For the first time in United Nations (UN) history, an all-female peacekeeping police force consisting of only Egyptian women has been deployed to assist in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) as of 17 January. لأول مرة في تاريخ عمليات الأمم المتحدة 🇺🇳لـ #حفظ_السلام.. فريق شُرطي مكون بالكامل من حافظات السلام ضمن بعثة @UN_MINUSMA يتولى حماية المدنيين في #مالي من خطر الهجمات بالعبوات الناسفة الارتجالية والألغام. الفريق مصري 🇪🇬👮♀️💪💪 👇https://t.co/ECjziLAbAh pic.twitter.com/9na3Qvb7xy — UNICairo-مركز الأمم المتحدة للإعلام (@UNICCairo) January 17, 2023 The team, which is headed by Major Rana Ghoarb, oversees on dirt roads used by civilians. These roads are most at risk of terrorist attacks conducted by armed groups. Ghorab’s unit is also expected to play a crucial role in detecting and neutralizing improvised explosives, as one of the three teams of its kind established by the Egyptian UN police unit. The establishment of this all-women’s force is a milestone for both the Egyptian unit in Mali and for senior leadership of the UN peacekeeping mission. Ghorab expressed that her unit was “very proud to be the first women trained to mitigate the threat of improvised explosive…
