Dreams, courage do not have a gender: Barak

Dreams, courage and the will to serve humanity do not have a gender, Indian woman peacekeeper Major Abhilasha Barak said on Friday,

Drawing upon her personal experience to underscore that opportunity enables women to break barriers and reach milestones.

Major Barak made the remarks after receiving the prestigious 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate Award from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a ceremony held here to commemorate International Day of UN Peacekeepers.  She is serving with the Indian Battalion as the Commander of the Female Engagement Team (FET) in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

She is also the first woman combat helicopter pilot of the Indian Army.