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On 27 January 2026, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) formally validated and endorsed the revised Gender-Responsive Policing and Community Engagement (GRPCE) Training Manual and Workbook during a one-day national validation workshop in Abuja.
As part of the Pilot Community Engagement Project in Garki, implemented with UNDP and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, the GS-Foundation handed over equipment to the FCT Command in Abuja.
Effective responses to domestic violence depend not only on laws and policies, but on how institutions interact in practice. Understanding these dynamics is the objective of the domestic violence mapping launched by the GS-Foundation under EQUALFORCE II, commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO).
Moldova’s internal affairs sector is moving from crisis management towards long-term institutional resilience. This transition framed the Together4Home Affairs Council meeting held on 21 January 2026 at the Stefan cel Mare Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Chișinău.
Enhancing forensic laboratory capacities is a key element of effective criminal investigations and well-functioning justice systems.
Two weeks ago today, a professional programme began in Berlin that addressed a key question: How can professional police communication succeed including under public pressure? Twelve police press officers from the Republic of Moldova came to the German capital for several days to discuss this issue

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