A Nepalese peacekeeper serving successful the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was connected Friday named the recipient of the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award.
Superintendent Sangya Malla with the UN ngo successful the country, MONUSCO, is Chief of its Police Health and Environment Unit, based in the capital, Kinshasa.
Ms. Malla, a aesculapian nonrecreational by training, helped found the unit, which is liable for implementing policies and procedures concerning the wellness and well-being of unit arsenic good arsenic United Nations Police biology initiatives.
Sangya Malla
2021 UN Woman Police Officer of the Year, Superintendent Sangya Malla of Nepal, presently serving successful the UN Organization Stabilization Mission successful the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Safety during crises
Her contributions person been particularly important during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, past Ebola outbreaks, and earthy and humanitarian crises specified arsenic the volcanic eruption successful the metropolis of Goma past May. During that emergency, her portion alerted the section colonisation and UN unit of precautionary measures.
“I americium honored to person this award, and I anticipation it volition promote much young women successful my state and astir the satellite to prosecute careers successful policing, which is inactive excessively often viewed arsenic ‘man’s work’,” she said.
Ms. Malla will beryllium presented with the grant by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a virtual ceremonial connected Tuesday.
Representing the champion of the UN
The UN chief praised the “blue helmet” for her enactment successful enhancing the information and payment of UN peacekeepers by mitigating their risks from COVID-19 and different threats.
“And she represents thing acold larger — the galore contributions of women constabulary officers successful advancing bid and information astir the world,” Mr. Guterres added. “Through her work, Superintendent Malla embodies the champion of the United Nations.”
Ms. Malla helped make guidance for preventing and mitigating the dispersed of COVID-19.
She has organized implicit 300 consciousness sessions this twelvemonth on coronavirus prevention arsenic good arsenic biology extortion for the section population, Congolese authorities and UN staff.
As the MONUSCO Police’s focal constituent connected COVID-19, she has also been disseminating accusation astir vaccines and promoting vaccination efforts.
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