In a first: Transgender woman represents Pakistan at UN

Aisha Mughal also lauds the government of Pakistan for mainstreaming the transgender community of Pakistan

The government of Pakistan has become the first country in the world to include a legally recognised transgender woman, Aisha Mughal, in its delegation at the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Committee in Geneva.

The Government of Pakistan has become the first country in the world to include a legally recognized Transgender woman, Ms Aisha Mughal, in its National Delegation at the UN CEDAW committee in Geneva, Switzerland #CEDAWPak #CEDAW75 pic.twitter.com/7Ijco9xkMJ

— Ministry of Human Rights (@mohrpakistan) February 13, 2020

The Pakistani delegation, led by the Ministry of Human Rights, also successfully completed the review of Pakistan's 5th Periodic UN CEDAW Report.

The Pakistan State delegation, led by the Ministry of Human Rights, successfully completed the review of Pakistan's 5th Periodic UN CEDAW Report in Geneva.

Watch the complete session online: https://t.co/BP8h2zjxNe#CEDAWPakistan#CEDAW75pic.twitter.com/9E1LJLMZze

— Ministry of Human Rights (@mohrpakistan) February 13, 2020

Aisha also lauded the government for mainstreaming the transgender community of Pakistan.

I am really grateful to my boss @RabiyaJaveri for believing in me and for making me part of Pakistan's Government delegation to UN CEDAW. I acknowledge the efforts of my government for mainstreaming the transgender community of Pakistan. 🇵🇰♥️ pic.twitter.com/QpMlQJwIrp

— Aisha Mughal (@_aishamughal) February 15, 2020

Recently, members of the first-ever Pakistani Female Engagement Team (FET), deployed with the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), were awarded the UN Medal at a ceremony last month in Adikivu in South Kivu, one of the provinces of the central African country.



This team of 15 female officers, who serve at the ranks of Major and Captain, was stationed there in June last year, marked by the raising of Pakistan’s flag at the mission.

The officers include psychologists, stress counsellors, vocational training officers, gender advisors, doctors, nurses, operations officers, information officers and logistics officers, according to a message received at the UN Headquarters in New York.