UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award

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UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award

News:

Major Abhilasha Barak of India has been named the 2025 Military Gender Advocate of the Year in recognition of her outstanding leadership in promoting gender-responsive peacekeeping and advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda during her deployment with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) since June 2025.

About Award:

The United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award recognises the dedication and effort of an individual peacekeeper in promoting the principles within the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.

Created in 2016 by the Office of Military Affairs within the Department for Peace Operations (DPO), the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award recognizes a military peacekeeper who has best integrated a gender perspective into peacekeeping activities.

Each year, the awardee is selected among candidates nominated by Force Commanders and Heads of Mission from all peace operations.

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