While in Baku for #COP29, @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar was pleased to meet with @DCAF_Geneva Director, Ambassador Nathalie Chuard, to discuss common priorities and enhanced collaboration in policing.

While in Baku for #COP29Azerbaijan with @UN_OROLSI Ass't Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev, @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar was pleased to meet Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Police LtGen Aliyev Ismat Rashid oglu, to discuss enhanced cooperation.

.@UNPOL Adviser Commissioner Faisal Shahkar joined Under-Secretary-General @Lacroix_UN and other senior officials for the Future of Peace Operations plenary session at the 28th @IAPTC_Assoc annual conference in Islamabad, Pakistan.

.@UNPOL Day 2024 took place in Islamabad during the @IAPTC_Assoc annual conference. For the 1st time in its history, the event was attended by USG @Lacroix_UN, together with UN Police Adviser, Commissioner Faisal Shahkar, and senior Pakistani officials. 👉youtube.com/live/KOZJlDwop…

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar was pleased to meet with Nepal's Police Additional Inspector General Chandra Prakash Gautam to discuss enhancing cooperation. Our sincere thanks to Nepal, one of the major contributors of police to @UNPeacekeeping, for your strong support!

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar welcomed new @ItalyUN_NY Defense Attache and Military Adviser MajGen Alfonso Manzo, who also covers policing matters, and thanked him for Italy's strong support to #UN policing, including as host of the Standing Police Capacity in Brindisi.

Hosted by the Indonesia National Police, the UN Police Division is conducting a @UNPOL Human Resources Management Workshop to discuss new initiatives & enhance standard recruitment procedures with field missions as well as police-contributing countries.

USG @Lacroix_UN joined @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar and #UN Acting Military Adviser MajGen Cheryl Pearce to close the 1st joint Heads of UN Military and Police Components Conference, where greater integration, operability and impact topped the agenda. #A4P

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar was pleased to engage with the heads of #UN military and police components during our first-ever joint conference in Brussels aimed at strengthening integration and operability. Thanks to @UNLOPS 🇵🇹🇳🇴🇮🇪 for your hospitality! #A4P

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar and Lt. Col. Abdul Rahman Al-Tamimi, Deputy Dir-Gen of Int'l Affairs Bureau, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior, closed the 3rd Heads of #UN Police Components workshop on performance. Thanks to 🇦🇪 for its continuous support to UN policing!

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar, in the presence of @Lacroix_UN, opened the 3rd @UNPOL Performance Workshop in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with #UN Heads of Police Components. Thank you to the UAE for its longstanding support to UN policing, including #UNCOPS!

Along with @Lacroix_UN, @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar was honored to meet His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, to convey his appreciation for the country's strong support for UN policing, including #UNCOPS.

While in Brindisi for the 2nd UN Operational Police Commanders Course workshop, @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar held a town hall with Standing Police Capacity personnel to discuss staffing, team structures, current and planned activities, and deployments for the remainder of 2024.

Opening the 2nd workshop for the UN Operational Police Commanders Course in Brindisi, @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar praised the collaboration with Integrated Training Service & @UNITAR in developing the training material & applauded the work of the curriculum development group.

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar continued his engagement with the Swedish Police Authority, including a discussion with Police Commissioner Håkan Wall, Head of the International Cooperation Department, about the manual on specialized police teams and strategic planning for 2025.

.@UNSomalia ROLSIG/Police Section commemorated the International Day of Police Cooperation by highlighting the importance of international collaboration in combating crime & promoting public safety in Somalia, together with local authorities and int'l partners. #PoliceDay

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar had a productive meeting with 🇸🇪 Deputy National Police Commissioner Mr. Stefan Hector about contributions of personnel and other potential support from the Swedish National Police. #ServingForPeace #A4P

#UN Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar met with Dr. Anna-Carin Svensson, DirGen for International Affairs, Swedish Ministry of Justice, to discuss a potential increase in Sweden's contributions to @UNPOL through the deployment of Specialized Police Teams & extra-budgetary support.

.@UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar opened the workshop to review the #UN Police Command Course training curriculum in Stockholm. We thank the Gov't of 🇸🇪, represented by Ms. Lisa Sundström, Deputy Director for Int'l Policing at the Ministry of Justice, for its generous support! #A4P

For the Int'l Day of Police Cooperation, @UNPOL Adviser Faisal Shahkar explains how the #GlobalGoals are sustained by policing, in its capacity to prevent and detect crime, protect life and property, and uphold rule of law and human rights: ➡️ un.org/en/un-chronicl… #PoliceDay