MEDIA: UN Seeks to Increase Police Women at its Peacekeeping Mission

More than 13,000 police officers from around the world are serving at UN peacekeeping and political missions. But less than 10 per cent of them are women. The UN is working to increase the number of women police officers in the field. As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon points out, these professionals bring a special dimension to their service and are vital to the organization's goal of maintaining peace and security.