"Major Sen is a true leader and role model," Guterres said at the Military Gender Advocate of the Year ceremony. His service is a true credit to the entire United Nations. Please join me in congratulating Major Radhika Sen of India as she honors her with the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
Guterres said that as commander of the Indian contingent's engagement platoon, Major Sen led his unit on countless patrols. During these patrols, in an environment of increasing conflict in North Kivu, their troops actively engaged with conflict-affected communities, particularly women and girls., "He earned their trust by doing so with humility, compassion and dedication."
Born in Himachal Pradesh in 1993, Major Sen joined the Indian Army eight years ago. She graduated as a biotech engineer and was pursuing her master's degree from IIT Bombay when she decided to join the armed forces.
Earlier, Major Sen began her remarks at the ceremony by saying she felt "very honored and humbled" to accept the award on behalf of her colleagues at MONUSC and "my home country, India". Major Sen said that the engagement team worked.The face of the team within the community, DR is working tirelessly to reach every segment of the population, allowing her team to engage with the community on issues ranging from women's health to other issues. The work has been assigned. Got a chance. Dialogue on education, child care and gender equality, women's employment and combating sexual violence in conflict as well as various skill development programs to promote self-reliance.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, congratulated Major Sen on receiving the award, as he said that during her years of service in MONUSCO, she "always placed women at the center of her work, as Resolution." Perspective "1325 on Women, Peace and Security."
Commending their “outstanding service” in DR Congo, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, said that “Their dedication and courage highlight the invaluable role of #womenpeacekeepers in building a better world.We appreciate and are incredibly proud of their achievements and inspired by their commitment to peace and equality.
Major Sen is the second Indian peacekeeper to receive the prestigious award after Major Suman Gawani, who served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and was honored in 2019.
Created in 2016, the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award recognizes the dedication and efforts of an individual military peacekeeper promoting the principles of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
Guterres said that as commander of the Indian contingent's engagement platoon, Major Sen led his unit on countless patrols. During these patrols, in an environment of increasing conflict in North Kivu, their troops actively engaged with conflict-affected communities, particularly women and girls., "He earned their trust by doing so with humility, compassion and dedication."
Born in Himachal Pradesh in 1993, Major Sen joined the Indian Army eight years ago. She graduated as a biotech engineer and was pursuing her master's degree from IIT Bombay when she decided to join the armed forces.
Earlier, Major Sen began her remarks at the ceremony by saying she felt "very honored and humbled" to accept the award on behalf of her colleagues at MONUSC and "my home country, India". Major Sen said that the engagement team worked.The face of the team within the community, DR is working tirelessly to reach every segment of the population, allowing her team to engage with the community on issues ranging from women's health to other issues. The work has been assigned. Got a chance. Dialogue on education, child care and gender equality, women's employment and combating sexual violence in conflict as well as various skill development programs to promote self-reliance.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, congratulated Major Sen on receiving the award, as he said that during her years of service in MONUSCO, she "always placed women at the center of her work, as Resolution." Perspective "1325 on Women, Peace and Security."
Commending their “outstanding service” in DR Congo, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, said that “Their dedication and courage highlight the invaluable role of #womenpeacekeepers in building a better world.We appreciate and are incredibly proud of their achievements and inspired by their commitment to peace and equality.
Major Sen is the second Indian peacekeeper to receive the prestigious award after Major Suman Gawani, who served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and was honored in 2019.
Created in 2016, the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award recognizes the dedication and efforts of an individual military peacekeeper promoting the principles of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
