Africa: 'We Are Women Like You' - UN Honours Peacekeepers for Work in Gender Empowerment

Africa: 'We Are Women Like You' - UN Honours Peacekeepers for Work in Gender Empowerment

In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan where she was deployed as a military gender advocate with the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA).

Ghanaian female peacekeeper Sharon Syme wins UN Gender Advocacy Award

Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme has received a top UN Military Award A Ghanaian peacekeeper, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme, has been honoured with the 2024 ‘United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award’ for her exceptional dedication to promoting gender equality in peacekeeping operations. The announcement was made on the official X page […] The post Ghanaian female peacekeeper Sharon Syme wins UN Gender Advocacy Award a…

Peacekeepers To Receive Top UN Awards

Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme and Chief Superintendent Zainab Gbla   The United Nations (UN) has announced the 2024 recipients of the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award and the Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana will receive the Military Gender Advocate Award and Chief Superintendent Zainab Gbla of Sierra Leone will receive the Woman Police Officer of the Year Award during a cerem…

SA woman chases top safari guide title – \'Aim high and don\'t settle!\'

Megan Heramb-Smith, a South African born professional trails guide, is after the acclaimed title as Safari Guide of the Year. She will compete with four male finalists to be recognised as the most exceptional field guide in Southern Africa.  The Safari Guide of the Year Awards (SGOTY) has announced its top five finalists for 2025, spotlighting the top field guides in Southern Africa. The recognition honours the expertise, dedication, and passion…

Award-winning gender advocate lauds importance of ‘gender-responsive peacekeeping missions’ |

Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana is this year’s UN Military Gender Advocate award winner for her work boosting gender equality while serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in the disputed Abyei region (UNISFA) between neighbouring Sudan and South Sudan.   She trained over 1,500 UNISFA personnel on gender-responsive peacekeeping in addition to working […]

‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment

In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan where she was deployed as a military gender advocate with the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA).