United Nations published this video item, entitled “United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year 2021 – Sangya Malla of Nepal” – below is their description.
Superintendent Sangya Malla of Nepal is the 2021 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year. Superintendent Malla currently serves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Chief of the UN Mission’s Police Health and Environment Unit, which she helped establish in the country’s capital, Kinshasa. The unit is promoting health and well-being and supporting environmental initiatives.
Her contributions have helped in coping with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and past outbreaks of Ebola virus disease. She also assisted in addressing a number of crises, including a volcanic eruption in Goma.
The United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year award was established in 2011 to recognize the exceptional contributions of female police officers to UN peace operations and to promote the empowerment of women.
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