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The United Nations announced that Police Staff Sergeant Renita Rismayanti would be awarded the Best Female Police Officer in the United Nations for the year 2023, making the 27-year-old Indonesian officer the youngest woman to receive this honor. According to what was stated in the United Nations daily news bulletin, a copy of which we received this morning
The award is scheduled to be presented the day after tomorrow, Thursday, November 16, during a ceremony held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York as part of the annual United Nations Police Week.
Police Staff Sergeant Rismayanti works as an officer in the Crime Database Unit of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
It has contributed to the conceptualization and development of a criminal database that enables UN Police to identify and analyze hotspots of crime and disorder in the country, which in turn helps the country's security forces better plan their operations to support the local population.
In a statement issued yesterday, Monday, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said, “Staff Sergeant Rismayanti’s innovation and efforts to utilize data within UN peacekeeping operations and the Central African Republic police have contributed significantly to enhancing the security of vulnerable communities, including women.” And girls.”
He said that the Indonesian policewoman is “a great example of how women’s participation and leadership in peacekeeping operations improves the effectiveness of our work in the field of protection and peacebuilding to better meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.”
For her part, Officer Rismayanti said she feels lucky to be able to use her technological skills to improve security for people across the Central African Republic. She added: “I hope that the visibility that comes from winning this award will reinforce among women and girls that all areas of expertise in policing are open to us.”
It is noteworthy that the United Nations Female Police Officer of the Year Award was established in 2011 to recognize the exceptional contributions of female police officers to United Nations peace operations and to promote women’s empowerment.
There are approximately 10,000 UN police personnel serving in 16 UN peace operations, where they work to promote international peace and security by supporting host countries in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis situations. Women's participation in UN police has doubled since 2015.