More women are becoming part of peacekeeping troops deployed in the regional and UN peacekeeping missions, as the special role of women in peacekeeping, peace-building and support is increasingly recognized.
|
Country |
Individual Force |
Experts on Mission |
Contingent Troops |
Country Total |
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|
TOTAL |
WOMEN |
Men |
TOTAL |
WOMEN |
Men |
TOTAL |
WOMEN |
Men |
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|
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
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|
DRC |
17 |
1 |
5.8 |
16 |
94.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
801 |
2 |
0.24 |
799 |
99.7 |
818 |
|
Lesotho |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
0 |
- |
2 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
|
Madagascar |
45 |
8 |
17.7 |
37 |
82.3 |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
45 |
|
Malawi |
90 |
44 |
48.8 |
46 |
51.2 |
13 |
0 |
|
13 |
100 |
858 |
44 |
5.1 |
814 |
94.9 |
961 |
|
Namibia |
52 |
18 |
34.6 |
34 |
65.4 |
10 |
3 |
30 |
7 |
70 |
12 |
0 |
|
12 |
100 |
74 |
|
South Africa |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
17 |
4 |
23.5 |
13 |
76.5 |
2 114 |
352 |
16.6 |
1762 |
83.4 |
2 131 |
|
Tanzania |
66 |
10 |
15.1 |
56 |
84.9 |
18 |
2 |
11.1 |
16 |
88.9 |
2 239 |
101 |
4.5 |
2 138 |
95.6 |
2 323 |
|
Zambia |
122 |
20 |
16.6 |
102 |
83.4 |
40 |
8 |
20 |
32 |
80 |
776 |
2 |
0.25 |
774 |
99.7 |
938 |
|
Zimbabwe |
22 |
5 |
22.7 |
17 |
77.3 |
6 |
0 |
- |
6 |
100 |
3 |
1 |
33.3 |
2 |
66.6 |
31 |
|
Source United Nations Peacekeeping No data was available for Angola, Botswana, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles and Swaziland |
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