Regional states urged to recruit more women in police

Member States of the East Africa Stand by Force Coordination Mechanism-EASFCOM, have been urged to recruit more female police officers to serve in peace support missions, not only for gender balance purpose but also to address various female-related challenges. The call was made by Bjorn Hareide, the EASFCOM Senior Advisor on police matters, at the closure of the two-week UN Police Officer Course-UNPOC for 57 officers conducted at Rwanda Police Academy in Musanze.