers.

More on women in @UNPeacekeeping: https://t.co/KStGbctowJ pic.twitter.com/5kbQ2Xo5X5

— United Nations (@UN) February 12, 2020

These Pakistani soldiers were acknowledged for their services to the cause and were labelled an inspiration by US chief diplomat for South Asian affairs, Alice Wells.

The US diplomat commended the services performed by our female soldiers in the war-torn Democratic Republic Of Congo.

Inspired by Pakistani women serving with distinction in the @UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC. The first Pakistani all-female group of 15 peacekeepers received medals last week for their work performing a range of services to the conflict-affected eastern DRC. AGW 📸credit @UN pic.twitter.com/3puYU7r4WW

— State_SCA (@State_SCA) February 11, 2020

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Pakistani Female Army Officers are no strangers to accolades. Earlier in 2019, Major Samia Rehman claimed the honor of being the first Pakistani to be selected for the UN SRSG certificate of the year, for her services in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

With the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, set to visit Pakistan on 16th February, 2020, it will be another opportunity to acknowledge Pakistan’s immense contribution towards UN’s mission for peace.

So far, around 450 women peacekeepers from Pakistan have served in various UN missions and we can only stand in awe and salute our ladies for their achievements!

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UN Peacekeepers have been assisting the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001. Apart from maintaining peace in the fragile state, the peacekeepers have also payed a key role in combating the outbreak of epidemics such as Ebola and more recently, measles that left hundreds of thousands of locals affected.

Pakistan remains one of the longest serving and largest contributors to the UN peacekeeping missions.

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