#16DaysOfActivism - Women police officers transforming the Somali Police Force

An effective police force must represent the people that it serves; men as well as women. Gender equality prevents violence against women and girls. To achieve genuine gender equality, women must be included in all spheres of society including security and law enforcement. Additionally, in certain contexts, for instance, in addressing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), female officers can carry out tasks that male officers cannot. See the video on the UNODC Criminal Investigation Program (CIP) in Somalia and how it is impacted the Somali Police Force regarding gender equality. Since June 2019 - and thanks to the generous financial support of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) - UNODC has been implementing the Criminal Investigation Program (CIP) in Somalia to support the Federal Government and Member States of Somalia in enhancing the criminal investigation capacity of the Somali Police Force in facing serious and complex crimes such as SGBV and human trafficking.