"For example, the representation of UN military women peacekeepers is only about six per cent. Progress on women's rights 'in peril'O'Neill warned the committee that the global consensus on women's rights is in dire straits. "What more, much of the progress we have achieved is in peril," O'Neill told the multi-party committee. "There's a lot of conversation around the UN about women peacekeepers and very little conversation to women peacekeepers," said O'Neill. The Canadian military itself is struggling to recruit enough women to meet peacekeeping recruitment expectations and its own self-imposed gender equality goals.

Source: CBC News October 26, 2020 22:17 UTC