Eid Mubarak
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CPR can save lives of people rescued at sea or in the office environment: Short training module held in Garowe
The ability to read through and understand maritime safety and security related information can save lives at sea. It is also a tool for ensuring rule of law in the maritime domain. This is why EUCAP Somalia Mission promoted the creation of the Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre (JMICC) in Garowe, a new organisation…
Donating IT equipment – the first step to support police training in Mogadishu
As the first step in co-operation aiming to develop capacities of the Mogadishu Police Academy, EUCAP Somalia donated a series of IT equipment. EUCAP Somalia’s Police Advisory Unit invited the Deputy Head of Somali Police Force (SPF) Training and Planning Directorate, Brigadier General Mohamad Mahamud Mohamad to the EUCAP HQ for a handover ceremony…
July Newsletter is out.
Investigation of rape, medical examination for rape victims, protections of rape victims during a trial… They are all important and sensitive issues which were discussed during a three-day workshop organised by EUCAP Somalia’s field office in Garowe. What did the participants think about the workshop? Read this and much more from the brand new edition…
EUCAP Somalia is hiring!
EUCAP Somalia has open vacancies for 30 international experts like Police Adviser, Senior Coast Guard Adviser/Chief of Unit, Press and Public Information Officer, Project Management Officer, Strategic Adviser, Legal Adviser to Head of Mission, Procurement Officer, Mission Security Assistant and many other interesting and important positions! 20 positions are for seconded and 10 for seconded/contracted…
Radar scanner in position in Bosasso
As part of a larger EUCAP-Somalia project on maritime situational awareness, our mission facilitated the installation of a radar scanner on the communications mast of the Bosasso Port Maritime Police Unit (BP MPU) Headquarters. Following the building of a support structure by a local Somali contractor, a team from the United Nations Office on Drugs…
A functioning state needs rule of law (and law enforcement)
Courts are places where justice is meant to be made. In every country a functioning court system is key to making sure the rights of citizens are upheld, as this links up to the concept of equality in society and because it influences the level of stability in society. A functioning state needs law enforcement.…
A special “One of us”: Maria-Cristina Stepanescu – Head of Mission
In 1970, the year EUCAP Somalia’s Head of Mission (HoM) Maria-Cristina Stepanescu was born, the world was parted by an Iron Curtain. The “cold war” between the United States and the then Soviet Union caused for European countries to be positioned in the sphere of influence of one or another (except for the “non-aligned”). Being…
Lifting Somalia from the bottom of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI)
Corruption scares off investments. It creates instability by affecting the funding of the security sector. If police and soldiers do not receive salaries to support their families they cannot remain committed to their jobs, potentially creating a security vacuum. In any country, corruption has a direct effect on the wellbeing of men and…
Check our brand new Newsletter!
EUCAP Somalia’s Newsletter is out! How is it to work and live in EUCAP’s field office in Garowe? Have you ever wondered what an Executive Officer does? Do you know what many Somalis like to eat for breakfast? Find the answers and much more in the June edition of EUCAP Somalia’s Newsletter.