Indonesian police-UN strengthen cooperation on peace operations

  Indonesia’s National Police (Polri) and the United Nations (UN) Police Division are strengthening their ongoing cooperation to support global peace missions, with a primary emphasis on ensuring the security and safety of personnel serving in conflict zones.

The cooperation was discussed during a meeting between Indonesia’s Deputy Chief of Police Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo and UN Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar in Jakarta 

In the meeting, Deputy Chief of Police Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo expressed his appreciation for the continued trust placed in Polri in supporting UN peace missions.

"We express our gratitude for the trust placed in Polri, enabling them to continue actively contributing to global peace missions, both through deploying personnel and increasing human resource capacity," he said in a statement.

As part of its capacity building efforts, Polri is currently holding the Annual FPU Commanders Workshop on April 20–24, 2026, and will also conduct the Annual Commanders Strategic Course in July as a systematic effort to improve the professionalism and readiness of personnel for international missions.

In its field contributions, Indonesia has assigned 140 formed police unit (FPU) personnel to the MINUSCA mission in the Central African Republic and 51 individual police officer (IPO) personnel across five missions:

14 personnel to MINUSCA (Central Africa);

19 personnel to UNMISS (South Sudan);

9 personnel to MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of the Congo);

6 personnel to UNFICYP (Cyprus);

3 personnel to UNISFA (Abyei).

Dedi further emphasized that the safety and security of personnel is a top priority.

Polri, he emphasized, will strengthen coordination and cooperation with the UN to ensure effective implementation of its duties in the field.

"Personnel safety is our top priority. We hope that through closer and more sustained cooperation, there will be no more casualties among global peacekeepers," he said.

Meanwhile, UN Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar expressed his appreciation for Indonesia’s contribution to many peace operations.

"We will continue to develop and strengthen this cooperation to enhance our shared contribution to global peacekeeping missions," Shahkar noted.

He also stated that based on observations in various missions, Polri personnel have demonstrated professionalism, discipline and strong adaptability in meeting UN operational standards.