Today, UN Police Adviser and OMAP OiC, Commissioner Faisal Shahkar opened and chaired a meeting of the Police Division Women’s Network, reaffirming his support for women’s leadership and an inclusive workplace across the Division. #UNPOL #GenderEquality

At a @UNMAS working breakfast during the UN Resident Coordinators’ retreat, OiC OMAP Cssr. Faisal Shahkar discussed how mine action & policing can work together to protect civilians, enable humanitarian access & build national capacity to address explosive threats. #UNPOL

Better infrastructure. More women in UN policing.
.@UNPOL_Chief & his team met with the Logistics Division Director & her Engineering team on gender-responsive planning & disability inclusion, how to remove barriers to women’s deployment & retention in remote field locations.

Cssr. Shahkar, UN Police Adviser, met with SPAG chair & co-chairs to discuss the report of the future of peacekeeping, sustaining UNCOPS momentum, & potential policing priorities for the Peacekeeping Ministerial in line with the 2027 agenda. Thank you to the SPAG for its support!

As #MINURSO operations ceased following the non-renewal of its mandate, I commend all its personnel for 35 years of service to the people of Western Sahara.

Their dedication will not be forgotten.

We also honor the 20 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the pursuit of peace.

En #Ituri, la #MONUSCO, via #UNPOL, a remis des équipements de protection contre #Ebola à la police congolaise à #Bunia. Objectif : réduire les risques de contamination des policiers mobilisés dans la riposte et renforcer la protection des populations.

In #Ituri, #MONUSCO, through #UNPOL, provided #Ebola protective equipment to Congolese police in #Bunia to reduce infection risks among officers involved in the outbreak response and help protect local communities.

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar attended the closing ceremony of the 1st
UN Operational Police Commanders Course, organized at the German Police Training and Development Center in Brühl for the benefit of 17 participants, from UN Headquarters, peace operations & the host nation.

Representing @UNPeacekeeping, Deputy Police Adviser Margaret Karanja joined the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons principals meeting hosted by @UNICEF, endorsing the 2026–2030 ICAT priorities and @UNHumanRights and @OSCE as ICAT co-chairs for 2027.

On the margins, she had the pleasure to meet with @UNODC Executive Director Under-Secretary-General Monica Juma. DPO/UNPOL and UNODC collaborate in many areas, including policing, inter-agency coordination and responses to transnational organized crime.

In Brussels, @UNPOL_Chief Faisal Shahkar met with European External Action Service Managing Director/Civilian Operations Commander Stefano Tomat to discuss enhancing cooperation between the #EU and @UNPOL in several peace settings including @UN_CAR.

While in Vienna, @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar was pleased to meet Amb. Alena Kupchyna, who leads @OSCE Transnational Threats Department, to discuss joint activities to enhance training, capacity-building and police reform in areas including border security and cybercrime.

Huge success for the #BanguiGames2026 marathon! Secured by UNPOL, the event saw a huge turnout. UNPOL athletes shined brilliantly with 4 awards: gold, silver & bronze for the women, silver for the men. #LongLiveSportsAndLivingTogether

A wonderful celebration of community, connection, and coexistence at the #Pyla #Pile Peace Festival, held in the @UN #bufferzone and facilitated by @UNPOL and civilian peacekeepers. Bringing together members of both communities and local representatives, the festival highlighted engagement in building trust and strengthening relationships.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General & Head of #UNFICYP, Khassim Diagne, attended at the invitation of Pyla's two Mukhtars, alongside both the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders, reaffirming the importance of people-to-people connections and local initiatives in fostering peaceful coexistence. #A4P #InvestInPeace

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Voici Anissa Manai de #Tunisie 🇹🇳, conseillère en matière de genre à la @UN_CAR 🇨🇫. Elle a développé des outils qui aident la @UNPOL à analyser les tendances des violences fondées sur le genre & à mieux orienter les patrouilles & les priorités opérationnelles. #WomenPeaceSecurity

Top UN official in Cyprus and head of #UNFICYP, Khassim Diagne, welcomed the new @UNPOL Senior Police Adviser, Police Commissioner Minata Traore, who joined the Mission today. 👮‍♀️🚔🤝

Commissioner Traore brings more than 15 years of experience in police operations, command, and d through her service with the Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 National Police and the @UN. #A4P #Serving4Peace #WomenInPeacekeeping 🕊️🇺🇳

📸 UNFICYP/Miloš Krinert

The SPC welcomed Commander Grajek and Colonel Luta for a visit focused on exploring potential collaboration between the SPC and EUROGENDFOR (European Gendarmerie Force). An important opportunity to exchange views and identify avenues for future cooperation. #EUROGENDFOR

The initiative aims to strengthen the preparedness of police personnel deploying to United Nations peacekeeping operations, while advancing Indonesia’s contribution to international peace and security.

Deputi Direktur UNMAS, Rita Gunaryati Lubis, bertemu dengan Kepala Divisi Hubungan Internasional Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia untuk membahas potensi partisipasi Indonesia dalam proyek regional pengembangan kapasitas C-IED bagi negara-negara penyumbang personel kepolisian.

Inisiatif ini bertujuan untuk memperkuat kesiapan personel kepolisian yang ditugaskan dalam operasi pemeliharaan perdamaian Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa, sekaligus memajukan kontribusi Indonesia terhadap perdamaian dan keamanan internasional.