EUPOL COPPS organises a workshop on Code of Conduct development

ON 07 April 2016, EUPOL COPPS Mission concluded a three-day workshop on Code of Conduct development sponsored by the Palestinian Ministry of Interior. During the workshop which was held in Ramallah, the 60 participants were given the opportunity to explore the provisions of different codes of conduct from a national and international perspective from civilian, police, gendarmerie and military viewpoints. Local experts from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Commission for Human Rights, UN Women, the Palestinian Bureau of Civilian Employees, experts from EUPOL COPPS, the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (USSC) and the United Kingdom Police gave presentations on a variety of topics pertaining to Codes of Conduct and their development. They highlighted principles and values, standards and general rules of behavior, with the ultimate goal of guiding personnel to act in a manner that is lawful, ethical and promotes professional excellence and integrity.