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UN assesses Rwandan police for peacekeeping deployment in Central African Republic

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

The United Nations is assessing Rwandan national police's readiness as the country plans to deploy a special peacekeeping unit to the conflict-torn Central African Republic (CAR).

The evaluators, from UN's peacekeeping operation and field support departments, began a five-day assessment on Sunday.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Jimmy Hodari, also commissioner for Peace Support Operation, said the UN seeks to review Rwandan national police's contingent-owned equipment and officers' operational capability to ensure they meet UN requirements.

The unit, also called the Specialized Protection Support Unit, is set to serve under UN's multi-dimensional integrated stabilization mission in CAR.

The unit will be responsible for "providing personal protection including static, mobile and rapid intervention response to ensure the safety and security of CAR high-level officials," Hodari said.

Rwanda has already deployed a contingent of Formed Police Unit in CAR.

Over 600 Rwandan police officers are serving eight UN missions in Haiti, Mali, Darfur, Abyei, South Sudan, Ivory Coast, CAR and Liberia, among whom 21 percent are female. Endi