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The Formed Police Unit five (FPU V) contingent of 140 Police officers left on July 2 for a one year peacekeeping activities under the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
The officers, who include 17 females, left Kigali international Airport aboard Ethiopian airline at about 7:00am.
The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations, Dan Munyuza presided over the departure of the contingent, the fifth rotational exercise since Rwanda National Police started to deploy FPUs in the Caribbean nation in 2010 to carryout humanitarian activities after the devastating earthquake that destroyed the country and left about 3000 people dead and about 1.6 million others displaced.
Present at the send off was also other senior officers.
The FPU V headed by Chief Supt. Freddie Murenzi will be stationed in Port-au-Prince of Jeremie and replaces FPU IV which was deployed on July 4, last year.
The returning contingent was recently decorated for their successful peace building and stabilization activities in Haiti and are slated to arrive back home on Friday, July 4.
Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police Damas Gatare said this is an indication of the country’s commitment to bring peace and stability in other countries using the home-grown policing and security success initiatives, as the country gears up for the 20th liberation anniversary.
“Rwanda has attained peace and security against all odds and it remains committed to its plans to also restore the same in other states,” said ACP Gatare.
The Rwandan officers will also support in building the capacity of the Haitian National Police.
Rwandan peacekeepers in various missions have been credited for professional services and discipline, and the country has been requested to offer more security personnel to support stabilization activities in other states.
At the request of the UN, RNP is also scheduled to deploy two other contingents to South Sudan and Central African Republic before the end of the year.
The RNP peacekeeping operations started in 2005 and over 2000 Police officers have served in various peacekeeping missions.
Rwanda currently maintains about 600 police officers in eight peacekeeping missions. The missions include Darfur, South Sudan, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Abyei and Haiti.
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