The first-ever Conference for Women Peacekeepers on the theme "Women in Peacekeeping: A Global South Perspective" will take place in New Delhi from February 24-25, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Sunday.

In an official statement, the MEA noted that the Ministry of External Affairs is organising the conference in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence and the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK).

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will deliver the keynote address at the conference.

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As per the MEA, the conference will include women peacekeepers from 35 Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) in the Global South. The External Affairs Minister will deliver the keynote address.

Notably, the United Nations will be represented by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under Secretary General, Department of Peace Operations, and Mr Christian Saunders, UN Special Coordinator. They will join other relevant stakeholders in the peacekeeping domain at the conference.

As per the MEA, the participating women peacekeepers will also call on President Droupadi Murmu.

A video message about the conference was also shared by MEA's spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on X.

It noted that the conference would see the coming together of top policymakers, peacekeepers and officials from the United Nations and India, along with 35 TCCs "to discuss the Global South's perspective on Tech in Peacekeeping, Training & Regional collaboration."