WHAT IS THE MEANING OF FPUs?

FPUs: These are Formed Police Units

Formed Police Units (FPUs) are units special-

ized in the public order management, deployed

with a minimum strength of 125 men and

women by the same Police Contributing Coun-

try (PCC). They are self sustained in conformity

with the Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) or Protocol Agreement between the

Department of Peace Keeping Operations

(DPKO) and the contributing country. AS an

entity of MONUSCO Police component,

FPUs are under the direct command of the

MONUSCO Police Commissioner.

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Office of MONUSCO Police Commissioner

UNPOL PIO CEL HQ

Kinshasa Gombe – Av. Kabasele -ALCATEL

Téléphone +243 81 890 6000

Intermission extension : (175) 4947

Messagerie : podaa@un.org

Messagerie : coulibaly39@un.org

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REALIZATIONS

FPUs have taken part in the management of major events since their deployment within MONUC in

September 2005 :

Securing electoral process in 2006 .

Extrication of UN personnel and the evacua-tion of personalities in Kinshasa during the events of 22, 23, and 24 March 2007. More than 20 extrication operations were carried out .

Reestablishment of Public order along with PNC officers in Mbandaka in the Equator Province in December 2007.

Securing the Peace, Security and Development Conference for the two Kivus in Goma in january 2008.

Evacuation of Ex-DPPs from INCAL Camp in Kinshasa in October 2008.

Securing of refugee camps .

Perform Social Activities such as: medical assistance, gifts to orphanages.

PERSPECTIVES FOR SECURITY OF

ELECTORAL PROCESS

FPUs took part in the training of the PNC Mobil Intervention Units (GMI) as well as Territorial Police Units in view of the security of electoral process.

03 Units 02 Units

02 Units 01 Units

A total of 08 units with an authorized strength of 1050

officers

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3. Reinforcement of PNC operational capacity

by support through mixed o joint patrols and t r a i n i n g

sessions .

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MISSIONS FPUs are charged with three main missions : 1. Public order management (Maintenance

and reestablishment of Public order within United Nations perimeters. An FPU inter-venes either in support of the local Police or independently. The use of force even when n e c e s s a r y i s limited to a strict minimum and within the legal framework.

FPUs PRESENCE IN THE MISSION 08 FPUs from 04 different Contributing Countries are

currently deployed within MONUSCO : BANGLADESH: 03 (02 in Kinshasa, 01 in Bunia) INDIA : 02 (01 in Kinshasa, 01 in Goma)

SENEGAL : 02 (01 in Kinshasa, 01 in Kananga)

EGYPT : 01 in Bukavu

DAILY ACTIVITIES OF FPUs

Static guard of UN premises.

Security patrols for UN personnel.

Joint patrols with the local Police/installations.

Escorts of humani-

tarian convoys,

journalists etc.

Training of PNC

officers.

Protection of VIPs

2. Protection of United Nations personnel and facilities. This mission is carried out in vari-ous ways: Securing of UN personnel and the protection of its installations, escort covers, relo-cation or evacua-tion of UN per-

sonnel and if necessary intervening within the limits of their capacity

FPU INTERACTION WITH OTHER

MONUSCO FORCES : FPUs are on the f r o n t line to manage securi ty t h r e a t s of level 1 t o 3 while the a r m e d forces of the mis-sion intervene at level 4 to 5 situations

FPUs BASIC TEXTS

1. Formed Police Units in United Nations

Peacekeeping Missions, dated 1 March,

2010 called FPU NEW GUIDELINES

2. Authority, Command and Control in UN

Peaceking Operations

3. Detention in Peacekeeping Operations.

4. MONUSCO FPUs Rules Of Engagement.