Precisely for those reasons, India has contributed a female peacekeeping unit...

Precisely for those reasons, India has contributed a female peacekeeping unit of 100 personnel, which is at present deployed in Liberia. That mission in Liberia stands out as the only one of its kind among the ongoing United Nations peacekeeping operations. We commend the work of the Secretary-General in mainstreaming the gender perspective in the United Nations recruitment process. We hope that that process will be institutionalized at the earliest possible time, and that we will achieve a gender balance in the United Nations system, especially in the field, where is it most urgently required. There is also great need to ensure greater representation of women in high decision- making positions at the United Nations.