UN trains Abyei joint police unit
August, 26 2008 (KHARTOUM) — United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have concluded the first ten-day Police Basic Training Course for a total of 168 members of the new Abyei Joint Integrated Police Unit (JIPU).
The integrated police unit comprises 63 policemen from Government of Sudan Police (GoS) and 105 policemen from the South Sudan Police Service (SSPS).
In accordance with Abyei roadmap signed on June 8, the new JIPU works for restoring the rule of law and ensuring the safety and security for the return to Abyei of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
UNMIS Police training team (UNPOL) trained the new JIPU members on different policing aspects including democratic policing; human rights; Sudan Police Act; crime scene investigation; gender and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) issues.
In a bid to develop the professional capabilities of JIPU Officers to take over all law and order duties, UNMIS Police (UNPOL) will continue providing specialized training courses over the coming weeks.
In addition to the 168 JIPU members who are already patrolling in Abyei town, GoS Police and SSPS have agreed to deploy more JIPU members in the coming weeks in Abyei area.
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