Non-Commissioned Officer Lorena Picon will be the first Peruvian woman to represent the Armed Forces Joint Command and the nation at the
Picon has a degree in systems and informatics engineering from Universidad Tecnologica del Peru.
She has also taken classes of International Humanitarian Rights and Human Rights, as well as Peace Operations, Intelligence, and Counter-Intelligence.
Likewise, the non-commissioned officer has knowledge in geographic information and image processing systems, first aid, as well as combat and fight against improvised explosive devices, among others.
The Armed Forces Joint Command wished her every success as a Geographic Information specialist at the UNIFIL.
"She is an example of perseverance to follow," it expressed.
About UNIFIL
UNIFIL has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 43 troop-contributing countries.
The Mission maintains an intensive level of operational and other activities amounting to approximately 14,500 activities per month, day and night, in the area of operations.
17% of activities are carried out jointly with the Lebanese Armed Forces. UNIFIL is complemented by a six-vessel Maritime Task Force.
(END) NDP/PBQ/DTK/MVB