M’sia gets UN award for women's participation in peacekeeping missions


Lt-Gen Azhan (right) receiving the award in Berlin. – BERNAMApic

BERLIN: Malaysia has received an award recognising the participation of women in peacekeeping missions at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 forum here.

The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Headquarters said in a statement on Thursday (May 15) that the award recognises the operational deployment and involvement of women peacekeepers from the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), which met the targets set by the Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy (UGPS).

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