State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam speaks at UN headquarters in New York on Friday, March 29, 2019 CourtesyThe pledged 26 PCRS components to UN include nine components from the Army, six from the Navy, three from the Air force, and eight from the PoliceBangladesh pledged 26 PCRS components for the United Nations peacekeeping operations to meet their requirement. State Minister for Foreign Affairs, M Shahriar Alam, made the announcement while sharing, Bangladesh's Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (PCRS,) at the 2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial, held at UN headquarters in New York, on Friday. The pledged 26 PCRS components to UN include nine components from the Army, six from the Navy, three from the Air force, and eight from the Police. The state minister said, Bangladesh has been supportive of the women, peace and security agenda, of the UN, since leading the adoption of the Security Council resolution, 1325. The 2019 ‘United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial' has been convened at the UNHQs in New York..

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 30, 2019 14:37 UTC