UAE hosts UN Peacekeeping Chiefs Workshop with participants from 23 countries

The UN Peacekeeping Chiefs Workshop has opened in Abu Dhabi, hosted by the UAE Ministry of Interior from 31st August to 4th September, 2026, with participants from 23 countries.

The workshop brings together police chiefs and military components of UN peacekeeping missions worldwide, alongside representatives of the United Nations and the Ministry of Interior.

Held as part of ongoing cooperation between the UAE and the UN, the workshop reflects the country’s commitment to supporting international initiatives aimed at enhancing the performance of peacekeeping operations and strengthening their ability to respond to security and humanitarian challenges.

Discussions cover challenges facing UN Police, outcomes of the UN Chiefs of Police Summit, peacekeeping performance, knowledge management and guidance, permanent police capabilities, operational challenges, and responsive and gender-sensitive policing.

The workshop also enables police component chiefs from various UN missions to exchange experiences and addresses performance assessment standards for police units and individual officers, emergency planning, reporting, budgeting and ammunition management.

Further discussions focus on strengthening coordination between the police and military components of peacekeeping operations.

Colonel Saeed Al Dhaheri, Police Attaché at the UAE Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, welcomed participants and highlighted the workshop’s role in strengthening cooperation between the UAE and the UN and supporting international peace and security.

Al Dhaheri said the UAE’s hosting of the workshop reflects its firm commitment to supporting UN peacekeeping efforts and provides an important platform for exchanging expertise and best practices, developing performance assessment frameworks, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of peacekeeping operations.

He added that the participation of military leaders alongside police chiefs represents an important step towards closer coordination between the two components, reflecting the shared belief that sustainable peace requires genuine cooperation among all those involved in peacekeeping operations.

Lieutenant General Faisal, UN Police Adviser, said the UAE’s hosting of the workshop reflects its unwavering commitment to supporting the UN system and expanding its contribution to peace operations.

He said the current phase requires the continuous development of policing and security methods and a shift towards more flexible and innovative models drawing on technology and data, while being based on efficiency, preparedness and rapid response.