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Makotose

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2016-11-10
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  1. “Our Integrated Mission Training Centre also provides courses that help us to learn a bit of Arabic, and we have taken the initiative to hold English enhancement lessons with both the Sudan police force and internally displaced persons. That has also helped us to build relationships and improve communication with both communities. Those are the questions that I am able to answer. I very much thank the Council for this opportunity.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source

  2. “We also feel that partnerships and collaboration among the missions, the United Nations country team and police-contributing countries are extremely critical for us to achieve our mandates. With relation to the question from the representative of Senegal on the issue of language - yes, it is a real challenge. However, we have Arabic speakers and language assistants in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. Therefore, because we take note on how we carry out deployments to ensure that there is equal geographical representation, they have come in very handy in helping us deliver our messages.”

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  3. “I have also already had a chance to engage with Walis and governors, and they are beginning to accept the concept of recruiting more female police officers. There was also a question from the representative of France on the lessons learned from our experiences. I would say that the situations in the conflict and post-conflict areas that we operate in are hard and desperate. The peace process, in my experience, has been very slow, and sometimes it is very frustrating. A lot of commitment and consistency is required to achieve stability and peace; continuous engagement with hosts, the internally displaced persons population and community leadership builds the necessary relationships that then contribute to the success of our work.”

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  4. “It is a bit challenging, because it is really still at a very low point. We are hoping that our continuous engagement will certainly bring us some way towards our goal. We have developed a concept note to the effect that we are also seeking funding so as to recruit more women, train them and then deploy them in the deep field. We have established a women's network in the Sudan Police Force as a vehicle for women to participate in their empowerment. We insist that female members ofthe Sudan police force participate in all our meetings. As we continue to enhance the presence of female peacekeepers deep in the field, we are still remodelling. I hope that the Sudan police force will also take note and copy what we are doing.”

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  5. “We are still working to get them into those areas. We would like the support of the Council for the joint programme on the rule of law and human rights, which is aimed at overseeing the resourcing and implementation of a sustainable criminal-justice system. It has been hit by a lack of funding, but we believe that this is the programme that is going to drive sustainability and the capacitation of both of the Sudan Police Force in Darfur and, indeed, all other criminal-justice institutions. In response to the question from the representative of Bolivia, on the greater participation of women, I highlighted some of the relevant issues, but let me just touch on a few more. We are advocating for the recruitment, training and deployment of the Sudan Police Force in the deep field.”

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  6. “We are also actively involved in community policing, and we have a very vibrant community- policing volunteers programme as well as very vibrant community-safety committees, which discuss crime and how to overcome some of the criminal challenges that the people face. We are also working with the United Nations country team and mainly with the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UN-Women to build capacity for the continued monitoring of the performance of the Sudan Police Force once UNAMID has exited from Darfur. We are also happy to have seen the spread of the Sudan Police Force into almost all of the team sites that are operational, and we are pleased that that Force is now in existence in most of these areas, with the exception of about three.”

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  7. “This speaks to the issue of trust between the IDPs and the security institutions; they remain in the camps because they feel a little bit insecure. We feel that we still have a role in building this trust, and we hope that as we continue to implement our mandate, this trust will be built. Nonetheless, we have been undertaking a number of strategies to ensure that in the event of our exit there is sustainability and the rule of law. Chief among this is that we started engaging in train-the-trainer programmes under the capacity-building mandate. We also have received a very interesting and exciting request from the Sudan Police Force to help it develop its standing operating procedures, its code of conduct and a number of other institutional frameworks. We believe that these are important to ensure sustainability upon the exit of UNAMID.”

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  8. “Ms. Makotose: I thank the Council for having recognized the important work of the police in peacekeeping and would like also to acknowledge the Council's important role in promoting peace and our work. Its words of encouragement today and the understanding and guidance shown are well received, and we will be using them to inform and guide our operations. To the question that was posed by the representative of Egypt, on the improvement of the security situation in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), I wish to acknowledge that there has indeed been an improvement, especially in conflict- related clashes, but my concern as Police Commissioner is the fact that most internally displaced persons (IDPs) remain in the camps, and their major concern when we talk to them is the issue of security.”

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  9. “Women in Darfur remain the main players in economic and livelihood income-generating activities, as many males continue to avoid venturing out for fear of being killed. For their efforts, some women are raped, harassed or abused. More work needs to be done to support those women with safe economic and income-generating activities. Of course, it would be more helpful if the Sudanese police force in Darfur's capacity to investigate and prosecute offenders were enhanced. For us to receive more female peacekeepers, the national police services must themselves include proportional national representation. Females need additional training and mentoring to build their confidence. More role models are required. And Member States need to second more qualified females for senior positions.”

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  10. “Those are just a few of the many internal efforts made, as we also assist and advocate for the Sudanese police force in Darfur to mainstream gender. There is greater awareness now, but females remain few in number and none hold senior leadership positions. We are working on some projects that we hope, if supported by donors, will see marked progress. That progress is essential if we are to fully support the prevention and management of conflict-related sexual violence and sexual and gender-based violence in Darfur. The patrols continue to receive information, but some victims are so traumatized and afraid of stigmatization that they do not come out. More advocacy and support for those victims is required.”

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  11. “Under the guidance of the Secretary-General's gender parity strategy, we have advocated for, and are thankful to, Member States to respond to the call for skilled staff. The UNAMID police now includes 20 per cent female individual police officers and four professional staff out of 16, with two more in process. Both males and females are deployed at team sites and in sector headquarters, where they are all engaged in all forms of duties. Females are encouraged to apply for leadership positions, and we have conducted leadership-training workshops to support their confidence-building and to mentor them. The UNAMID Police Women's Network also continues to meet and encourage the empowerment of women. Men are also part of the Network, and I am happy to report that in one sector there are more male than female members.”

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  12. “Two FPUs have also been delinked from the military and relocated at two of the six team sites earmarked for the reconfiguration. Some challenges were encountered and are now being managed for the four team sites and the two temporary operating bases that are to be implemented in the second phase. Supervising and monitoring the closed team sites has not been easy, as road and weather conditions have affected our movement. The military numbers and capabilities are different from those of the FPU, which will have an impact on the outputs that will be possible in those delinked team sites. The UNAMID police component strives to implement our mandate in a gender-responsive way.”

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  13. “Community policing volunteers engage with the community on various issues, such as advocating participation in the Government's arms collection programme and urging IDPs and Sudanese uniformed personnel to respect the buffer zone and avoid provocation during presidential visits. With regard to capacity-building for the Sudanese police force, we support the institutional development of the police in line with our joint programme for the rule of law and human rights. I should also like give a brief update on the reconfiguration of the police component. We have successfully withdrawn from 14 team sites with minimum challenges. We have repatriated two formed police units (FPUs), while the repatriation ofcontingent- owned equipment remains ongoing.”

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  14. “More specifically, we have conducted several thousand patrols in support of the physical protection of civilians, including more than 2,300 confidence-building patrols to camps for the displaced, and more than 2,600 to respond to the security needs of internally displaced persons, particularly women and children engaged in livelihood activities outside their camps. Additionally, UNAMID police have undertaken more than 500 joint patrols with community policing volunteers, and have managed public order during the distribution of humanitarian assistance. The second mandate priority is establishing a protective environment by engaging communities in community-policing initiatives and supporting the capacity-building of the Sudanese police in Darfur.”

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  15. “Ms. Makotose: I thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the work of the police component of African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Resolution 2363 (2017) conferred to main priorities to the UNAMID mandate. The first is to protect civilians across Darfur. That includes active patrolling in areas at high risk of conflict and with high concentrations of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and securing IDP camps, adjacent areas and migration routes to ensure a more effective response to threats of violence against civilians.”

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  16. “I therefore do see us being able to surpass the 20 per cent target ratio for female police that we have set, and that in future a ratio of male to female deployment that actually represents the population is possible, with the Council's support. More importantly, however, I see it as essential if we are to meet the needs of the male, female and child populations.”

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  17. “Another area where we are getting guidance is through the aforementioned women's association network. Another Police Division initiative is the gender toolkit, which helps us tailor our outreach to communities in our gender mainstreaming efforts. A website is being developed to help us reach out to women and police-contributing countries in order to enable them to contribute more women to missions. We also encourage prior training for women to better prepare them for deployment to missions and surviving the rigorous requirements of mission life. The Police Division is also developing a roster for members, especially the senior leadership, so that when they are needed women can be deployed more quickly.”

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  18. “UNAMID appreciates the offers to do with the issue of training, as raised here today, and I am sure that the Police Division will be following up so that we can benefit from such offers for further training. I also want to mention the ongoing Police Division efforts regarding tactical and strategic guidance for mission development. I would mainly like to highlight the importance of deploying the 20 per cent of women individual police officers, but also to ask to see that extended to the formed police units (FPUs), because the need is there. The problem is that women are sometimes attacked by men carrying guns, and as a result, when they are patrolling they sometimes feel intimidated because most of the patrols are also made up of men carrying weapons. We would therefore love to see more women in the FPUs.”

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  19. “We have also been able to intervene in a personal capacity, by using the women's association network to introduce fuel-efficient stoves, which have helped to reduce the need to send out patrols. I would also like to respond briefly to the issue raised by the representative of France on language and culture. We do indeed have to deal with such challenges in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We do our best to learn the local language, as well as to teach English to the local communities, and that has improved our interaction with them. They really appreciate the lessons, and we appreciate being able to learn Arabic.”

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  20. “Ms. Makotose: I would like to express my appreciation for all the comments by Council members. They are very helpful to the mission and can also pave the way for our continued engagement regarding further support. I will begin with the last question. The steps we are taking to protect women include actually sending patrols with them, especially when they are doing activities related to their livelihoods, since they are more vulnerable when they are farming, collecting firewood and gathering the grass that they use in their work. Apart from patrols for the camps for internally displaced persons, we have introduced patrols in the areas that women visit, which we plan in conjunction with the women's leadership. Thus we specify certain days when they can go out to fetch water and collect firewood.”

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  21. “UNAMID police have recorded no substantial case of sexual exploitation and abuse. As the only female Police Commissioner out of all United Nations peacekeeping missions, I have been and remain fully committed to that important and ongoing effort. Finally, allow me to reiterate, Sir, our commitment to Member States and the people in Darfur. As we all know, there are many challenges that UNAMID police face in implementing its mandate. However, United Nations police officers are the daily interface between Darfuris, the United Nations and the African Union. I appeal for the continued support from the Security Council in our endeavour and would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to present our gender mainstreaming efforts to you.”

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  22. “As role models, police commanders and team leaders are trained to strictly comply with the Secretary- General's directives on sexual exploitation and abuse. A communication strategy has been developed and is being implemented to ensure that information materials on sexual exploitation and abuse are available at all team sites. Furthermore, UNAMID police play a vital role in facilitating the outreach of the Conduct and Discipline Team of the Mission to increase awareness of sexual exploitation and abuse and other forms of misconduct, as well as available reporting mechanisms. UNAMID police have also actively participated in the Mission's task force on sexual exploitation and abuse and contributed to improved reporting and swift investigations by the Immediate Response Team.”

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  23. “Information sharing with the Government of the Sudan's police has improved and helped speed up investigations. It has also assisted in improving trust and promoting partnership between communities and the Sudanese police on security coordination matters. UNAMID police fully adhere to and implement the Secretary-General's zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse. That extends to addressing other forms of misconduct through preventative measures. The conduct of United Nations police personnel is key to ensuring that our efforts are sustainable and not in vain. More specifically, I have issued a directive to ensure that all members of the police component are to be briefed on the United Nations policy on sexual exploitation and abuse.”

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  24. “UNAMID police have also strengthened community- oriented policing practices through the recruitment and training of 3,529 community policing volunteers, 29 per cent of whom are women. As part of the operationalization of the United Nations police gender toolkit, UNAMID has developed a guideline on gender mainstreaming, as well as a community policing framework to guide the selection and qualification process of community policing volunteers. The community policing volunteer system has contributed increasingly to the safety and security in IDP camps through their joint efforts with UNAMID police and in some cases with the Sudanese police. That has contributed to a reduction of crime and enhanced the sense of security in communities.”

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  25. “In parallel, UNAMID police's interactions with the senior leadership of the Government of the Sudanese police force focus on increasing the number of women and transforming it into an increasingly representative police force. More specifically, the UNAMID Police Women's Network supported the establishment of seven family- and child-protection units in the Government of Sudan's police force across the five States. While continuing sensitization on gender mainstreaming and sexual and gender-based violence, they also work towards empowering female officers in the Sudanese police by supporting the founding and operationalization of the Sudanese Police Women's Network.”

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  26. “The current strength of the Sudanese police in Darfur stands at approximately 14,000, 4 per cent of whom are women. Gender balance is critical to building confidence in communities and encouraging victims to report abuses to Sudanese police officers of their choosing. Given that women are disproportionately affected by sexual and gender- based violence and conflict-related sexual violence, an increased female police presence across Darfur will ensure more access to justice for the victims. Through outreach initiatives in communities, UNAMID police encourages Darfuri women, including IDPs, to enlist in the police force.”

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  27. “The information is verified and shared with other Mission components, the police of the host State and the local population in line with the do-no-harm principle. Furthermore, UNAMID police, in collaboration with the military, conduct targeted patrols that focus on areas in which violations perpetrated against women and children occur most frequently, such as water points, firewood-collection areas and markets. To effectively meet the security needs of IDPs, primarily focusing on women and children at risk, UNAMID police have fully embraced gender sensitivity policing practices. Notably, UNAMID has ensured that UNAMID women police officers are deployed at every team site. UNAMID police also support the recruitment and training of women in both the Government of the Sudanese police force and the community policing volunteers among IDPs.”

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  28. “That is not only important with regard to gender balancing but also contributes to the effective implementation of mandated tasks. Female officers participate in all activities, including patrols, family and child protection, gender-awareness and community-oriented policing. They also act as role models, inspiring Darfuri women and girls to advocate for and defend their rights. In particular, female officers contribute to greater and wider access to vulnerable groups. Interaction with communities is critical for information gathering and analysis and enhances early warning. UNAMID police collate information on security and receive reports of criminal incidents including sexual and gender-based violence and other human rights violations.”

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  29. “As illustrated in the police-to-task review in April and the special report of the Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (see S/2016/510), gender-sensitive policing is essential to fulfil those tasks. Currently, UNAMID has the greatest number of female police officers among all United Nations peacekeeping missions. Two hundred and sixty-seven, or 19 per cent, of UNAMID's individual police officers are women. Women hold 17 key positions. Four are professional or higher ranking positions, including my own. Thirteen female officers also hold commanding and supervisory positions at Headquarters. Female officers are encouraged to apply for senior positions, and special consideration is given in granting them extensions to their tour of duty.”

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  30. “Thirdly, while the mediation efforts of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in the more proactive role of State Governments contributed to a decrease in the overall number of intercommunal clashes, the root causes remained largely unaddressed. Incidents of violence against the civilian population, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), continued to be commonplace. UNAMID and humanitarian actors continued to face challenges in implementing their mandates. In line with the strategic priorities of the Mission, the police component prioritizes its resources and activities to support the physical protection of civilians, thereby creating a protective environment through the development of community-oriented policing.”

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  31. “Ms. Makotose: In 2016, the situation in Darfur was characterized by three factors. First, despite the continuing negotiations, the Government and the armed movements have yet to reach a comprehensive political solution to the conflict. Secondly, the conflict between Government forces and the Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid began with intense clashes during the first half of the year, followed by continued intermittent fighting in Jebel Marra. More than 80,000 civilians were confirmed displaced as a result, while an additional 117,000 have not been verified due to a denial of access to conflict areas.”

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