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From 29 November through 1 December 2011, the Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) held its Annual Coordination Meeting in Becici, Montenegro. Ms. Jelena Vasiljevic, Chair of the Women Police Officers Network Executive Committee, presented before SEPCA the main activities implemented within the Women Police Officers Network project, which is a joint initiative of SEPCA and UNDP/SEESAC-Office for Human Security.
In 2010 the Women Police Officers Network developed Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Police Practice with the focus on Recruitment, Selection and Professional Development for Women based on data provided by 9 police services in South East Europe. The Guidelines will be finalised beginning 2012. In addition to this, capacity of members of the WPON was developed for advocacy for gender equality within police services. In addition to this, two associations of women police officers were established in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim to support networking of women and the advancement of position of women in police services in BiH. With the aim to network and exchange experience members of the WPON Executive Committee attended the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Women Police Annual Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky; 21 to 25 August 2011.
The Women Police Officers Network (WPON) in South East Europe was established on 26th November 2010 under the umbrella of the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, by representatives of 9 police services in SEE: Albania, BiH-Federation, BiH-Republika Srpska, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The mission of WPON is to:
• Provide a platform for the exchange of experience and knowledge across police services in the region on the status, needs and priorities of police women in South East Europe;
• To facilitate the advancement of the position of women in police services and gender sensitive policing practices in SEPCA police services. The WPON advises SEPCA member services on gender equality in police services and best police practice; including on the implementation of relevant international documents – the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and the UN Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; and
• To advocate for the implementation of gender equality and democratic principles in policing within SEPCA police services.
The Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe is a joint initiative of SEPCA and UNDP/SEESAC-Office for Human Security, implemented with the financial assistance of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Swiss Development Cooperation and UNDP.
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