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Leadership training for women in the Gambia Police Force

As part of our efforts to support gender mainstreaming in the Gambia Police Force, DCAF collaborated with the GPF to launch the Gender Promotion Initiative. The goal is to develop female police officers' skills, equipping them with the necessary competencies to rise up the ranks of the Gambia Police Force. As part of this ongoing initiative, DCAF conducted a five-day leadership skills training in essential topics like police administration, performance management, operational planning, and professional development. It was possible thanks to the generosity of the European Union.

10 Jun 2024

Advancing policy on women’s leadership in UN policing

We were pleased to contribute to important new analysis on the future of policing in the United Nations with a policy brief highlighting the importance of women’s meaningful participation as a key to effective and successful peacekeeping operations. Ideas Notes 2030: Strategic Reflections on the Future of UN Policing was released to mark the recent International Day of UN Peacekeepers by our sister Centre, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Our brief draws on the findings of the groundbreaking Elsie Initiative that is funded by Global Affairs Canada.

07 Jun 2024

Sharing the realities of SSG/R work

We were pleased to welcome masters’ students from Andrássy University Budapest to the beautiful Maison de la Paix for a presentation about DCAF’s research and operational work. Their many questions turned into a lively discussion with our expert staff about the concepts underlying security sector reform processes, and the challenges of holding security forces to account - especially in complex and conflict-affected environments. We are passionate about SSG/R, so it’s always gratifying for us to see interest in this important work among up-and-coming researchers and security and development professionals.

06 Jun 2024

Trust Fund for North Africa steering committee meets

Recently we convened the 24th edition of the Steering Committee Meeting for the Trust Fund for North Africa (TFNA) in Tunis, Tunisia. Established in 2012, TFNA supports the reform of security sectors in Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya, especially the creation of policy and legal frameworks that promote transparency, accountability, and human rights within the region’s security and justice sectors. The TFNA’s collaborative and people-centered approach aims to support long-term stability and public trust in state institutions across the region. The current members of the TFNA are France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

31 May 2024

Supporting Moldova on Women, Peace and Security

DCAF was pleased to join the conference on "Empowering women – strengthening peace and security” in Moldova last week. Over 80 law makers, government officials, and representatives of security institutions, civil society, and international organizations came together help advance the National Program for the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace And Security for 2023-2027. DCAF presented our project to strengthen security sector governance in the country, which works with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to, among other things, improve gender equality in law enforcement and security institutions.

30 May 2024