BERLIN, May 15 — Malaysia has been honoured with a United Nations award that recognises the participation of female peacekeepers, at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 here.
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 Malaysia is among countries that advocate for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, adding that 10.5 per cent of the total peacekeeping mission for Malbatt Unifil are women.
“Besides Unifil, the MAF has 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.
MAF headquarters chief of staff Datuk Azhan Md Othman and Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN military adviser Shamsuri Noordin attended the ceremony.
Yesterday, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin reaffirmed the country’s commitment to supporting the WPS agenda in line with the UGPS.
— Bernama
