On 17 and 18 May, The Palestinian Civil Police Service (PCP), in partnership with the European Union Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support, (EUPOL COPPS), the countries of Luxemburg and Finland as well as the United Nations Women (UN Women), launched the first Palestinian Police Women Conference in Ramallah, bringing together over 200 women Palestinian police officers.

This historic two-day event marks the first step towards the establishment of a women police officers network in Palestine and will provide a forum to share their experiences in policing, raise awareness, and allow an opportunity to network as well as exchange best practices with Middle Eastern and European counterparts. In turn, these are the first steps towards a sustainable PCP women’s network.

Fifty affiliates from other Palestinian security services also participated in the opening ceremony and the workshops of the first day of the conference. A number of dignitaries attended the event, including the United States, European Union, Canada, the United Kingdom , Bangladesh, Jordan and Turkey, in addition to international agencies working in Palestine.  

“This network will help to make the police force more coherent to respond to the expectations of people and obtain long-lasting sustainable impact. Once you are organized at the domestic level here in Palestine, you can link up and interact with the other police women’s networks in other parts of the world,” said Nataliya Apostolova, Head of EUPOL COPPS Mission.

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