Fiji to achieve 20% increase in female peacekeepers by 2014

Fiji is committed to achieving the desired goals of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.

This is what Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Peter Thomson told the UN Security Council’s open debate on Women, Peace and Security in New York this week and reaffirmed Fiji’s commitment to achieving the security resolutions.

Thomson said that Fiji’s commitment to the resolution is exemplified in its policies as it strongly encourages the recruitment of women in the security forces and their deployment with equal opportunities to peacekeeping missions.

He said Fiji supports the global effort to increase the participation of women in UN police peacekeeping roles to 20% by 2014 and encourage the provision of pre and post deployment training of our peacekeepers and welcome further assistance and expertise in this regard.

Thomson added that Fiji supports the participation and representation of women at all levels of decision-making and the Government continuously has consultations and interactions with civil society and the public.

He told the Council that the Fijian Government promotes the enhancement of efforts to collaborate with the expertise and experience of women’s groups with a view to enhancing the implementation of 1325 at the national level.


Story by: Sneh Chaudhry