Memories of Childhood Fuel Woman Peacekeeper’s Drive to Serve

Memories of childhood fuel woman peacekeeper’s drive to serve

"I saw people coming from different parts of the world just to help bring peace in my country,” said Chief Superintendent Zainab Gbla, speaking to UN News just ahead of receiving her award this week for UN Woman Police Officer of the Year.She’s been serving in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region straddling Sudan and South Sudan, since April 2023, as the Chief Police Training Officer for the interim security force there, UNISFA.

Abyei peacekeepers win top UN military and police awards - Radio Tamazuj

Ghanaian peacekeeper Sharon Syme and Sierra Leonean police officer Zainab Gbla have been named the 2024 recipients of the United Nations’ top military and police awards for their exceptional commitment to promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls during their service with the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Syme will receive the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, while Gbla will be honored as the Woman Pol…

The awards will be presented at the United Nations Headquarters in New York by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a ceremony to mark International Peacekeepers Day, May 29, 2025, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations said in a press release. Military advocate for gender equality […]