Global Outlook

 As a member of the Indian Battalion in the UN Interim Security Force, India is getting ready to send a platoon of female peacekeepers to the Abyei region of Sudan today (UNISFA). According to a news release from India's Permanent Mission to the UN, this will be the country's largest single unit of female peacekeepers in a UN mission since it sent the first-ever all-female force to Liberia in 2007. Moreover, India became the first country in 2007 to send an entirely female troop on a UN peacekeeping operation. The newly established police force in Liberia kept watch around the clock, patrolled the city of Monrovia at night, and assisted in enhancing the capabilities of the local force. According to the press release, the Indian contingent, which consists of two officers and 25 Other Ranks, would be a member of an Engagement platoon and focus on community outreach while also carrying out other security-related duties. Their presence will be particularly appreciated in Abyei, whe...