POLICE DIVISION

PROTECT AND SERVE TO BUILD PEACE AND SECURITY Conflict and post-conflict countries are often characterized by a collapse of public law and order. The presence of United Nations Police contributes to restoring popular confidence in the host-state police and rule of law structures. The United Nations has deployed police since 1960. Today, more than 13,000 United Nations Police are deployed in 19 United Nations missions: 12 peacekeeping operations led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and seven special political missions led by the Department of Political Affairs.

SUPPORT FOR THE REFORM, RESTRUCTURING AND REBUILDING OF HOST STATE POLICE United Nations Police help to reform, restructure and rebuild national police services. These tasks can include: undertaking census of police personnel; vetting, training and certifying police and other law enforcement officials; advising national counterparts on restructur- ing and assisting with the drafting of policies and legal frameworks. In some cases, UN Police help rebuild services from the ground up, following years of conflict.

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT Individual Police Officers and Formed Police Units mentor and help train national police officers in all aspects of policing including inves- tigations, election security, operational support and public order management. Under exceptional circumstances, in host-states with no functioning police, UN Police are called upon to assume full responsibility for policing and law enforcement activities, until the host-state can takeover core policing tasks.

ORGANIZED CRIME AND ANTI-CORRUPTION Organized crime, including trafficking, terrorism and financial fraud, is a major peace spoiler. UN Police are increasingly involved in- en hancing national capacities to counter organized crime and corruption. Activities undertaken include the establishment of transnational crime units in national police services, training national specialists in strategic planning, financial investigations, forensics and other vital skills. UN Police work closely with, among others, INTERPOL and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

THE POLICE DIVISION The Police Division is made up of three sections: the Selection & Recruitment Section, which is responsible for the recruitment and rota- tion of the thousands of UN Police deployed; the Mission Management & Support Section, which backstops all UN Police field compo- nents; and the Strategic Policy & Development Section, which develops concepts of operations, technical guidance and strategic planning. UNPOL

Department of Peacekeeping Operations / Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions STANDING POLICE CAPACITY The Police Division also includes a Standing Capacity of 40 specialized police officers. They are based in the UN Global Service Centre in Brindisi, Italy and are able to travel quickly to help start new UN missions, reinforce existing missions or assist special requests from governments or UN entities. STAFF MEMBERS Standing Police40 Capacity areas of expertise. Information, Communications & Technology Police Reform Public Order Legal Transnational Crime Human Resources & Personnel Management Planning Gender 15 Budget & Fund Management Community-oriented core areas Policing of expertise Police Analysis Logistics STAFF MEMBERS Investigations 40Detention Training Information, PARTNERSHIPSCommuni cations & Technology Police Reform No single actor has the capacity to implement complex international policing support initiatives alone. AsPu such,blic theOrde Policer Division has moLegarel than strengthened its strategic-level coordination with other stakeholders involved in the rule of law sector, includingDP throughKO the Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Corrections Areas in the Rule of Law in Post-conflict and other CrisisTr anSituationssnat12io na (GFP).l Cr imTo esupport UN police Human Resources & Police Deployed in missions[7 DPA Personnel Management 19 work and facilitate13, closer and000 stronger cooperation, Member States of the United Nations established a Group Plof anniFriendsng of the UN Police, which met for the first time in 2013. Members of the Group include the leading police contributing countries and countries interested in becoming more Geinvolvednder in UN police work. Additionally, the Police15 Division is collaborating increasingly with regionalBudget organizations& such they come Fund Management as the African Union.Comm Unitedunity Nations-oriented Police officers are nowco deployedre ar toeas the United Nations Office to the African Union. Policing from COUNTRIES of expertise 86 Police Analysis FEMALE POLICE Logistics and are Investigations The Police Division launched a “Global Effort” in 2009 to help increase the sharejust of overfemale officers10% deployingfema withle the UN Police world- wide. Today, 10 Detentper centio ofn deployed UN Police are women. In certain missions, this share reaches upwards ofTr 30aini perng cent. Beyond just increasing numbers, however, the Police Division is also making a concerted effort to improve the quality of female officers deployed, as well as provide opportunities for them to serve in managerial and specialist positions. of which 483 are in Formed There are 56 Formed Police Units Police Units, 850 are individually moin 7re pe thanacekeeping operations. deployed police o cers. 12 DPKO 13,000 Police Deployed in 19 missions[7 DPA

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Department of Peacekeeping Operations / Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions