The United Nations Police in Côte d'Ivoire (UNPOL) began operations on 4 April 2004, under Security Council Resolution 1528. Its mandate has been amended and strengthened by several subsequent resolutions; the latest was adopted on 25 June 2015 (Security Council resolution 2226).
UNPOL plays a key role in the protection of civilians, through training and strengthening the operational and institutional capacities of the local police and gendarmerie, reforming internal security services, as well as participating in activities related to the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) program, national reconciliation and social cohesion. It is made up of individual officers and officers in formed units called Formed Police Units (FPU).
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