DFA Conducts “Women in Peacekeeping” Forum in Manila

PHOTO: Female peacekeepers – a force to reckon with in keeping the peace. Major General Kristin Lund (front row, third from left), the first woman to serve as Force Commander in a United Nations peacekeeping operation graced the “Women in Peacekeeping” forum held at the Department of Foreign Affairs on 06 June 2019. She was joined by her fellow speakers: (front row, from left) Police Colonel Portia Manalad, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Undersecretary Gloria Jumamil-Mercado, UN Resident Coordinator Ola Almgren, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Peacekeeping Operations Center Commanding Officer Colonel Oriel Pangcog, and Navy Captain Luzviminda Camacho. (OSCR photo)

PHOTO: Major General Kristin Lund (front row, middle), the first woman to serve as Force Commander in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, flanked by Filipino female peacekeepers shortly after the “Women in Peacekeeping” forum on 06 June 2019 at the Department of Foreign Affairs. During her presentation, Major General Lund emphasized the benefits of increased female participation in peacekeeping operations and encouraged women to believe in themselves and not to prove that they can, because they can. (UN Office of the Resident Coordinator photo)