India is the first country in the world to deploy an all-woman contingent to a UN Peacekeeping Mission. In which country did this mission operate?

In 2007, India made history by becoming the first country to deploy an all-woman contingent to a United Nations peacekeeping mission. This Formed Police Unit (FPU), consisting of personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was deployed to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) [1]. The unit served in Liberia for a decade, providing 24-hour guard duty, conducting night patrols in the capital city of Monrovia, and assisting in the capacity building of the local police force [1]. This landmark deployment was instrumental in enhancing local security and served as a global model for gender parity in peacekeeping [4]. While India has recently deployed a large platoon of women peacekeepers to Abyei, South Sudan, in 2023, the first-ever all-female contingent was specifically established in Liberia [5].

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1. [1] https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/story-of-unmil-book-womens-police-contingent-role-models-decade
2. [3] https://indembassy-amman.gov.in/pdf/25012024_India%20and%20UN_%20India%27s%20Contribution%20to%20UNPK%20Missions.doc.pdf
3. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions
4. [5] https://crpf.gov.in/UN-Mission/Liberia-Mission