Major Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, deputy director of social work at the military hospital in Niamey, is one of the first military women in Niger. In 2016, she received the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her service in Gao, Mali, with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force, MINUSMA, during 2014–2015. She served as a captain in the civilian-military cooperation cell, training fellow officers and reaching out to local women, in accordance with the principles of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) to increase the participation of women and to integrate gender perspectives in peacekeeping efforts. Issaka also accompanied otherwise all-male patrols, making them more accessible to women and children. She was the first recipient of this award.[1][2][3]
Aichatou Ousmane Issaka | |
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| Nationality | Nigerien |
| Occupation(s) | Deputy director of social work, military hospital of Niamey |
| Honours | United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2016) International Women of Courage Award (2017) |
On March 29, 2017, Issaka received the International Women of Courage Award for her peacekeeping contributions in Niger and Mali from the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, and Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Thomas A. Shannon.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award". United Nations Peacekeeping. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Une capitaine nigérienne ayant servi au sein de la MINUSMA récompensée par l'ONU". Centre d'actualités de l'ONU. September 7, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "MINUSMA : Capitaine Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, une nigérienne récompensée !". Niger Inter. September 8, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2017 International Women of Courage Awards". U.S. Department of State. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "2017 International Women of Courage Award". U.S. Department of State. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Le Commandant Aichatou Issaka Ousmane, lauréate du Prix du Courage Féminin au titre de l'année 2017 : Le porte-flambeau de la participation de la femme nigérienne à la restauration de la paix". Le Sahel, Office National d'Edition et de Presse. 2017. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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