Increasing the Number of Female
Police Officers in Peacekeeping
Operations to 20% by 2014
AGENDA
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Organizational Structure
Police Division
Field presence update
Formed Police Units
Challenges
Global efforts on gender
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Police Division- what do we do?
 Development of policies and strategies for
police components of peace operations
 Technical guidance and support to field
missions.
 Selection, recruitment, training and
deployment of individual and FPU, including
Professional posts
 Advise the Secretariat, other intergovernmental
bodies and police-contributing countries on
issues regarding policing in peace operations
 Provide lead on all police matters within the UN
family
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Past UN Policing Priorities
• Monitoring to verify
police performance and
impartiality.
• Observing to ascertain
police strengths and
weaknesses.
• Reporting to document
police infractions.
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Police Components of Peace Operations
Responsibilities:
 Interim law enforcement (Timor-Leste)
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United Nations police officers are responsible
for all law enforcement functions including
arrests, detain, investigation and use of force.
 Direct authority, command and control over
host policing services.
 Provide frameworks for the host police
institution building
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Police Components of Peace Operations
Responsibilities
 Security support (Haiti, Liberia, Sudan, Côte
d’Ivoire and DRC)
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Operationally support host police services in
their law and order functions
 Provide technical and tactical advice and
assistance in the performance of policing
duties
 Protection of UN personnel and facilities
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Police Components of Peace Operations
Responsibilities
 Institution building (in peacekeeping
operations and DPA missions)
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Assistance for the reform, restructuring and
rebuilding of host national police services
 Training and capacity building support
 Facilitate in the acquisition of logistics and
the development of infrastructure throughtrust fund, donor coordination, QIP
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Police Division
Field Activities
Interim Policing and Law
Enforcement
(UNMIT)
Operational Support
(UNMIL, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO,
UNOCI)
Reform, Restructuring and
Rebuilding
(15 Missions)
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Standing Police Capacity
Initial capability established in 2007: 25
officers
Provide immediate start-up capability
for new Missions
Provide rapid assistance to existing
Missions
First deployed to Chad in 2007; since
then assisted UNMIT, ONUCI, UNMIK,
MINUSTAH, UNMIL, MONUC, UNAMID,
BINUB, UNOGBIS, UNOWA, UNPOS,
UNDP/Mozambique, UNMIS, UNAMA
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Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions
Office of the
Under-SecretaryGeneral
Executive Office
Office of
Operations
Office of Military
Affairs
Office of Rule of
Law and Security
Institutions
Policy, Evaluation
and Training
Division
Police Division
Africa I Division
Current Military
Operations Service
Africa II Division
Europe and Latin
America Division
Situation Centre
Peacekeeping Best
Practices Section
Criminal Law and
Judicial Advisory
Section
Integrated Training
Service
Military Planning
Service
DDR Section
Force Generation
Service
Asia and Middle
East Division
Mine Action
Service
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Field Missions
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Growing of Police Strength
UNPOL Deployment
Authorized Strength
19000
17617
17150
17000
17303
15027
15000
14669
13706
13000
12645
11000
9000
7000
11519
7825
6949
5000
2002
1
2008
2
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2009
3
4
2010
2011
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UNFORSEEN
Growing Complexity of Police Tasks
Unforeseen
Integrated
approach
(RoL, SSR)
Integrated
approach
(RoL, SSR)
Law
Enforcement
Capacity
Building
Law
Enforcement
Capacity
Building
Law
Enforcement
Capacity
Building
Law
Enforcement
Capacity
Building
Reform,
Restructuring
& Rebuilding
Reform and
Restructuring
& Rebuilding
Reform and
Restructuring
& Rebuilding
Reform and
Restructuring
& Rebuilding
Reform
Restructuring
& Rebuilding
Operational
Support
Operational
Support
Operational
Support
Operational
Support
Operational
Support
Advisory
Support
Advisory
Advisory
Support
Support
Advisory
Support
Advisory
Support
Advisory
Support
Training and
Mentoring
Training and
Mentoring
Training and
Mentoring
Training and
Mentoring
Training and
Mentoring
Training and
Mentoring
Training and
Mentoring
Interim Law
Enforcement
Interim Law
Enforcement
Interim Law
Enforcement
Interim Law
Enforcement
Interim Law
Enforcement
Interim Law
Enforcement
Interim Law
Enforcement
DEVELOPMENT
Integrated
approach
(RoL, SSR)
EMERGENNCY
RESPONSE
STABILIZATION AND
IMPROVEMENT
FPU
Humanitarian
Assistance
Humanitarian
Assistance
Humanitarian
Assistance/
Protections
Humanitarian
Assistance/
Protection
Humanitarian
Assistance/
Protection
Humanitarian
Assistance/
Protection
Humanitarian
Assistance/
Protection
Humanitarian
Assistance/
Protection
Humanitarian
Assistance/
Protection
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
1962-1999
1999 - 2002
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UN Fields Missions
• 18 United Nations peacekeeping
operations
• 80+ countries contributing police officers
• 14,300+ police officers deployed globally
• 9.4 percent female police officers
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UN DPKO Missions
ENGLISH Language
FRENCH Language
MINURSO
Western Sahara
4 (6)
UNMIS
Sudan
676 (715)
UNFICYP
Cyprus
65 (69)
Formed Police Units
UNMIK
Kosovo
8 (8)
UNAMA
Afghanistan
2 (8)
MINUSTAH
Haiti
3,545 (4,391)
UNMIT
Timor-Leste
1,364 (1,608)
UNMIL
Liberia
1,280 (1,375)
T O T A L:
14,669/17,303
ONUCI
Côte d’Ivoire
1,293 (1,350)
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MONUSCO
D.R. Congo
1,255 (1,441)
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UNAMID
Darfur (Sudan)
5,177 (6,432)
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UN Political Missions with Police
UNPOS
Somalia
3 P (3)
UNIOGBIS
Guinea Bissau
3 P (4)
14 (20)
ENGLISH Language
FRENCH Language
PORTUGUESE Language
BNUB
Burundi
1 (1)
T O T A L:
7 P (9)
24 (30)
“P” stands for Professional posts
United Nations
UNIPSIL
Sierra Leone
1 P (2)
7 (7)
BINUCA
Central Africa Republic
2 (2)
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CATEGORIES OF POLICE FIELD PERSONNEL
Individual Police Officers
Authorized: 8,288
Formed Police Units
Authorized: 9,015
Police professional posts
Authorized: 83
Civilian professional posts
Authorized: 19
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TOP POLICE CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES (including FPU)
#
Country
Total
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Bangladesh
2055
2
Jordan
2004
3
India
1034
4
Pakistan
874
5
Nigeria
873
6
Nepal
814
7
Senegal
767
8
Rwanda
414
9
Ghana
330
10
Sierra Leone
277
11
Philippines
268
12
Malaysia
261
13
Burkina Faso
228
14
Zambia
227
15
Egypt
213
16
Gambia
210
17
Portugal
203
18
United Rep. of Tanzania
188
19
Yemen
172
20
Togo
167
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TOP POLICE CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES (individuals only)
Country
#
Total Indiv.
Male Indiv.
Female Indiv.
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Jordan
561
555
6
2
Ghana
330
220
110
3
Nigeria
330
260
70
4
Nepal
295
278
17
5
Sierra Leone
277
200
77
6
Philippines
268
226
42
7
Rwanda
254
140
114
8
Zambia
227
201
26
9
Gambia
210
155
55
10
Pakistan
203
174
29
11
United Rep. of Tanzania
188
142
46
12
Yemen
172
172
0
13
Bangladesh
171
161
10
14
Canada
159
143
16
15
Cote d'Ivoire
157
134
23
16
South Africa
152
112
40
17
Turkey
151
146
5
18
Niger
139
128
11
19
Uganda
138
121
17
20
Zimbabwe
133
100
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UN Police skills set required
Specialist in maritime police
Program and Planning officers (ops. planning)
Border protection officers
Program and Planning officers (adm. planning)
Anti-narcotics officers
Fleet Management Officers
Criminal investigators
Communication Officers
Criminal intelligence
specialists
Legal Affairs Officers
SGBV Officers
Procurement Officers
Close protections officers
Logistic and supply Officers
Forensic officers
Budget and Finance Officers
Crime Scene experts
Architects and Civil Engineers
Anti-kidnapping specialists
Vetting Investigators
Police trainers
Projects Coordinators
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UNPOL Challenges
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Specialised skill sets
Mission leaderships and supervisors
Thematic specialists and experts
Limited pre-deployment preparations and
screening
• Female officers
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Formed Police Units
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Current Formed Police Unit Deployments
(64 authorized - 56 deployed )
Bangladesh-3
India-2
Senegal-2
MONUSCO
Nepal 2
Jordan2
Nigeria1
India 2
UNMIL
Bangladesh-4
Nigeria-2
Indonesia-1
Nepal-1
Jordan-2
Senegal-2
Egypt-1
Pakistan-1
Togo-1
Burkina Faso1
UNAMID
United Nations
Jordan-3
Jordan-3
Portugal-1
Nepal-1
Bangladesh-2
Pakistan-1
Pakistan-2
Pakistan-1
Malaysia-1
Bangladesh-1
Senegal-1
Nigeria-1
India-3
Bangladesh-4
Rwanda-1
MINUSTAH
UNOCI
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UNMIT
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FPU Challenges
• Commanding staff
• Pre-deployment training
• Length of tour of duty
• Serviceability of Contingent Owned
Equipment
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Gender Perspectives
in UN Missions
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Global Effort
The UN has pledged to increase the
number of female police
peacekeepers to 20 percent by 2014
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Gender Perspectives
in UN Missions
“Police services are most effective when
both sexes are represented [and] the
equal participation of female police officers
at all levels of the United Nations Police
provides enhanced operational efficiency.”
Commissioner Orler
Police Adviser
Police Division
Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions
Department of Peacekeeping Operations
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Gender Perspectives
in UN Missions
• Female police officers add a muchneeded and unique perspective to police
units
• They are a key element in building trust
with the local populations, especially in
post-conflict environment
• They serve as role models for women and
girls
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FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN FIELD MISSIONS (%)
Police Division
Field Missions
Female
9.73%
Female
19%
Male
81%
Male
90.27%
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Strategic Vision
Increase the number of
female police officers
Strengthen response to
sexual and gender-based violence
Professional service – lasting impact
Vision for UN Police in peacekeeping
September 2010
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Global Effort 20% by 2014
Policy to deploy same percentage of female
police officers as in national service
Review recruitment
procedures and
eliminate obstacles for women
Provide incentives and recognition
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Female Police Network
Vision
Promote, strengthen and advance the profile of
female police in international peace operations
Objectives
Representation, advocacy, professionalism,
empowerment, networking
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Female Police Network
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What the UN is doing?
• Raising awareness on the positive
contributions of female police officers in
peacekeeping
• Initiatives targeting policymakers, police
officers and other stakeholders
• Developing, enhancing cooperation with
other international organizations
• Reaching out to female police officers
worldwide
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Award
International Female Police Peacekeeper
Award - 2011
DSG Asha Migiro
& Intl Association of
Women Police (IAWP)
First ever recipient female police peacekeeper
from Pakistan - UNMIT
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Best Practices Toolkit
Designed to ensure lessons are not only
identified but applied
A collection of proven
good practices
templates,checklists, &standard
operating procedures
Promotes integration of gender in policing
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Best Practices Toolkit
Eight modules – e-learning course
Gender mainstreaming UN Police procedures,
Global Effort
Gender sensitive police reform - recruitment,
gender policies, SGBV police units,
community oriented policing
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SGBV Investigation Course
Seeks inputs from all UN Member States
Sexual and Gender-based Violence Experts
and Police Curriculum Developers
Course designed to meet needs of UNPOL
Regional Train-the-Trainer Courses
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SGBV Investigation Course
Seeks inputs from all UN Member States
Sexual and Gender-based Violence Experts
and Police Curriculum Developers
Course designed to meet needs of UNPOL
Regional Train-the-Trainer Courses
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SGBV Investigation Course
Ten modules
Basic investigation techniques
Specificities of crimes related to SGBV
Post-conflict environment
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How Member States Can Help?
• By establishing a policy that sets the
percentage of their contribution of female
police officers at par with their national police
gender ratio
• By providing incentives for officers who serve
in peacekeeping missions
• By reviewing their recruitment requirements
and procedures for international deployment
to ensure that female candidates are not
restricted from applying
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Contacts
Faisal Shahkar
Team leader
SRS, OROLSI, DPKO
shahkar@un.org
http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/sites/police
/femalepolicenetwork.shtml
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Q&A
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