Understanding the Perspective of Women in UN Peacekeeping Missions

Women in conflict throughout the world are taking significant risks to contribute to peace and security and their participation in peacekeeping operations has enhanced their role in peacebuilding and defending the rights of women. Women peacekeepers have proven themselves equal of their male counterparts in the execution of jobs under tough circumstances in all disciplines of peacekeeping. However, their contribution in UN Peacekeeping has been under-reported and given little attention, and failure to address this weakens not just the Security Council’s responsibility in all aspects of peace and security, but also its primary objective. We must recruit and maintain women peacekeepers as a matter of operational need.