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The year 2022 is critical for revitalizing inclusive and networked multilateralism to address the most complex global challenges. Several frameworks have generated new momentum for the United Nations Police (UNPOL), including the Secretary-General’s A4P+ priorities, Agenda 2030, and Our Common Agenda proposals for “a new vision for the rule of law”, “a new agenda for peace”, and “the call to action for human rights”, as well as Security Council resolutions 2185 (2014), 2382 (2017) and 2447 (2018), and guidance from the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.
Join the discussion with UNPOL Commissioners leading some of the largest police components in United Nations Peacekeeping operations. We will discuss how UN Police enhances international peace & security by supporting Member States in conflict, post-conflict, and other crisis situations. We will also examine how UNPOL contribute to implementing key Action for Peacekeeping Priorities (#A4P+), promote women’s role in peace processes and political solutions, and speak about challenges facing peacekeeping and the future of United Nations Policing.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Commissioner Luís Carrilho, United Nations Police Adviser
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The Police Division is headed by a Police Adviser, who is accountable to the Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions. The Police Adviser has direct access to the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, when required. Commissioner |
General Bettina Patricia BOUGHANI, Police Commissioner, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
Major General Bettina Patricia BOUGHANI was one of the first women to command a mobile gendarmerie squadron in France. After graduating from Ecole des Officiers de la Gendarmerie Nationale (EOGN), she commanded the 11/2 squadron in Bouliac, before becoming a section chief at the officers' school and responsible for law enforcement discipline. After serving in various capacities in the air transport gendarmerie, she worked as Head of the European Union office in the International Cooperation Directorate and as Head of the international affairs function in the cabinet of the Director General of the National Gendarmerie. She was also in charge of the "internal security" at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations.
General Mody Berethé, Police Commissioner, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
Brigadier General Mody Berethé is the Chief of the United Nations Police Component in MONUSCO. He held the post of Chief of the Security Sector Reform of the Integrated Multidimensional Mission of the United Nations Stabilization for the Stabilization in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) from 2016 to 2019. He also worked as Head of Security Sector Reform at the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) and DPKO from 2011 to 2014, as the Permanent Police Reform Officer and Police Officer at Missions Management and Support Section of the Police Division at UN Headquarters from 2008 to 2011. With over a decade experience in command poisitions, General Berethé was also a Technical Advisor on issues of small arms reduction and armed violence at UN Development Programme in Burundi, as a Civilian Police Officer in MONUC (the Congo) and ONUB (Burundi). He held the position of Director General of the School of Peacekeeping in Mali from November 2019 until he was appointed to the current position. A graduate of the Sorbonne, General Berethé, holds a master’s degree in Peace and Security Management in Africa.
Commissioner Christine Fossen, Police Commissioner, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Commissioner Fossen worked in various capacities in the Norwegian police force. She began her policing career in the Vadsø police district, where she later served as Deputy Police Commissioner. In 1990, she worked as a Police Prosecutor and Legal Attorney in the Moss police district.
Commissioner Fossen later worked as the Special Advisor at the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and represented this Ministry at the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34). From 2013 to 2015, Commissioner Fossen was head of the Admissions Board at the Norwegian Police University College and worked as Head of Mission at the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, on the West Bank of Palestine.
General Christophe Bizimungu, Police Commissioner, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
General Christophe Bizimungu has over 30 years of experience in policy, strategic planning, and reconstruction of Rwanda. In his country, Commissioner Bizimungu served as Chief of the Judicial Police, Prosecutor of the Military Courts, Commander of the Regional Police and Commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department, Commander of the Rwandan National Police School, and member of the Board of Directors of the Rwandan National Police. He participated in the design of training policy and guidelines and contributed to the development and implementation of security sector reform, which led to the creation of the Rwanda National Police in 2000. General Christophe Bizimungu has coordinated a dozen operations with Interpol. Commissioner Bizimungu has a doctorate degree in criminal law and worked extensively in his country's justice sector, especially in the reform and creation of the new military justice system.
Moderator: Mr. Fardous Asem Rahmani, Police Division, United Nations Headquarters, New York
Fardous Rahmani is a development practitioner and strategic communication and public relations expert, focusing on sustainable peace, stability and development. He participated in technical and operations support, including designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating interventions to further the reach of peacekeeping and international development work. He has experience with major stakeholders, including the United Nations Department of Peace Operations, the World Bank, the U.S. government (USAID, Department of State, Department of Labor), UNICEF and the Afghan government. His experience across the peace and development spectrum includes the designing and implementation of M&E projects, organizing events, developing public relations strategies, research analysis, recruitment, budgeting, and cost analysis. He has worked on various topics, including human rights, youth & women empowerment, education, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, fragility, and conflict resolution. Fardous Rahmani is a member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Network, a Fulbright scholar & has a Master’s degree in Development Practice from the University of Arizona, a B.A. in Education from Herat University, and a Diploma in Public Relations and Communications Strategies from the London School of Public Relations.