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India Highlights Women’s Crucial Role in Peacebuilding at UN Commission
NEW DELHI, October 29, 2025 – India reaffirmed its commitment to the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda at the UN Peacebuilding Commission in New York on Monday, emphasizing the critical role of women in achieving sustainable peace. Rajya Sabha member P. Wilson, leading the Indian delegation, delivered the India Statement, highlighting the nation’s long-standing recognition of women as “indispensable agents of sustainable peace.”
Mr. Wilson cited India’s historical contributions to UN peacekeeping, including the deployment of women medical officers to the Congo in the 1960s, long before UN Resolution 1325. He also highlighted India’s deployment of the first all-female Formed Police Unit to Liberia in 2007, which he said inspired Liberian women to join their country’s police and security forces.
“They inspire women in conflict zones through example that they, too, can be leaders and peace builders,” Wilson stated. He noted that Indian women have served in challenging locations, including South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mr. Wilson also emphasized India’s investments in capacity-building for women in peacebuilding, pointing to the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping in New Delhi as a “global centre of excellence for gender responsive training.” He concluded by asserting India’s readiness to share its expertise and technology related to the WPS agenda with member countries of the Global South.
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