06/06/2026
On 5 June, the United Nations Secretary-General recognized two outstanding contributions to UN Peacekeeping.
António Guterres presented Major Abhilasha Barak of with the 2025 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership in promoting gender-responsive peacekeeping and advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda. She serves with UNIFIL, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon.
He also presented Inspector Stephanie Königs of with the 2025 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award in recognition of her leadership and contribution to implementing the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), where she served from September 2024 to March 2026.
More on the awardees: https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/press-releases/united-nations-announces-2025-recipients-of-top-military-and-police
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