Musanze – 21 April 2023

Twenty- five military, police and civilian personnel from four Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) member states, namely: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda attended the Protection of Civilians (PoC) Course at the Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA) from 17 April 2023 to 21 April 2023.

The objective of the course was to enhance the capacity of participants for the effective implementation of protection of civilians’ mandates in peace operations, in order to mitigate the effects of conflicts on civilians.

The one-week course was organized in partnership between the Rwanda Peace Academy and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Colonel (Rtd) Jill Rutaremara, the Director of the Rwanda Peace Academy, presided over the official closing.