The United States will participate in the Third Summit of the UN Chiefs of Police (UNCOPS 2022) in New York from August 30 to September 1. The head of the US delegation will be James A. Walsh, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau. of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
UNCOPS 2022 brings together ministers, police chiefs and senior representatives of regional and professional police organizations at United Nations Headquarters to discuss how the UN and Member States can work together to strengthen global security, address and cross-border threats and performance enhancement. of police serving in UN peace operations. This event will also include the UN Police of the Year Award.
The United States is a strong supporter of UN police; Through the State Department’s International Police Peacekeeping Operations Support Program and the US Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) partnership with Italy’s Center of Excellence for the Stability Police Unit (CoESPU), the United States is a leading provider of capacity building and training for countries that provide police to UN peace operations. For more information, contact INL-PAPD@state.gov or visit @StateINL on Twitter.
