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India sending all-women's platoon of peacekeepers to Abyei
Platoon will be part of Indian battalion in UN Mission in Abyei
Single-largest deployment of women peacekeepers in recent years

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India sending all-women's platoon of peacekeepers to UN Mission in Abyei

Name: India sending all-women's platoon of peacekeepers to UN Mission in Abyei
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Description: The all-women's team will be part of the Indian battalion in the UN Mission in Abyei.

The all-women's team will be part of the Indian battalion in the UN Mission in Abyei.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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India sending all-women's platoon of peacekeepers to UN Mission in Abyei

Marking yet another historic first, India is deploying an all-women's platoon of peacekeepers.

The platoon is being sent to Abyei in Africa, an area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan. The all-women's team will be part of the Indian battalion in the UN Mission in Abyei.

This is the single-largest deployment of women peacekeepers in recent years, according to Ruchira Kamboj, Indian ambassador to the United Nations.

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