Gender and Security Sector Reform Training for the Liberia Female Law Enforcement Association (LIFLEA)
Categories: Conflict Prevention
Sub-Categories: Security Sector Reform (SSR)
Country: Liberia
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2008
Citation: Gender and Security Sector Reform Training for the Liberia Female Law Enforcement Association (LIFLEA). Monrovia: The Women Peace and Security Network - Africa, 2008.
Sub-Categories: Security Sector Reform (SSR)
Country: Liberia
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2008
Citation: Gender and Security Sector Reform Training for the Liberia Female Law Enforcement Association (LIFLEA). Monrovia: The Women Peace and Security Network - Africa, 2008.
Abstract
A three-day capacity strengthening workshop on Gender and Security Sector Reform was conducted in Monrovia, Liberia for members of the Liberia Female Law Enforcement Association (LIFLEA). The workshop which was co-organised by the Accra-based Women Peace and Security Network-Africa (WIPSEN-Africa) and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) held on 20th to 22nd October 2008 at the conference room of the Ministry of Gender and Development in Monrovia. The workshop brought together thirty-three (33) participants from eight security institutions in Liberia. Institutions represented at the training were: the Liberia National Police (LNP), Liberia Fire Service (LFS), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Monrovia City Police (MCP), Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Ministry of National Security (MNS), and Liberia Seaport Police (LSP). This report highlights deliberations during the training workshop.