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Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda is the recipient of the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award, announced on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Award was established in 2011 to recognize the exceptional contributions of women police officers to UN peace operations and to promote women\u2019s empowerment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gender and protection advocate\u00a0<\/h2>\n
Chief Warrant Officer Kinda is deployed as a gender focal point with the UN Mission in Mali, known as (MINUSMA).\u00a0<\/p>\n
She supports the Malian Security Forces in the M\u00e9naka region to promote and improve understanding of gender, child protection, human rights, and civil protection issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her efforts have led to more victims of sexual and gender-based violence coming forward<\/strong> to report their cases to local authorities and to receive medical care \u2013 now three or more per month, up from none before her arrival. \u00a0<\/p>\nShe has also focused on expanding the number of girls in schools and reducing early marriages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018A shining example\u2019\u00a0<\/h2>\n
\u201cChief Warrant Officer Kinda\u2019s work is a shining example of how the participation of women police in peace operations directly impacts the sustainability of peace<\/strong>, by helping to bring different perspectives to the table and making our work more inclusive,<\/strong>\u201d said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations. \u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cThrough her actions, she embodies a more representative, efficient police service<\/strong> that is better equipped to serve and protect <\/strong>the public.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nInspiring women and girls\u00a0<\/h2>\n
Upon receiving the news about the Award, Chief Warrant Officer Kinda expressed hope that it will inspire women and girls around the world to pursue policing careers \u201cdespite the gender stereotypes <\/strong>often associated with the profession: that men are better suited to enforce the laws and protect the population.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nShe will be presented with the Award on Wednesday during the third UN Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York from 31 August to 1 September.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChief Warrant Officer Kinda has demonstrated creativity and commitment <\/strong>in addressing the specific security needs of the communities she serves,\u201d said UN Police Adviser Luis Carrilho. \u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cShe and her team are helping to increase trust <\/strong>between Malian local authorities and communities, which makes the work of the United Nations Police more effective and the people safer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nA constant focus\u00a0<\/h2>\n
UN Police work to enhance international peace and security by supporting host countries in conflict, post-conflict, and other crisis situations. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Women comprise over 19 per cent of the approximately 10,000 UN Police serving in 16 peace operations around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Throughout her career, Chief Warrant Officer Kinda has focused on protecting and promoting women\u2019s and children\u2019s rights, including between 2013 to 2015, when she was a gender focal point at the UN\u2019s Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as MONUSCO.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She performed these duties back home in Burkina Faso within the Ministry of Security and the Regional Brigade for the Protection of Women and Children, a unit of the national police, as an investigator on sexual violence and exploitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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