United Nations

UN Police

News on UN Police

Governorate Council Elections Special Voting gets underway in Iraq. Photo: UNAMI
Iraq
UN envoy in Iraq welcomes beginning of parliamentary voting process
13 April 2013

The top United Nations official in Iraq today welcomed the smooth conduct of the Governorate Council Elections' Special Voting, where Iraqi soldiers and policeman cast their ballots ahead of next week's main vote.

 
Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peacful assembly and of association Maina Kiai. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferr
zimbabwe
Ahead of referendum, UN experts call on Zimbabwe to respect fundamental rights
27 February 2013

Zimbabwe must ensure that fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and association are respected in the run up to its constitutional referendum, United Nations experts said today, following reports of civil society organizations being subjected to searches, harassment and intimidation by the police.

 
UNMAS Mali is training and working with local Malian military and police to clear landmines and unexploded ordinance in the northern part of the country. Photo: UNMAS/Marc Vaillant
+mali+
UN provides vital training in mine clearance to Malian security forces
22 February 2013

The United Nations is training and working with local Malian military and police to clear landmines and unexploded ordinance in the northern part of the country which pose dangers for local families and have already killed several troops.

 
Special Representative Martin Kobler. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
Iraq
Iraq: UN envoy deplores attacks on police headquarters in Kirkuk
3 February 2013

The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has strongly condemned the coordinated attacks on the police headquarters in the northern city of Kirkuk today that killed dozens of people and injured many more.

 
Outgoing Police Adviser Ann-Marie Orler addresses a news conference in New York. UN Photo
un+police
Outgoing UN police adviser stresses critical need for more female officers
30 January 2013

The top United Nations police official today called on Member States to send more qualified female officers to serve in the world body’s operations, as she highlighted ongoing efforts to enhance the quality and professionalism of the force.

 
Contingent of 15 female police officers from Rwanda arrives in Cte dIvoire. Photo: UNOCI
ivoire
UN senior official welcomes arrival of female police contingent in Cote d’Ivoire
14 December 2012

The United Nations top police official today welcomed the arrival of a contingent of female police officers to the world body’s peacekeeping missing in Côte d’Ivoire.

 
Women return to shelters after receiving food assistance provided by WFP at Yusuf Batil refugee Camp. Photo: WFP/George Fominyen
South+Sudan
UN urges restraint by South Sudanese security forces after recent deadly incidents
13 December 2012

The United Nations is calling on South Sudan’s security forces to exercise maximum restraint after nine civilians were killed and many more injured in incidents involving protestors and police last weekend in the city of Wau.

 
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Ania Freindorf
journalist
UNESCO chief urges investigation into murder of Mexican journalist
21 November 2012

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the murder of Mexican crime reporter and called for an investigation into the attacked that killed him and a former municipal police officer.

 
MINUSTAH peacekeepers on patrol. Photo: MINUSTAH
haiti
Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeepers in Haiti for another year
12 October 2012

The Security Council today extended the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti for another year, and decided to reduce the overall force levels as responsibility for security is gradually handed over to the national police.

 
UN Police Officers on a night patrol in Dili, Timor-Leste. UN Photo/Martine Perret
peacekeeping
At conference, Ban highlights role of police peacekeeping to uphold rule of law
10 October 2012

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spotlighted the role that police peacekeepers play in upholding the rule of law and helping countries achieve lasting progress, while calling on countries to boost support for their work.

 

More information on UN News »