The guardianship, in a statement to which VerAngola had access, states that the intendant was "refined in the training of police officers, promoted by the Police Division of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, from 14 to 25 February of this year, at the Academia of Ankara, Republic of Turkey".
According to the note, Sarita Domingos Tomás de Almeida is also joined by Chief Superintendent José Valente Pimpão, also an officer of the National Police. Since last June 30th, the two have been part of the UNMISS "staff contingent", where they will complete one year of service.
This fact, according to the authorities, "marks Angola's debut in activities of the kind".
According to the ministry, the deployment of National Police officers to UNMISS takes place following contacts established between the Police Division of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Permanent Mission of Angola to the UN in New York, under the law on o Sending Military and Paramilitary Contingents from the country to Peacekeeping Missions Abroad approved by the National Assembly in May 2021.
As a result of contacts, within the scope of the Government's "materialization of the intention" regarding "the insertion of Angolan staff in international organizations, in October 2021, Angola received a visit from the United Nations delegation, headed by the UN Undersecretary for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, made up of military advisers, Lieutenant General Birame Diop, and politician, Gueladio Ba".
On that visit, the country was willing to join UN peacekeeping missions, "having requested insertion in the Peace Readiness and Capacity Intervention System (PCRS), in the structures of the Military Affairs Office and the Police Division of the United Nations, gender participation, in line with resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security," the statement said.
