Jean-Pierre François Renaud Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations during visiting Islamabad interacted with the Journalist covering UN.
UN Peacekeeping is the largest and most visible representation of the United Nations. Over 235,000 Pakistani UN peacekeepers, both men and women, have served in 48 UN peacekeeping missions, with Pakistan consistently retaining the position of one of the top troop-contributing countries at the UN. To date, 181 Pakistani peacekeepers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, protecting civilians and upholding the UN peacekeeping mandates in the process. More than 500 Pakistani women have served as peacekeepers in various UN missions. Pakistan was also one of the first countries to achieve the UN’s deployment goal of 15% female staff officers.
Editor: Kamran Raja