UN women address police on the protection of women and children

UN women presented tools to police forces in order to assist them fulfil their missions successfully, on Monday at Mbalmayo.

According to Adama Moussa, representative of UN women in Cameroon, police forces work daily alongside base committees. Not without neglecting the work they carry out on land, she said their capacity for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and children should be strengthened.

This explains the workshop for the training of police forces held in Mbalmayo on Monday. On the first day of the conference, which for lasted six days, they first of all presented weapons to the police. The Director of the training at the general delegation of national security, the Divisional Commissioner, Thomas Assiga representative of DGNS was the head of the delegation of uniformed men.

Speaking on the occasion, he welcomed the initiative by the UN women. This is because after them, 150 police officers will be trained on recording, conducting investigations and the management of violence based on gender, among others.

It aims at the development of training modules to enhance the technical capabilities of men in this area. As explained by officials of this subsidiary of the United Nations, women and children are usually the most vulnerable in times of armed conflict or not.

Cameroon is not yet at this point, but the instability in the Central African Republic and the war against the terrorist sect Boko Haram has converged many refugees in the country. More than 250,000 Central Africans, largely women have been recorded in the East.

In the Far North, there are 52 858, out of which 53.1% are women at the Minawao camp, according to the UNHCR. The protection of these women and children is important, according to the UN women. To police forces, the structure has also strengthened the capacity of organizations of civil society, on advocacy and monitoring of sensitive gender, in budgets and programs.