UNITED NATIONS – A Pakistan Army’s second Female Engagement Team (FET) hasjoined the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in theDemocratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), according to a message received atUN Headquarters in New York.
The group comprises 21 officers and includes vocational training officers,psychologists, doctors, paramedics, operations officers and softwareengineers.
A team of 15 female officers is already deployed in Adikivu in South Kivu,one the provinces of D.R. Congo, a central African country.
Last week at a ceremony, members of the first batch were awarded the UNmedal for their meritorious services.
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