BNG ENT

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Community forum
  • Forum workshop
  • Forum sites
  • Forum committee
  • Forum hosting

BNG ENT

Header Banner

BNG ENT

  • Home
  • Community forum
  • Forum workshop
  • Forum sites
  • Forum committee
  • Forum hosting
Forum workshop
Home›Forum workshop›UNPOL holds one-day workshop to build the capacity of local female police officers in Warrap

UNPOL holds one-day workshop to build the capacity of local female police officers in Warrap

By Corrine K. Thomas
October 11, 2021
0
0


United Nations Police (UNPOL) Warrap-based officers recently held a one-day workshop designed to build the capacity of women police officers in South Sudan.

The main objective of the forum: To raise awareness of the legal rights of women; dealing with cases of sexual and gender-based violence; and the key role female police officers play in conflict prevention and management.

“I hope that when we disseminate the learning we have received through these interactive sessions, women will recognize their innate power and participate actively in society,” said Julia Awut Wol, a police officer. “We deserve respect and dignity whether we are in uniform or not. “

For her part, Joséphine Yeama Khani, a UNPOL based in Kuajok, believes that it is essential that policewomen are fully aware of the laws governing the rights of victims of sexual violence so that they can investigate these reports with the required sensitivity and confidentiality.

“One of the most terrible legacies of the past civil wars in South Sudan is that a majority of women and girls have suffered some form of sexual or gender-based violence,” said police adviser Khani.

“Therefore, it is of paramount importance that police officers are fully aware of the legal frameworks and protections to which survivors of such violence are entitled,” she adds.

During the workshop, women from local police and other law enforcement agencies gained a better understanding of the national legal framework governing the protection of their rights.

Many participants were unaware of the existence of such legal frameworks and also expressed surprise that abuse does not always have to be physical; psychological or verbal attacks also constitute an attack on a woman.

Participants also discussed topics such as culturally entrenched inequality between men and women and underage or forced marriages.

“Women’s empowerment is not a one-day event; it is a process. We must continue to enlighten each other and the younger generations to ensure their participation in change. “

In addition, the workshop examined women’s contributions to peacemaking and conflict resolution. “Women are essential partners in economic recovery, social cohesion and political legitimacy,” said Ajok Angok, civil affairs officer at the mission’s field office in Kuajok. “Women constitute 50% of society and their participation in mediation processes can encourage various members of a community to participate in peacemaking, contribute to the credibility of the process and increase local ownership of its results,” he said. she continued.

The workshop ended with Brigadier Akuec Beny Machol, Deputy Police Commissioner of the South Sudan National Police Service in Warrap, urging participants to incorporate all the information provided to them into their daily work.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (MINUSS).

Media files

Download logo

UNPOL organizes a one-day workshop to build the capacity of local female police officers in Warrap
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Africanews provides APO Group content as a service to its readers, but does not edit the articles it publishes.


Related posts:

  1. BNNRC Bangladesh holds workshop on the potential of the 4th Industrial Revolution
  2. Confirmed speakers for the workshop “Building human rights-based narratives against anti-Muslim hatred
  3. Workshop allows Brazilian Xakriabá people to publish their own books
  4. Fort Wayne UNITED to host REAL Dad workshop for high school dads
Tagslaw enforcement

Categories

  • Community forum
  • Forum committee
  • Forum hosting
  • Forum sites
  • Forum workshop

Recent Posts

  • The Women of Influence Forum workshop: Learn how to create more seats at the table
  • NBA Annual Conference Planning Committee releases schedule of events | The Guardian Nigeria News
  • Governor defends decision to form selection committee for Kerala University VC
  • Thrive 2050 Community Forum on Racial Equity and Social Justice – Greater Greater Washington
  • Safe drug use sites raise more questions than they answer

Archives

  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • December 2020
  • October 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • February 2020
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • December 2018
  • August 2018
  • May 2018
  • March 2018
  • April 2016
  • November 2015
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions