FEMALE PARTICIPATION OF BANGLADESH IN UN PEACE OPERATION

Bangladesh Armed forces have played significant role in women empowerment and gender mainstreaming by employing the women as peacekeepers in volatile security situations of the field missions. So far, total 1977 female peacekeepers from Bangladesh Armed Forces participated in UN peace operation. Currently 288 female members from Bangladesh Armed Forces are deployed in different peacekeeping missions.

UN has set a target of deploying 23% Female Staff Officer and Military Observer in UN peacekeeping operation 2026. Bangladesh is near to reach 19.83% and will further increase the women participation beyond 23% in days ahead. Bangladesh achieved 6.25% of the participation of female contingent members against the target of 13 % goal of UN. Necessary steps to increase female participation in UNPKO is ongoing. Besides, Bangladesh Army has started inclusion of “Female Engagement Team” in the Battalion from January 2019 and shall continue deploying the same in all subsequent major contingents in UN peace operation.

The statistics of Bangladeshi women participation in UN peacekeeping is as following