Women play increasingly vital role in peace missions
<p> <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>, <span word="female">female</span> <span word="peacekeepers">peacekeepers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="patrols">patrols</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Annie">Annie</span> - <span word="French">French</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="names">names</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="Gomo">Gomo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Interim">Interim</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veterinary">veterinary</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 30 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> 700 <span word="peacekeepers">peacekeepers</span>, <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assisting">assisting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="a">a</span> ‘<span word="female">female</span>’ <span word="peacekeeper">peacekeeper</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UNIFIL">UNIFIL</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="feminine">feminine</span> <span word="traits">traits</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="softness">softness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="good">good</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="UNIFIL">UNIFIL</span> <span word="maintains">maintains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 11,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="from">from</span> 37 <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deploy">deploy</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>.</p><p><span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="Akriti">Akriti</span> <span word="Sharma">Sharma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jammu">Jammu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kashmir">Kashmir</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="compassion">compassion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="model">model</span>," <span word="Sharma">Sharma</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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