Captain Valerie Lacariere has been part of the Minurso mission since January 2004.

She is the only female UN peacekeeping officer in an isolated UN team in Western Sahara's southern desert.

She describes her peacekeeping experience as a �wonderful human adventure�.

Join the BBC's Africa Live debate on UN peacekeeping missions in Africa on 26 May at 1630 & 1800GMT.

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