Single Largest All-Women Platoon Of Peacekeepers deployed in UN Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei

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Recently, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) welcomed the deployment of the single largest all-women platoon of peacekeepers from India. The all-women platoon will join forces serving in Abyei, reaffirming India’s continued commitment to the implementation UN mandate in the region.
The Abyei dispute is a long-standing territorial dispute between Sudan and South Sudan over the Abyei region.
The area is rich in oil and is located on the border between the two countries.
The dispute centers on the question of whether the region should be part of Sudan or South Sudan, and who has the right to administer and control it.
The conflict has resulted in a number of violent clashes over the years, causing significant human suffering and displacement.
Efforts to resolve the dispute, including through mediation by the African Union and other international organizations, have so far been unsuccessful.

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