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Egyptian policewomen squad to protect civilians in a UN mission in Mali
The elements of the Egyptian division are a qualitative addition to the UN mission operating in Mali.
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Identical international and Egyptian bodies announced the commencement of the work of the first full-fledged female police squad, to confront the dangers of explosive devices in Mali, as part of the United Nations Mission "MINUSMA". The Egyptian civil society took the step, as it is a new indicator of the empowerment of Egyptian and Arab women, and the storming of new areas in the public space, which were previously the preserve of men.
The United Nations said on its Twitter account, "The team is composed of Egyptian women's peacekeeping police. For the first time in the history of United Nations peacekeeping operations, a police team composed entirely of peacekeepers within the (MINUSMA) mission is responsible for protecting civilians in Mali from danger." Attacks with improvised explosive devices and mines.
MINUSMA said on its Twitter account: "An Egyptian police unit made entirely of women opens new horizons in mine action in central Mali."
According to MINUSMA, the Egyptian women's police team is one of three Egyptian police teams within the peacekeeping unit in Douentz, Mali, which has been deployed since 2017.
New approach
"This new approach represents a pioneering initiative, aimed at ensuring the safety and security of peacekeepers, given the continuing threat from improvised explosive devices and mines," said the commander of the UN mission "MINUSMA" in Mali, Al-Qasim Wen, in media statements.
Egyptian Women Police Squad Leader, Rana Ghorab, said: “We are very proud to be the first women trained to mitigate the threat of improvised explosive devices.
This would help us a lot in Egypt and the Middle East, and the experience helps us to show women as capable of doing anything men can do.”
In 2019, peacekeeping forces included about 95,000 women from all over the world, comprising 4.7% of military personnel and 10% of police personnel, but the target is to reach 15% of military units, 25% of military observers and staff officers, and a percentage of Proportional at the police level, and the United Nations aims through this development to improve the overall performance of peacekeeping forces through diversity, support survivors of violence, enhance access to local communities, encourage women to engage in peacekeeping operations, and create female role models in peacekeeping forces. Peace, according to the feminist “Hen” website.
For its part, the "National Council for Women" praised the formation of the Egyptian women's police brigade, and the head of the council, Dr. Maya Morsi, said in a tweet to her on "Twitter", commenting on the image of the female policewomen contributing to the brigade: "Honorable faces of Egyptian women from the heart of the United Nations... Long live Egypt with women who showed strength, courage, determination and determination.
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