India, China discuss management of peace, tranquility in border areas
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Johannesburg, Jaishankar.
The first-ever Conference for Women Peacekeepers on the theme “Women in Peacekeeping: A Global South Perspective” will take place here from Monday.
The two-day conference, which will be held in the national capital from February 24-25, is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence and the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK).
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External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will deliver the keynote address at the conference.
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The conference brings together participation of women peacekeepers from 35 Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) from the Global South, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Sunday.
The United Nations will be represented by Mr Jean- Pierre Lacroix, UN Under Secretary General, Department of Peace Operations and Mr Christian Saunders, UN Special Coordinator. They will join other relevant stake-holders pertaining to the peacekeeping domain in the conference.
The participating women peacekeepers will also call on President Droupadi Murmu.
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