UNOAU (African Union): Supporting the African Union’s first formed police unit

The first-ever Formed Police Unit (FPU) in an African Union (AU)-led peace support operation was deployed to Somalia in August 2012 to serve under the police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). This milestone was a culmination of a two-year long process involving the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). With the view to bolstering law and order in Mogadishu and assisting the Somali police in consolidating peace and security, a contingent of 140 FPU police officers from Uganda, including seven women, was deployed in August 2012. This was followed, in September 2012, by another contingent of 140 officers from Nigeria, including 25 women.

Related Subject(s): Peacekeeping and Security

Countries: Central African Republic