All Indian women platoon land in Abyei for UN peacekeeping mission

Jan 16, 2023

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said he is pleased to see the largest contingent of women peacekeepers from India arriving in Abyei where...

India supports peace process, capacity building in South Sudan

Feb 01, 2023

Recently, India deployed an all-woman platoon of peacekeepers as part of the Indian Battalion to the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (on...

Indian troops hold pregnancy awareness session for women in South Sudan's disputed Abyei

Oct 12, 2024

The initiative is aimed at improving maternal health in the region. As many as 24 women and nine girls from the local community attended...

Indian troops hold agriculture awareness programme in Sudan's disputed Abyei

Dec 20, 2024

In a significant outreach effort under the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, The Indian Battalion on Friday executed a transformative agricultural initiative...

India to deploy platoon of women peacekeepers to UN Mission in Sudan

Jan 06, 2023

This will be India's largest single unit of women Peacekeepers in a UN Mission since it deployed the first-ever all-women contingent in Liberia in...

Indian peacekeepers are appreciated world over: Jaishankar in Cyprus

Dec 31, 2022

"So nice to see the street in Larnaca named after General K S Thimayya," wrote Jaishankar in a tweet on his official Twitter handle.