Training in Kenya boosts deployment of female military officers for peacekeeping

June 28, 2017

41 female military officers from 31 countries  just completed the fifth edition of the Female Military Officers Course co-organized by UN Women and the International Peace Support Training Center (IPSTC) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28 November – 9 December.   See more: Training in Kenya boosts deployment of female military officers for peacekeeping (unwomen.org)

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