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Written question asked by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour) on Monday, 5 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2016. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


South Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of (1) women, and (2) men, who will be deployed in the UK peacekeeping office in South Sudan.

Answer

The UK intends to deploy up to 400 troops to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) of whom, approximately 6%, are expected to be female. This would be double the UN average, with women making up about 3% of UN peacekeepers worldwide. In addition, the UK has four male personnel at the UN mission's headquarters in Juba, including the Chief of Staff.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3805
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations South Sudan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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