ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Officer Major Fozia Parveen is doing the countryproud as she serves the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Cyprusamong other female military and staff officers.
Turning to Twitter, Pakistan representative to the United Nations, MaleehaLodhi lauded Major Fozia for her services in the UN peacekeeping mission inCyprus.
“We are proud of our female (and male) peacekeepers who serve in UNMissions.Major Fozia Perveen is serving in theUN mission in Cyprus(UNFICYP) , seen here on a patrol in the Buffer Zone.Picture thanks to theUN, [sic]” reads her tweet.[image: View image on Twitter]link
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Pakistan earlier crossed the target set by the UN from zero to 15 percentdeployment of female military and staff officers in the peacekeepingmission in only 18 months.
“We believe, increased participation of female peacekeepers, andencouraging more women to take up mediation roles helps in thestabilization and reconstruction phases of conflicts,” she had said earlierin April while participating in a debate of ‘Women in Peacekeeping.’
