First awarded in 2022, it acknowledges the distinctive contributions made by girls justice and corrections officers serving from Member States the world over, who problem gender stereotypes and boundaries.
In an interview with UN Information, Main Bouzi stated she was deeply honoured and grateful to have been acknowledged for her efforts.
“To start with, it means rather a lot to me and to my nation, Tunisia. And likewise it encourages me to proceed what I’ve began and to aspire for higher accountability and extra achievement,” she stated.
Combating stereotypes
Maj. Abouzi acquired her award on Tuesday on the UN Secretariat in New York.
In a video performed following the ceremony, she stated being a trailblazer means having the “braveness and want to pave the way in which for ladies with a purpose to eradicate the systematic and chronic obstacles equivalent to stereotypes and gender discrimination that stop girls from totally collaborating on an equal footing with males in a major method to peace operations.”
When talking to UN Information, she detailed her every day commitments which embrace contributing to increasing help to authorities via “cutting-edge” technical experience for investigations and preventing in opposition to impunity in assaults in opposition to UN peacekeepers, equivalent to a latest incident in North Kivu.
She stated she is the one girl working with the Justice Help part in regional capital Goma and within the army justice discipline – which comes with its personal challenges.
“However I discover it is good to attempt to break down the gender boundaries” Maj. Bouzi stated, and to “embrace challenges and to indicate that girls are succesful to work as equally with males.”
Additional, she stated, girls make up half of our society and we are able to solely obtain sustainable peace if girls are included in all fields.
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Main Ahlem Douzi, winner of the UN Trailblazer Award for Justice and Corrections Officers, addresses attendees on the award ceremony.
Advocating for ladies’s inclusion
Main Bouzi stated she is most happy with being the primary armaments and ammunition knowledgeable working within the Prosecution Help Cell of her part and being the one feminine knowledgeable working with the Congolese army authorities.
She stated she is not only an award recipient however a fervent advocate for ladies peacekeepers who regularly make important contributions in secondary roles.
“I would like them to attempt to make significant contributions for sustainable peace, but additionally, within the decision-making positions and operations,” Maj. Bouzi stated, including that she encourages all of them to be position fashions for ladies sooner or later.
