United Nations Police launches a new course on Specialised Training Materials to better prepare participants to serve in UN peace operations
The Integrated Training Service (ITS), in cooperation with the United Nations Police Division of the Department of Peace Operations and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), conducted the first…
Heads of Police Components to gather virtually to discuss current priorities and challenges during the annual United Nations Police Week
From 8 to 12 November 2021, the Police Division will convene the 16th United Nations Police Week. Heads of Police Components in peacekeeping operations, special political missions and regional offices, as well as senior…
UN Integrated Training Service organizes development course to certify Member State trainers to support pre-deployment standards for United Nations Police
The Integrated Training Service (ITS), in cooperation with the United Nations Police Division (UNPOL) of the Department of Peace Operations and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), conducted the…
UNPOL component in the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia surpasses the gender parity targets for 2028
Achieving gender parity in the United Nations staff remains an Organizational imperative. In response to the United Nations Secretary-General’s call for accelerated action to advance gender parity, the Police Division has…
Police officers in Bor gain new skills to deal with gender-based violence
Mach Samuel Gender-based violence, often of a sexual nature, is alarmingly commonplace and frequently goes unreported in South Sudan, where perpetrators more often than not get away with their assaults. Jonglei State is no…
New training on child protection available for the United Nations Police
From 26 to 28 April, the Child Protection Team , in cooperation with the Integrated Training Service (ITS) and the Police Division of the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO), conducted a workshop in Brühl…
Giving thanks, building hope: First-ever deployment of United Nations peacekeepers from Liberia receive prestigious UN medal
“I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “My parents managed—with many sacrifices on their part—to…
Half a century of advancing women’s role in police: Meet Kiran Bedi, the first Indian and the first woman to head the UN Police Division
In 1972, Kiran Bedi was the first woman in India to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service (IPS) — a first of many firsts in her career. From running non-profit organisations (NGOs) to heading police units, and…
UNMISS police foster gender-responsive policing and support
Fostering gender-responsive policing is a key priority for the United Nations Police (UNPOL) and central to the advancement of the Action for Peacekeeping Plus initiative. Supported by the UN Development Programme and the…
Une policière de la Paix du Burkina Faso servant au Mali reçoit le Prix de la femme policière de l’année des Nations Unies 2022
New York, lundi 29 août 2022 - Les Nations Unies ont annoncé que l'adjudant-chef Alizeta Kabore Kinda du Burkina Faso recevra le 31 août 2022 le Prix de la femme policière de l'année des Nations Unies Le prix sera remis lors…
Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres
1 September 2022 Peace and Security Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world represent “multilateralism in action”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on…
Burkinabé peacekeeper in Mali is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year
Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda is the recipient of the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award, announced on Monday. The Award was established in 2011 to recognize the exceptional contributions…