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TITLE: SOUTH SUDAN / RWANDAN PEACEKEEPERS MEDAL PARADE
TRT: 3:45
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: FILE
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1. Various Shots, Rwandan FPU patrol, Juba
DATELINE: 07 SEPTEMBER 2018
2. Various Shots, Female Rwandan FPU patrolling POC 3, Juba
3. Soundbite (English) Corneille Murigo, Rwandan Assistant Commissioner of Police:
“This is not a number. It is a powerful message to the world that women are leaders, protectors and pioneers in peacekeeping. In addition to protection of civilians, UN personnel and assets, FPU3 [Formed Police Unit 3] has actively engaged in outreach activities with communities and worked closely with the South Sudan National Police Service in different aspects of policing.”
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4. Various Shots, Rwandan FPU medal parade, Juba
5. Soundbite (English) Donatha Myinawumuntu, Rwandan Senior Superintendent:
“They are being decorated in recognition of their noble contribution to the United Nations, to the international community, as peacekeepers, and UNMISS, in particular for their efforts in bringing peace to our brothers and sisters in South Sudan.”
DATELINE: 27 SEPTEMBER 2018
5. Various Shots, Female Rwandan patrol at POC 3, Juba
6. Soundbite (English) Meinolf Schlotmann, UNMISS Police Commissioner:
“In their daily operations, they have worked tirelessly for the protection of civilians in South Sudan, here in Juba and across all mandated tasks. Despite the challenges encountered, they were never discouraged, instead they faced those challenges with resilience and overcame them.”
7. Various Shots, Rwandan FPU medal parade, Juba
8. Soundbite (English) Musa Gassama, UNMISS Senior Representative:
“Rwanda’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping globally is nothing short of exemplary. The police component in UNMISS plays a critical role in implementing the mission’s mandate from protection of civilians to strengthening the justice chain and upholding rule and law to building trust between communities and law enforcement and addressing intra-and-intercommunal conflicts and crimes.”
9. Full Shot , Rwandan FPU peacekeepers at Medal Parade, Juba
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10. Full Shot, internally displaced people
11. Soundbite (English) Donatha Myinawumuntu, Rwandan Senior Superintendent:
“As we prepare to return home, let us continue to uphold the core values of Rwanda and the Rwandan national police, values that define who we are and who we serve. Our families and fellow countrymen will be grateful and proud of what we have achieved here,” sums up Senior Superintendent, Donatha Nyinawumuntu.”
12. Various Shots, Peacekeepers T Medal Parade, Juba
Formed Police Units serve as peacekeeping teams that are specially trained to operate in high-risk environments. Within the United Nations Mission in conflict-affected South Sudan, around 850 personnel serve as members of these units. Just 224 are women officers, equating to a ratio of 26 percent female to 74 percent male.
However, it is a very different story in the Rwandan Formed Police Unit where the unit is commanded by a senior female officer and women dominate overall, holding 53 percent or 85 of the 160 positions.
Soundbite: Corneille Murigo, Rwandan Assistant Commissioner of Police: “This is not a number. It is a powerful message to the world that women are leaders, protectors and pioneers in peacekeeping. In addition to protection of civilians, UN personnel and assets, FPU3 [Formed Police Unit 3] has actively engaged in outreach activities with communities and worked closely with the South Sudan National Police Service in different aspects of policing.”
The 160-strong unit along with another 26 Individual Police Officers from Rwanda were awarded the United Nations Medal of Honor for their service and sacrifice.
Soundbite: Donatha Myinawumuntu, Rwandan Senior Superintendent: “They are being decorated in recognition of their noble contribution to the United Nations, to the international community, as peacekeepers, and UNMISS, in particular for their efforts in bringing peace to our brothers and sisters in South Sudan.”
Throughout their service, the Rwandan officers have helped to protect civilians through independent and joint patrols, co-located with and trained national counterparts to build their capacity, conducted community policing activities, engaged constantly with communities, and provided a Quick Reaction Force to respond to immediate threats.
Soundbite Meinolf Schlotmann, UNMISS Police Commissioner: “In their daily operations, they have worked tirelessly for the protection of civilians in South Sudan, here in Juba and across all mandated tasks. Despite the challenges encountered, they were never discouraged, instead they faced those challenges with resilience and overcame them.”
Rwanda is the second largest contributor of troops and police to United Nations Peacekeeping, which demonstrates its significant commitment to peace and security globally as well as in South Sudan.
Soundbite: Musa Gassama, UNMISS Senior Representative: “Rwanda’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping globally is nothing short of exemplary. The police component in UNMISS plays a critical role in implementing the mission’s mandate from protection of civilians to strengthening the justice chain and upholding rule and law to building trust between communities and law enforcement and addressing intra-and-intercommunal conflicts and crimes.”
The medal ceremony is a bittersweet moment for the police officers who have spent the past 12 months protecting and supporting the most vulnerable.
Soundbite: Donatha Myinawumuntu, Rwandan Senior Superintendent : “As we prepare to return home, let us continue to uphold the core values of Rwanda and the Rwandan national police, values that define who we are and who we serve. Our families and fellow countrymen will be grateful and proud of what we have achieved here,” sums up Senior Superintendent, Donatha Nyinawumuntu.
After forming strong bonds with those they serve as well as United Nations colleagues, it is difficult to depart when there is still much to be done to secure sustainable peace. But these officers will leave knowing that their contribution is valued and has made a difference.
