The summit, themed Advancing our Common Security: UN Policing for a New Era, started with a video highlighting the UN Police’s (UNPOL) mission to advertise security, defend human rights, and assist Member States.
UNPOL’s true mission is to “enhance international peace and security by supporting Member States in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis situations”, all whereas standing at the forefront of stopping and addressing worldwide threats world communities face together with geopolitical conflicts, local weather catastrophes, world distrust, and the darkish aspect of know-how.
Therefore, this summit is getting used to debate and additional consider UNPOL’s position in supporting the UN Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping (A4P), the New Agenda for Peace, and the digital transformation of peacekeeping, amongst others.
Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Policy, Guy Ryder stated, “With the summit of the future taking place in September, this is a timely occasion for Member States, the [UN] and our strategic partners to consider how to harness the full potential of the [UNPOL] to meet the most pressing challenges of today and of tomorrow.”
UNPOL’s challenges
During the summit’s opening session, USG for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix stated UNPOL’s challenges are “greater than ever” and multidimensional.
“Our personnel on the ground, including [UNPOL] are facing threats on many fronts from terrorist transnational organized criminals, armed groups and cyber criminals, all with a stake in preventing pace,” Msr. Lacroix stated. “Our peace operations are also seeing growing challenges from hate speech, misinformation and disinformation, which are increasingly used as weapons of war.”
USG Lacroix stated UN Police was engaged on advancing political options and supporting sustainable peace as a part of the SG’s A4P initiative, detailing how officers have assisted the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) nationwide police with coaching on info assortment and public order administration throughout a nationwide electoral course of.
Women in uniform
He additionally talked about the implementation of tasks within the DRC and South Sudan that benefited girls navy and police inside peacekeeping missions by enhancing their dwelling lodging and constructing leisure areas.
Additionally, he famous that UNPOL was doing nicely in decreasing gender parity at senior ranges however inspired contributors to current extra girls for senior roles.
“As part of the Secretary General’s new agenda for peace, we must continue to strengthen network multilateralism addressing the challenges that I just mentioned it’s not something the United Nations a single country as a single piece operation can do alone,” Mr. Lacroix stated.