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Kenyan woman peacekeeper selected for UN military gender advocacy award

Major Steplyne Nyaboga, 32, a Kenyan peacekeeper, who recently completed her assignment in Darfur, Sudan and has been selected to receive the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.(Courtesy)

A Kenyan peacekeeper, who recently completed her assignment in Darfur, Sudan, has been selected to receive the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. 

Military Gender Advisor Steplyne Nyaboga, 32, who served in the recently ended United Nations - African Hybrid Union Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), will receive the award during a virtual ceremony presided over by Secretary-General António Guterres, marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Thursday, May 27, 2021.

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