The UN Police has supported the operations of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) from onset in October 2003. UN police officers are authorized by voted resolutions of the Security Council to serve in peacekeeping operations to implement the mandated policing tasks. Produced twice a year, find out more about UN Police. The UN Police Division will also continue to identify opportunities for women police officers in these missions, while ensure that gender perspectives are mainstreamed in all policing activities and equal opportunities are afforded to women in police at all levels. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, for example, United Nations Police work side by side with the Congolese police, on awareness raising campaigns, but also distributing masks, and sanitizers to those who are in need. Why work at UN? Of the 10 peacekeeping missions with a police presence, police components of four missions are now headed by a woman police officer (40%). ONUC was the very first United Nations mission where United Nations Police were deployed. On the occasion of the #WorldHealthDay, UN Police stands in solidarity with all first responders … The officers are from Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe (as of 14 January 2018). The United Nations has been deploying police officers for service in peace operations since the 1960s. UNPOL is part of the Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Corrections arrangement, which allows the delivery of UN policing expertise in collaboration with other UN entities for effective conflict prevention, , rule-of-law bound peacekeeping and sustainable peacebuilding in both mission and non-mission settings worldwide. The United Nations Police or UNPOL is tasked with enhancing international peace and security by supporting countries in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis situations. Prior to her appointment as SPA on 14/9/2017, she was serving as the Commissioner in Charge of Community Policing and a member of the Police Council at the Police Headquarters.

Note that this map does not represent the view of its members or the UN concerning the legal status of any country, This page was last edited on 8 May 2020, at 06:02. Composition of UN police component in UNISFA The UNPOL component also has the Reform and Restructuring Coordinator who is responsible for the coordination of the establishment of the Abyei Police Service. United Nations police provide comprehensive and cohesive protective and mentoring services in 18 peace keeping missions globally from Haiti in Central America (MINUSTAH), to African nations of, Western Sahara (MINURSO), Mali (MINUSMA), Darfur (UNAMID), Liberia (UNMIL), Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Abyei (UNISFA), South Sudan (UNMISS), Libyia (UNSMIL),Guinea -Bissau (UNIOGBIS), in Asia Afghanistan (UNAMA) Iraq (UNAMI), Lebanon (UNIFIL) and in Europe Kosovo (UNMIK) and Cyprus (UNFICYP)[9][7]. Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Google + Pinterest Facebook Messenger. Some officers have been infected, recovered, and returned to the frontline. This shows that, for them, it is an honour to serve under the flag of the United Nations and make a difference, particularly to the most vulnerable. engaging community leaders into intra and inter community peace dialogue.