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Afghan police receive gender sensitive training |
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18 August 2008
News
The UN-INSTRAW/DCAF/ODIHR tool on Police Reform and Gender has been translated into Dari by the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country office in Afghanistan. The translated version serves the Afghan community, strengthening the capacity of the police force to understand and address the security needs of men, women, boys and girls from a perspective of gender equality and inclusive security.
A total of 5000 copies have been published, 4000 of which were distributed by UNDP to the Afghan National Police. Copies have also been reserved for trainees, who are currently undergoing gender and police reform training within the framework of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325. "Police Reform and Gender” is part of the Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit, published earlier this year by UN-INSTRAW, the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
Police officers are responsible for the maintenance of public order and the protection of Afghan men, women, boys and girls. Incorporating a gender perspective into police reform is essential to ensuring that officers recognize that crime and violence affect people differently and provide an appropriate and effective response.
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