NR No: 005/2024 Date: 14 January 2024

SHOTLIST: ATMIS trains police officers on child protection in peace support

operations

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DATELINE: 08-12/JANUARY/2024 MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot – ATMIS Formed Police Unit (FPU) officers during a training workshop
on Promotion of the Rights and Welfare of Children in situations of armed conflict
hed in Mogadishu.
2. Med shot – Senior ATMIS Protection Officer, Gloria Jaase elaborates on key
human rights issues during the training workshop.
3. Close up - ATMIS FPU officers take notes during the training workshop.
4. Wide shot – ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and
Plans, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka during the training workshop.
5. Med shot – ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans,
Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka during the training workshop.

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka, ATMIS Deputy

Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans
“In this context, I would like to underscore and reiterate the commitment of
ATMIS in ensuring the support to the Government of Somalia and its people in
the promotion and the protection of the rights and welfare of Children especially
at this critical time of handovers and drawdown.”

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
7. Wide shot - ATMIS FPU officers during the training workshop.
8. Med shot - ATMIS FPU officers during the training workshop.
9. Close up - ATMIS FPU officers during the training workshop.
10. Close up – An ATMIS FPU officer takes notes during the training workshop.
11. Wide shot – ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Support and
Logistics, Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti during the training workshop.
12. Med shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Support and Logistics,
Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti during the training workshop.

13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti, ATMIS Deputy Force
Commander in charge of Support and Logistics
“As ATMIS, we always remain committed to ensuring that we develop capacities
both for our own persons and even for the SNA and SSF because knowledge is
power and a tool that enables you to achieve quality effects and performances.”

14. Med shot - An ATMIS FPU officer expounds his point during the training
workshop.
15. Close up - An ATMIS FPU officer expounds his point during the training
workshop.
16. Wide shot - ATMIS FPU officers during the training workshop.

17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gloria Jaase, Senior ATMIS Protection Officer

"This is why we held this training today to enhance the knowledge of our peace
support operation personnel on mainstreaming child protection and promotion of
their rights and welfare in all activities that they take during this time."

18. Wide shot - ATMIS FPU officers during the training workshop.
19. Med shot - ATMIS FPU officers during the training workshop.
20. Close up – An ATMIS FPU officer during the training workshop.

21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Corporal Bidok Phoebe, ATMIS Formed Police Unit
Officer
“Children are faced with a lot of challenges of which sometimes aren’t taken
seriously, and their voices not heard yet it’s very important to address their views
and opinions on certain things especially when it comes to their rights.”

22. Wide shot - Senior ATMIS Protection Officer, Gloria Jaase elaborates on key
human rights issues discussed during the training workshop.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
23. Close up - Senior ATMIS Protection Officer, Gloria Jaase elaborates on key
human rights issues during the training workshop.
24. Close up - An ATMIS FPU officer takes notes during the training workshop.
25. Med shot - ATMIS FPU officers discussing during the training workshop.
26. Close up - An ATMIS FPU officer refers to his notes during the training workshop.

27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sergeant Cosmas Onenge, ATMIS Formed Police

Unit Officer
“I’ve learnt that children suffer most in cases of armed conflicts included illegal
inclusion in the war as child soldiers, they are the victims of maiming and killing,
child trafficking, abductions and many others.”

28. ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Support and Logistics, Maj. Gen.
Peter Muteti and the participants take a group photo at the end of the training
workshop.

ATMIS trains police officers on child protection in peace support operations

Mogadishu, 14 January 2024 -Thirty police officers serving with the African Union
Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Friday completed a weeklong training on
how to protect and promote the welfare of children in armed conflict.

The training organised by ATMIS Protection, Human Rights, Gender (PHRG) Division
for the Uganda Formed Police Unit (FPU) personnel, was to support the Federal
Government of Somalia’s efforts in safeguarding and advancing the rights and welfare
of children.

“I would like to reiterate the commitment of ATMIS to supporting to the Government of

Somalia and its people in the promotion and the protection of the rights and welfare of
children especially at this critical time of drawdown and handovers,” said the ATMIS
Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and Plans, Maj. Gen. Marius
Ngendabanka, during the opening of the workshop in Mogadishu.

ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Support and Logistics Major General
Peter Muteti echoed the AU Mission’s commitment to developing capacities of Somali
Security Forces to ensure smooth transfer of security responsibility.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
“As ATMIS, we remain committed to ensuring that we develop capacities both for our
own personnel as well as Somali National Army (SNA) and Somali Security Forces
(SSF) because knowledge is power and a tool that enables us to achieve quality effects
and performances,” observed Maj. Gen Muteti.

The Acting Head of ATMIS PHRG Division, Dr. Omar Alasow, noted that the training
covered a range of topics including children’s rights, international humanitarian law,
human rights law and national legal standards protecting children’s rights in armed
conflict among others and urged the participants to cascade the knowledge gained
from the training to Somali Security Forces.

ATMIS Senior Protection and Human Rights Officer, Gloria Jasse, emphasized the
significance of protecting the rights of women and children and other vulnerable groups
as ATMIS continues to hand over security responsibilities to Somali Security Forces.

“We did this training to enhance the knowledge of our peace support operations
personnel on mainstreaming child protection and promoting their rights and welfare in
all activities they undertake during this period,” said Jasse.

Participants described training as timely coming at a time when ATMIS has intensified
its efforts of helping the Federal Government of Somalia develop a strong security
force capable of security Somalia after ATMIS exits.

“Children in conflict regions face challenges that are largely overlooked; their voices
are seldom heard. It is very important to address their needs, especially regarding their
rights,” said Corporal Bidok Phoebe who has served in the Uganda Police Force for 16
years.

“I have learnt that children suffer most in cases of armed conflicts including illegal
inclusion in the war as child soldiers, they are the victims of maiming and killing, child
trafficking and abductions,” noted Police Sergeant Cosmas Onenge.

ENDS...

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
For more information please contact:
Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube