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The fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2026) will bring together ministers, chiefs of police and senior representatives of regional and professional policing organizations to United Nations Headquarters from…
The United Nations Headquarters is hosting the 20th Chiefs of UN Police Components Conference, also known as Police Week, from 4 to 6 February. Leaders of United Nations police components from field missions, spanning…
Chief Superintendent Zainab Mbalu Gbla
Chief Superintendent Zainab Mbalu Gbla of Sierra Leone has been named the Woman Police Officer of the Year for her innovative community engagement initiatives that helped strengthen relations between host communities and the…
Police services that are effective, efficient, representative, responsive and accountable are a necessary foundation for sustainable peace. This can be easily seen in Kayango, South Sudan, where a new solar-powered police…
From left to right: First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti, Police Commissioner Violet Lusala and Commissioner Satu Koivu.
Of the more than 8,200 police personnel serving across 17 United Nations field missions and regional offices, more than 20 per cent are women. United Nations Police (UNPOL) has already reached its 2025 targets set-out in the…
The fourth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2024) brought together Ministers, Chiefs of Police and senior representatives of regional and professional policing organizations to United Nations Headquarters, from…
The United Nations has announced that Police First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti, of Indonesia, will receive the 2023 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award on 16 November 2023. The award will be presented during…
Message from the United Nations Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar International Day of Police Cooperation, 7 September On this International Day of Police Cooperation, as the United Nations Police Adviser, I congratulate the…
UNISFA/SCPIS/PR/145 Abyei, 22 June 2023 – UNISFA UNPOL Women Network (UUWN) has been inaugurated at the mission’s Headquarters in Abyei. The Network, according to the Ag. Head of Mission/Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin…
Summary The largest global platform for senior police leaders to engage on strengthening international security and to address cross-border threats through the unifying power of national and United Nations policing. United…
By: Maya Kelly “My grandfather used to tell me that a journey of a thousand miles always begins with a first step. So, throughout my career, I walked,” says Alizéta Kabore Kinda. “I was tired, but I did not stop. At times, I…
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…