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The Star
16-05-2025
- General
- The Star
M'sia earns UN award for women peacekeepers
Lt-Gen Azhan (right) receiving the award in Berlin. – BERNAMApic BERLIN: Malaysia has been honoured with a United Nations award recognising the participation of female peacekeepers in its peacekeeping missions. The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Headquarters said that the award recognised the work and involvement of female peacekeepers from the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), which successfully achieved the goals set by the Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy (UGPS). It stated that Malaysia is one of the countries advocating for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, noting that women constitute 10.5% of the total personnel involved in the Malbatt Unifil peacekeeping mission. 'Besides Unifil, MAF has also deployed female peacekeepers as military observers and staff for Monusco (UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Minurso (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), and Unisfa (UN Interim Security Force for Abyei),' the statement added, Bernama reported. The MAF said the award presented at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin recognises Malaysia's contribution to upholding international peace and security on a global scale. Other recipients were Fiji, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia and Tanzania. MAF Headquarters Chief of Staff, Lt-Jen Datuk Azhan Md Othman, and military adviser to the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN Kol Shamsuri Noordin attended the award ceremony. On Tuesday, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin reaffirmed the country's continued commitment to supporting the WPS agenda in line with the UGPS.
New Straits Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Malaysia receives UN award for female peacekeeper deployment
BERLIN: Malaysia has been honoured with a United Nations award recognising the participation of female peacekeepers in its peacekeeping missions, during the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 held in Berlin, Germany. In a statement, the armed forces headquarters said the award acknowledges the operational deployment and involvement of female 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). It said that Malaysia is among the countries that advocate the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, adding that 10.5 per cent of the total peacekeeping mission personnel for Malbatt Unifil consist of women. "Besides Unifil, the armed forces has also deployed female peacekeepers as military observers and staff for Monusco (UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Minurso (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), and Unisfa (UN Interim Security Force for Abyei)," read the statement. The armed forces said the award recognises Malaysia's contribution to upholding international peace and security on the global stage. Other recipients are Fiji, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia, and Tanzania. The armed forces headquarters Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Datuk Azhan Md Othman, and the Military Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN, Colonel Shamsuri Noordin, attended the award ceremony. Yesterday, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin reaffirmed the country's continued commitment to supporting the WPS agenda in line with the UGPS. – BERNAMA
Malaysiakini
15-05-2025
- General
- Malaysiakini
M'sia receives award for female peacekeepers' participation in UN missions
Malaysia has been honoured with the UN award that recognises the participation of female peacekeepers in its peacekeeping missions at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The armed forces headquarters, in a statement, said the award recognises the operational deployment and involvement of female 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)...
Barnama
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
M'sia Receives Top Award For Female Peacekeepers' Participation In UN Missions
GENERAL From Mohamad Harith Mohamad Nizar BERLIN (Germany), May 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has been honoured with the UN award that recognises the participation of female peacekeepers in its peacekeeping missions at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Headquarters, in a statement, said the award recognises the operational deployment and involvement of female 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). It said that Malaysia is among the countries that advocate the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, adding that 10.5 per cent of the total peacekeeping mission personnel for MALBATT UNIFIL consist of women. "Besides UNIFIL, the MAF has also deployed female peacekeepers as military observers and staff for MONUSCO (UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), MINURSO (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), and UNISFA (UN Interim Security Force for Abyei)," read the statement. The MAF said the award recognises Malaysia's contribution to upholding international peace and security on the global stage. Other recipients are Fiji, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia, and Tanzania. The MAF Headquarters Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Datuk Azhan Md Othman, and the Military Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN, Colonel Shamsuri Noordin, attended the award ceremony. Yesterday, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin reaffirmed the country's continued commitment to supporting the WPS agenda in line with the UGPS.
The Star
15-05-2025
- General
- The Star
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). ALSO READ: M'sia calls for reforms of UN peacekeeping ops It said Malaysia is among the countries that advocate the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, adding that 10.5% of the total peacekeeping mission personnel for Malbatt Unifil are women. "Besides Unifil, the MAF has also deployed women peacekeepers as military observers and staff for Monusco (UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Minurso (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), and Unisfa (UN Interim Security Force for Abyei)," the statement read. The MAF said the award recognises Malaysia's contribution to upholding international peace and security on the global stage. ALSO READ: Malaysia reaffirms commitment to global peace Other recipients are Fiji, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia and Tanzania. MAF Headquarters chief of staff Lt-Gen Datuk Azhan Md Othman and military adviser to the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN, Colonel Shamsuri Noordin, attended the awards ceremony. On Wednesday (May 14), Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin reaffirmed the country's continued commitment to supporting the WPS agenda in line with the UGPS. – Bernama
