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SOUTH SUDAN / FIRST FEMALE POLICE COMMISSIONER
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / FIRST FEMALE POLICE COMMISSIONER
TRT: 02:06
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 26 MAY 2018, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, Police Commissioner at her desk
2. Med shot, Police Commissioner talking
3. Close up, Police Commissioner’s name tag
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, Police Commissioner, UNMISS:
“We are engaging with mostly the vulnerable people that are protected within the Protection of Civilians site. Of course, a lot of them are women and children. Therefore, the role of women police in UNPOL is very, very important so that we are able to bridge the gap with the community that we are serving within the POC site.”
5. Pan right, PC greeting a little girl in the POC
6. Med shot, UNMISS PC speaking to little girl
7. Med shot, UNMISS PC talking in pedestrian walkway in POC
8. Wide shot, pedestrian entrance in POC with UNMISS PC in background
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, Police Commissioner, UNMISS:
“So much earlier in my career I really had made it a point that, you know, I would really work hard and take with me the aspirations of women in the police force and that has been part of my motivation all throughout my career.”
10. Med shot, UNMISS PC engaging Peacekeepers in the POC
11. Wide shot, UNMISS PC at POC pedestrian entrance
12. Med shot, UNMISS PC engaging Peacekeepers in the POC
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, Police Commissioner, UNMISS:
“Although our diversity can bring in a lot of strengths, there are also challenges as well that we will also need to be able to encounter and be on top of so that we can get the best out of people to contribute to the mandate of the Mission meaningfully and successfully.”
14. Wide shot, UNMISS PC with UNPOL’s in the POC
15. Med shot, UNMISS PC with UNPOL’s in the POC
16. Close up, Fiji Flag patch on shoulder with UNPOL in back
Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa is the first female Police Commissioner to serve with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). She began her service as an individual police officer, rising quickly through the ranks to command the Fijian police contingent before becoming Deputy Police Commissioner and now Police Commissioner.
She strives to boost the number of female officers and is actively engaging with Police Contributing Countries commit to lifting the ratio from its current 20 percent.
SOUNDBITE (English) Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, Police Commissioner, UNMISS:
“We are engaging with mostly the vulnerable people that are protected within the Protection of Civilians site. Of course, a lot of them are women and children. Therefore, the role of women police in UNPOL is very, very important so that we are able to bridge the gap with the community that we are serving within the POC site.”
Thirty-two years ago, when Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa joined the police force in Fiji, only five percent of recruits were women. Despite this, she graduated from her training course of 100 officers as the best all round recruit.
SOUNDBITE (English) Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, Police Commissioner, UNMISS:
“So much earlier in my career I really had made it a point that, you know, I would really work hard and take with me the aspirations of women in the police force and that has been part of my motivation all throughout my career.”
The primary responsibility of the 1500 police officers serving in South Sudan is to ensure the safety and security of internally displaced people who have sought sanctuary from ongoing violence in UN protection sites.
SOUNDBITE (English) Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, Police Commissioner, UNMISS:
“Although our diversity can bring in a lot of strengths, there are also challenges as well that we will also need to be able to encounter and be on top of so that we can get the best out of people to contribute to the mandate of the Mission meaningfully and successfully.”
Currently, police officers from 42 countries contribute to this important service.
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