MaximsNewsNetwork: FEMALE UN POLICE OFFICERS in WORLD CONFLICTS

MaximsNewsNetwork: 20 October 2009 - UNTV - United Nations: United Nations Deputy Police Adviser Ann-Marie Orler says that it is crucial to recruit female officers as women in conflict areas are often the victims of men in uniform, and female officers can help to "reach out and build trust" with victims.

A senior United Nations official today (20 October) welcomed a recent landmark agreement with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to strengthen police units in peacekeeping missions around the world, and called on member states to contribute more women officers to those operations.

The new agreement between the UN and INTERPOL aims to boost policing cooperation in restoring stability in post-conflict areas, UN Deputy Police Adviser Ann-Marie Orler told reporters in New York.

In August, the Police Division of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) launched a drive to recruit more police and more female police officers, targeting an increase in the number of women from eight percent today to 20 percent in 2014.

Orler said that member states are encouraged to establish a policy that sets their contribution of female police officers at least at the same percentage rate as they have in their national police, and highlighted that Liberia has already taken this on board.
She added that the long term goal is to have a fifty fifty male to female ratio.
The Police Adviser stressed the importance of having more female officers in peacekeeping, saying that women and children in conflict zones often are the victims of crimes carried out by men in uniform and female officers can help build trust and confidence in the population.

There are currently around 12,000 policemen and -women, from over 100 countries, serving in 17 UN missions, compared to 2,400 a decade ago. The Security Council has authorized the deployment of a total of 15,000 UN police to peacekeeping operations.

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[WarrenChu000]

Bravo to the UN police women serving around the world.

[35iqand14m3r]

thanks for sharing