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Yiga

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2014-11-20
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2014-11-20
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  1. “Still, we managed to create a sense of shame among police officers. The Inspector General of Police belongs to the biggest regional police organizations, and when he attends their meetings he represents South Sudan's national police service. When he mixes with colleagues, he is expected to tell them what he is doing in his own country as head of the police, which holds him to a standard that links him to the common fraternity of policing all over the world.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  2. “That is very serious. We need to be equipped. Let me give one example. There is a lot of crime taking place now. As police officers, we cannot afford to just look on as crime increases every day. Moreover, we do not have strong data bases to share with the world when stability has been restored. We need equipment and we need support in terms of scientific management and research into crime. We need to be able to categorize the kind of crime that is happening in our situations in order to enable the Security Council to develop relevant policies. Let me reply to the question posed by the representative of Rwanda with regard to whether training police offers has helped in any way. A lot of effort was put into police training in South Sudan, but it was all lost when the crisis began.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  3. “We have to be very strong professionals in terms of operations, and sometimes we need to mix in a bit of politics to understand host State situations. The second point I would like to make is that there has been a lot of support for training and readiness to prepare UNPOL to carry out its functions. Perhaps it is time to influence some Member States to offer peacekeeping training at police institutions all over the world. If training is seen as a serious matter - whether or not someone is going to be deployed in peacekeeping - then officers will emerge from police training with the knowledge that the world may require their skills in case they are chosen. I think that would make a very big difference. I know that police commissioners who would be willing to come as guest speakers to police institutions. Finally is the issue of equipment.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  4. “Mr. Yiga: Ithank the Council for the overwhelming support that has come out of this important meeting. It has taken us to the next level as United Nations peacekeeping police officers. The ball is in our court now to make it work. I have three categories of answers to the questions that have come from members. First of all, let me make a general statement. From what I have heard, the Council does not want us to be any less than what it expects us to be in the field. That has come out very strongly. We must be the United Nations police (UNPOL) that we should be in the field, and we therefore need all possible support that can come our way to do our work. Sometimes we have to be good diplomats in our role as UNPOL.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  5. “Let me conclude by restating the strategic objective of all peace processes, that is, bringing soldiers back to the barracks and police officers to the streets. That alone illustrates the need for the Council's unreserved attention and support. In terms of equipment, we are looking for basic equipment. We need mobile police units that can be set up within five minutes in a situation such as the protection of civilians. That is the kind of equipment I am talking about. Even meals ready to eat would be of great help for our police officers. Ifa police officer wants something to eat, he can eat because it is readily available.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  6. “The events of 15 December last year ushered in a crisis that has left over 100,000 internally displaced persons stranded and taking shelter within Mission sites. United Nations police require special training and orientation, skills and equipment to cope with the challenges of policing those sites, as mandated by the Security Council. The contribution of peacekeeping operations to the building of policing institutions is limited in time. It must be premised on clear benchmarks - for example, improving basic law, order and security, which is a key peace dividend, and laying the foundations on which other partners will capitalize to continue with the process of police development, which will help define good exit strategies for peacekeeping operations.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  7. “While the policies - for example, the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Police Peacekeeping - will help harmonize the policing practices that United Nations police personnel come with, the appropriate equipment will greatly facilitate their ability to face the daunting challenges of executing their work. For example, we are policing a rebel community under the conditions of a very high proliferation of arms, very high illiteracy, high poverty levels, disease and extreme levels of criminality: murder, rape, defilement and all the big categories of crime. United Nations police are in the middle of that kind of situation, and the Council's support is going to be very crucial to make them perform this role.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  8. “Let me relate what is happening in South Sudan to justify the statement I have just made. In South Sudan, the following stand out as both immediate and long- term policing challenges that will require the Council's attention. For the past 50 years, true policing has never been genuinely offered to the South Sudanese people. United Nations police are therefore taking on the mantle to ensure that for the first time good policing - true policing - is provided to the people of South Sudan. Policing had largely been done by combatants and former combatants, whose ethos and experience were often those of a soldier in battle. South Sudan is largely a pastoralist and nomadic society. The policing models require special skills, policies and equipment to enable United Nations police to do their work effectively.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  9. “First, police-contributing countries must take a closer look at selection, guidance, training and skills selection before deployment to make sure that the needs of peacekeeping operations are met. Secondly, we must maintain host nation police and United Nations police relationships without compromising the United Nations principles of impartiality and while acting within the requirements of the due diligence policy with regard to human rights. Thirdly, partnerships with regional organizations must be enhanced in setting host nation police standards and developing mission strategies. Lastly, Member States need to ensure that police components are adequately equipped to do their work and that policing and police-related activities are firmly embedded in Security Council discussions, both thematic and country specific.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  10. “Police officers are commonly seen in post-conflict settings, which are dominated by military actors and continuing abuses of civilian populations, as the bridge between transitional or new Governments and civilians, as the return to law, order andjustice is a much desired peace dividend. The investment in the rebuilding of police institutions will always be critical to effecting and maintaining true public order, management and peace in conflict-torn and fragile nations. We must endeavour to strengthen that role in our peacekeeping operations and provide the United Nations with police officers who are capable within that arena. To achieve that, the following issues must be addressed.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source

  11. “Mr. Yiga: Thank you very much, Madam President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council on issues that touch on United Nations policing in the field. May I also thank the Council for supporting South Sudan since 15 December 2013, when hell broke loose and we began to experience what we are going through today. I hope that my statement will be able to bring out the issues that require the Council's attention in order to sort out peacekeeping in today's world. The performance of United Nations police has clearly emerged as a critical issue for the success of United Nations peacekeeping missions.”

    2014-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7317 (2014) · source