The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has commended the performance and professionalism of the Rwanda Formed Police Unit (FPU) contingent currently deployed in the Malakal region.
This was during a two-day visit by a delegation headed by UNMISS Police Commissioner, CP Fredrick Yiga, held between December 16 and 17.
The delegation also included the chief of operations in UNMISS, CP Emmanuel Butera, coordinator of UNMISS-UNPOL- FPU, Eko Budiman and head of Individual Police Officers (IPOs) in Juba, Olivia Adiku.
They were received by the Contingent commander of RWAFPU in UNMISS, ACP Rogers Rutikanga.
During the visit, the officials toured several activities conducted by Rwanda Police peacekeepers in South Sudan where ACP Rutikanga presented what the peacekeepers have been engaged into since the beginning of their mission.
Part of the presentation was police posts around the Malakal internally displaced camp that shelter over 48200 refugees, and thanked the support and cooperation of the local people.
CP Yiga commended the Rwanda FPU for their hard work and commitment and pledged to support them to overcome the challenges they might be encountering to execute their peacekeeping mandate.
During tour, CP Yiga took a lengthy visit at internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camp that is under protection of Rwanda police peacekeepers including the distribution areas and several posts where IDPs are served food and school equipments for pupils, among others.
Together with other officials, Yiga later proceeded to the UNMISS headquarters where he met with community leaders of POC Malakal and distributed equipments including t-shirts and reflector jackets and requested them to continue maintaining security in and around the camp and also partner with UN peacekeepers for their own good.
CP Yiga went on to meet with the State coordinator upper Nile state (malakal) who briefed him about the partnership between his office UNPOL and RWANDA FPU.
In his remarks to the peacekeepers, CP Emmanuel Butera dwelt most on the professionalism the peacekeepers have exhibited in conducting their daily duties and asked them to keep up the spirit and focus
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