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The Structure and activities of UN Police Division Chris Sharwood -Smith

The Structure and activities of UN Police Division Chris Sharwood -Smith. HISTORY. 1945 – Military dominance 1960 – Deployment to Congo 1989 – End of the Cold War 1994 – UN Civilian Police Unit Balkans/establishment of FPUs 2000 – Police Division established in DPKO

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The Structure and activities of UN Police Division Chris Sharwood -Smith

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  1. The Structure and activities of UN Police Division Chris Sharwood-Smith

  2. HISTORY • 1945 – Military dominance • 1960 – Deployment to Congo • 1989 – End of the Cold War • 1994 – UN Civilian Police Unit • Balkans/establishment of FPUs • 2000 – Police Division established in DPKO • 2005 - CIVPOL becomes UNPOL

  3. HISTORY • 2006 – Standing Police Capacity • 2007 – Police Division incorporated into Office of the Rule of Law & Security Institutions • 2007 – UNAMID • SC authorises the deployment of 6,432 police officers

  4. ROLE OF POLICE DIVISION • Provides strategic planning and operational support for UNPKOs • Develops policy and guidance on international police peacekeeping • Undertakes selection, recruitment and deployment of qualified staff

  5. Department of Peacekeeping Operations Office of Operations Office of Military Affairs Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions Policy, Evaluation and Training Division Office of the Under-Secretary-General Executive Office Situation Centre Police Division Africa I Division Peacekeeping Best Practices Section Current Military Operations Service Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service Africa II Division Integrated Training Service Military Planning Service Europe and Latin America Division DDR Section Force Generation Service Asia and Middle East Division Mine Action Service Security Sector Reform Unit

  6. UN Police Division

  7. ENGLISH Language UN DPKO Missions Formed Police Units FRENCH Language MINUSMA Mali 950 (1440) MINURSO Western Sahara 6 (6) UNMIK Kosovo 7 (8) UNFICYP Cyprus 65 (69) UNAMA Afghanistan 4 (8) MINUSTAH Haiti 2,436 (3,241) UNISFA Abyei 15 (50) UNMIL Liberia 1,582 (1,375) UNMISS South Sudan 674 (900) T O T A L: 12,917/14,880 ONUCI Côte d’Ivoire 1,247 (1,350) MONUSCO D.R. Congo 1,401 (1,441) UNAMID Darfur (Sudan) 4,530 (6,432)

  8. UN Special Political Missions with Police ENGLISH Language UNSMIL Libya 1 (15) BINUCA Central Africa Republic 2 (2) FRENCH Language PORTUGUESE Language UNAMI Iraq 4 (4) UNIOGBIS Guinea Bissau 15 (16) UNIPSIL Sierra Leone 7 (7) BNUB Burundi 1 (1) UNSOM Somalia 0 (3) T O T A L: 30/48

  9. Past UN Policing Priorities • Monitoring to verify police performance and impartiality. • Observing to ascertain police strengths and weaknesses. • Reporting to document police infractions.

  10. Modern Policing Mandates Interim Policing & Law Enforcement Operational Support Reform, Restructuring and (Re)Building

  11. Interim Policing & Law Enforcement • Patrolling, confidence-building, arrests, detentions. • On-the-job mentoring, advising, training. • Transition and support.

  12. Operational Support • Public order, crowd control and anti-riot. • Operational mentoring, advising and training. • Protection – UN facilities and personnel.

  13. Reform, Restructuring & (Re)Building • Legislation, systems, procedures, codes, values. • Organization, management, vetting, training. • Basic material, logistics, communications.

  14. UN Police Deployment Trends Formed Police Units Individual Police Officers

  15. Growing Complexity of Police Tasks Unforeseen UNFORSEEN Integrated approach (RoL, SSR) Integrated approach (RoL, SSR) Integrated approach (RoL, SSR) Law Enforcement Capacity Building Law Enforcement Capacity Building Law Enforcement Capacity Building Law Enforcement Capacity Building DEVELOPMENT Reform, Restructuring & Rebuilding Reform and Restructuring & Rebuilding Reform and Restructuring & Rebuilding Reform and Restructuring & Rebuilding Reform Restructuring & Rebuilding FPU Operational Support Operational Support Operational Support Operational Support Operational Support Advisory Support Advisory Support Advisory Support Advisory Support Advisory Support Advisory Support STABILIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT Training and Mentoring Training and Mentoring Training and Mentoring Training and Mentoring Training and Mentoring Training and Mentoring Training and Mentoring Interim Law Enforcement Interim Law Enforcement Interim Law Enforcement Interim Law Enforcement Interim Law Enforcement Interim Law Enforcement Interim Law Enforcement Humanitarian Assistance Humanitarian Assistance Humanitarian Assistance/ Protections Humanitarian Assistance/ Protection Humanitarian Assistance/ Protection Humanitarian Assistance/ Protection Humanitarian Assistance/ Protection Humanitarian Assistance/ Protection Humanitarian Assistance/ Protection EMERGENNCY RESPONSE Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring 1960-1999 1999 - 2002 2002 - 2010

  16. Current Projects Women in Policing Sexual & Gender based violence Formed Police Units Strategic Guidance Framework

  17. Doctrine-based UN Policing Strategic Guidance Framework Shared Understanding Detailed Job Descriptions Standardised Training Monitoring & Evaluation

  18. The Fundamental Questions What Is Police Peacekeeping? What Should UNPOL Do? How Should This Be Done? How Are UNPOL Prepared?

  19. Chris Sharwood-Smith cssglobal@btinternet.com http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/chris-sharwood-smith/18/1b3/700 Questions or Comments?

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