PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 5
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This is the fifth and final episode of Seeking Peace, a podcast from the Department of Peace Operations. In this episode, Melanne Verveer from Georgetown University’s Institute for Women Peace and Security, examines the challenges and complex realities that women uniformed peacekeepers face. We will hear from General Maureen O’Brien, who serves as the Deputy Chief of Military affairs at the UN, about her pioneering career.
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