The U.S. welcomes the conclusion of the Secretary General's report, which sta...

The U.S. welcomes the conclusion of the Secretary General's report, which states that the
deployment of women in the field facilitates engagement with civilians which leads to more access
to appropriate services for women and girls and lowers the incidents of sexual violence and abuse.
We also applaud efforts by nations such as Jamaica in attaining an equal number of women and men
in their UN peacekeeping contingents.