By Roy Mabasa
About 200 mid-level and senior female law enforcement professionals from the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam will be in Manila next week for the staging of the Inaugural Asia Women Leading Law Enforcement Conference.
The five-day conference, to be held at the Novotel Manila in Araneta Center, is a partnership program between the United States Embassy in Manila, the Philippine National Police and the Quezon City government.
US Ambassador Sung Kim (USAID Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“This conference is one aspect of US government efforts to advance women’s full participation in criminal justice professions both here in the Philippines and around the world. Increasing the number of women in law enforcement is a global responsibility,” US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said in a statement on Friday.
First of its kind, the conference aims to enable women law enforcement officials to gain the executive leadership and management skills needed to effectively serve, advance, and thrive within their respective agencies.
The US envoy said he is proud of their partnership with the PNP and QC local government in helping Asia women law enforcers reach their full potential in law enforcement.
The United States government, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) under the Department of State, partners with international organizations and individual countries to promote the implementation of internationally agreed standards, including anti-crime treaties and conventions.
In the Philippines, for example, the INL is committed to strengthening the overall capacity of Philippine justice and law enforcement institutions, build capacity on maritime law enforcement, promote justice sector reform, professionalize police training, and reduce demand for illegal drugs, among others.
A look at the INL website shows that it has also provided funds for various curriculum development for the National Prosecution Service of the Philippine Department of Justice as well as the prosecutorial skills for the country’s anti-graft body, the Office of Ombudsman.
US Ambassador Sung Kim (USAID Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“This conference is one aspect of US government efforts to advance women’s full participation in criminal justice professions both here in the Philippines and around the world. Increasing the number of women in law enforcement is a global responsibility,” US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said in a statement on Friday.
First of its kind, the conference aims to enable women law enforcement officials to gain the executive leadership and management skills needed to effectively serve, advance, and thrive within their respective agencies.
The US envoy said he is proud of their partnership with the PNP and QC local government in helping Asia women law enforcers reach their full potential in law enforcement.
The United States government, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) under the Department of State, partners with international organizations and individual countries to promote the implementation of internationally agreed standards, including anti-crime treaties and conventions.
In the Philippines, for example, the INL is committed to strengthening the overall capacity of Philippine justice and law enforcement institutions, build capacity on maritime law enforcement, promote justice sector reform, professionalize police training, and reduce demand for illegal drugs, among others.
A look at the INL website shows that it has also provided funds for various curriculum development for the National Prosecution Service of the Philippine Department of Justice as well as the prosecutorial skills for the country’s anti-graft body, the Office of Ombudsman.