United Nations Police

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/united-nations-police

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is United Nations Police known for?Support for Security Sector Reform (SSR) and the rule of law
2. What is the mandate origin?Established by UN Security Council resolutions for specific peacekeeping missions
3. What is the first major deployment?United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in 1964
4. Why do UN Police travel to places like Cyprus?They go to places where people are fighting or have stopped working together. In Cyprus, they helped keep order and stop fighting between groups.
5. How do UN Police help people after a war?They help rebuild the rule of law, train local police, and make sure people feel safe. This helps the country grow and protect everyone's rights.

Security Sector Reform (SSR): A process of assessment, rationalization, and implementation aimed at improving the way security is provided to a country.
Rule of Law: The principle that all persons, institutions, and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated.
Peacebuilding: A range of measures taken in the aftermath of conflict to consolidate peace and prevent a relapse into violence.