1. “Challenges of the Police Component”
Chief Superintendent Simon Blatchly
Chief, Mission Management and Support Section
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2. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
6/17/2018
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
Office of the Under-Secretary-General
Executive Office
Situation Centre
Office of Operations
Office of Military Affairs
Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions
Policy, Evaluation and Training Division
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
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3. UN Police Division
6/17/2018
Police Adviser
Deputy-Police
Adviser
Mission
Management &
Support Section
Serious & Organised Crime Team
Integrated Operations Teams
Selection &
Recruitment Section
Strategic Policy
& Development
Section
Police Planning Unit
Police Policy Unit
Police Development Unit
Office of the Police
Standing Police
Capacity
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Support to UN Police Field Components in the implementation of mandated tasks through the:
Planning for the deployment of UN Police to UN peacekeeping and special political missions and other non-mission settings including via the Global Focal Point mechanism.
Selection, recruitment, deployment and rotation of UN Police personnel to UN peacekeeping and special political missions and other contexts.
Analysis and development of policy and guidance on international police peacekeeping to ensure coherence.
Provision of operational support, strategic advice and guidance to field missions, including assessments and back stopping.
Advocacy with Member States, coordination, partnership building and consolidation and strategic communications.
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4. 4. Knowledge & Doctrine Deficit
Strategic Challenges
6/17/2018
1. Growth in Demand
2. Complexity of Tasks
3. Lack of Capability
4. Knowledge & Doctrine Deficit
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5. United Nations Police Division / DPKO
Growth in UNPOL
6/17/2018
“The role of policing in peacekeeping operations has expanded significantly over the past decade. United Nations Police play an invaluable role in post-conflict peacekeeping and peacebuilding environments.”
Ban Ki-moon
United Nations Secretary-General
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6. United Nations Police Division / DPKO
Growth in UNPOL
6/17/2018
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7. UN DPKO Missions ENGLISH Language FRENCH Language Formed Police Units
6/17/2018
ENGLISH Language
UN DPKO Missions
FRENCH Language
Formed Police Units
UNFICYP -Cyprus
IPO Male: 48
IPO Female: 9
FPUs: none
MINURSO
Western Sahara
IPO Male: 2
IPO Female: 0
FPUs: none
UNMISS- South Sudan
IPO Male: 383
IPO Female: 116
FPUs: 658
UNISFA -Abyei
IPO Male: 18
IPO Female: 3
FPUs: none
UNMIK -Kosovo
IPO Male: 5
IPO Female: 3
FPUs: none
MINUSTAH
Haiti
IPO Male: 713
IPO Female: 122
FPUs: 1,658
MINUSMA -Mali
IPO Male: 201
IPO Female: 14
FPUs: 840
UNMIL
Liberia
IPO Male: 283
IPO Female: 63
FPUs: 1,003
Peak of UNPOL in November 2008: 17,000 mandated, but
Kosovo – mission transferred to the EU – 2,000 less UNPOL, but no ‘saving’ of police peacekeepers since many simply changed beret colour!
Georgia – the mission didn’t close because of ‘mission accomplished’ but simply because of the Russian veto.
The first figure is the actual number of UNPOL deployed the figure in brackets is the UN Security Council’s mandated strength.
Blue boxes – Anglophone missions
Orange boxes – Francophone
Note the missing one third between deployed versus mandated
UNAMID in Darfur requires almost 6,500 UNPOL
UNAMID
Darfur (Sudan)
IPO Male: 1,128
IPO Female: 313
FPUs: 1,811
MINUSCA
C.A.Republic
IPO Male: 291
IPO Female: 54
FPUs: 1,521
ONUCI
Côte d’Ivoire
IPO Male: 427
IPO Female: 60
FPUs: 994
MONUSCO
D.R. Congo
IPO Male: 304
IPO Female: 65
FPUs: 802
T O T A L UNPOL:
Male: 12,463
Female: 1,542
Total: 13,975 7

8. UN Political Missions with Police
6/17/2018
UN Political Missions with Police
UNSMIL (Libya) 1
UNSOM ( Somalia)
IPO Male: 8
IPO Female: 4
FPUs: None
ENGLISH Language
UNAMI ( Iraq)
Not Active
FRENCH Language
PORTUGUESE Language
UNAMA
Afghanistan
IPO Male: 3
IPO Female: 1
FPUs: None
UNIOGBIS
Guinea Bissau
IPO Male: 11
IPO Female: 1
FPUs: none

9. UN Political Missions with Police
6/17/2018
UN Political Missions with Police
UNSMIL (Libya) 1
UNSOM ( Somalia)
IPO Male: 8
IPO Female: 4
FPUs: None
ENGLISH Language
UNAMI ( Iraq)
Not Active
FRENCH Language
PORTUGUESE Language
UNAMA
Afghanistan
IPO Male: 3
IPO Female: 1
FPUs: None
UNIOGBIS
Guinea Bissau
IPO Male: 11
IPO Female: 1
FPUs: none
Plus GFP Non-Mission Settings

10. UNPOL in Peace Operations
13 United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and 5 Special Political Missions worldwide
90 countries contributing police officers
Almost 14,000 police officers authorised globally

11. and (Re)Building of Institutions
Policing Mandates
6/17/2018
Interim Policing & Law Enforcement
Operational Support
Reform, Restructuring
and (Re)Building of Institutions
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12. Growing Complexity of Police Tasks
6/17/2018
Growing Complexity of Police Tasks
Protection of Civilians and others
UNFORSEEN
Transnational crime
Transnational crime
Integrated
approach
(RoL, SSR)
Integrated approach (RoL, SSR)
Integrated approach (RoL, SSR)
DEVELOPMENT
Law Enforcement Capacity Building
Law Enforcement Capacity Building
Law Enforcement Capacity Building
Law Enforcement Capacity Building
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
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13. Operational Challenges - 1
Institution building
Transnational organized crime
Border security and management
Regional dynamics and implications
Professionalism and beyond
Protection of civilians
Electoral security
Draw-downs, reconfigurations and transitions
Mandates and Resources

14. Operational Challenges - 2
Language
Consistency in Mentoring and training approaches
Measuring impact
Coordination with host state & RoL components
Living conditions and staff welfare
Safety and security

15. Current IPO Requirements

16. CATEGORIES OF UN POLICE PERSONNEL
6/17/2018
Individual Police Officers
Authorized: 4,500 +
Formed Police Units
Authorized: 9,000 +
Contracted Posts
Authorized: 200 +
Specialised Police Teams
NOR: SGBV, CAN: SOC, UK: COP

17. Staffing & Recruitment:
6/17/2018
Staffing & Recruitment:
UN Police at a glance
Female : 10.2 percent
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18. Staffing and Recruitment Processes, selection criteria and timelines
6/17/2018
Staffing and Recruitment
Processes, selection criteria and timelines
15 to 45 days – FPUs: 15 to 60
5 to 45 days
Invite nominations from
Member States
Receive nominations
Pre-screen and conduct SAAT/ PDVS, clearances
Conduct interviews
Attain medical clearances and arrange travel
Arrive in field mission
30 to 60 days – FPUs: 30 to 90
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19. Addressing Serious and Organized Crime
6/17/2018
Addressing Serious and Organized Crime
Strengthening Host-State Capability
Consolidating the partnership with INTERPOL and UNODC:
Access to on-line training on policing skills and capabilities provided to UN Police for capacity development
INTERPOL’s database (I24/7) to be provided to all UN Police and host-State transnational crime units (TCUs)
West African Coast Initiative:
Closer engagement amongst implementing partners (DPKO, DPA, UNODC, INTERPOL) to support host-State agencies TCUs
Demonstrated commitment by host-States to strengthen TCUs nationally and regionally.
Deployment of Specialised Teams as Serious and Organized Crime Support Units
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20. Independent External Review
6/17/2018
Independent External Review
HIPPO & SG Report Recommendation
Overall aim:
Flexible, targeted and timely deployments, solid foundation of guidance and the institutional capacity to effectively support UN policing
Status:
Functional review
ISSAT (Geneva) to manage review process
Multinational, multidisciplinary and gender-balanced core review team, plus Member State expert pool
Extensive consultations with Member States, UN offices and field missions, as well as other independent experts
Report expected by end of May 2016
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21. Strategic Guidance Framework
6/17/2018
2016/7 Work Plan
a) Guidelines on Police Administration
b) Doctrine Development Groups:
Community-Oriented Policing
Intelligence-Led Policing
Integrated Border Management
Operational Planning
Mentoring, Monitoring and Advising
Donor Coordination and Fund Management
Achievements to Date
SGF Policy
CB+D OPS COM ADM
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22. United Nations Police Division / DPKO
Discussion
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