MHA asks states to nominate officers for SMLs’ course

The Central government has sought nominations for Senior Mission Leaders’ (SML) course to be held in Japan’s capital Tokyo from June 19 to 30 this year.
The SML course is designed to prepare participants to assume roles and responsibilities in a mission’s leadership team, such as Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Deputy SRSG, Force Commander, Police Commissioner, Director of Mission Support, or Chief of Staff. The course is also intended to deepen the understanding of Member State officials of contemporary United Nations peace operations.
For the 12-day course, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a letter last week to the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police of all states and the Union Territories (UTs).
The letter was attached with the objectives along with the required eligibility criteria and financial conditions for the course for reference.
It is strongly recommended to nominate those police officers who meet the criteria outlined in attached communication from the United Nations.
Besides Chief Secretaries of states and the UTs, the letter was sent to the Director of Intelligence Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Special Protection Group, North Eastern Police Academy, National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Central Forensic Science Laboratories, Directorate of Coordination Police Wireless.
A similar letter was also sent to the Directors General Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, National Security Guard, Railway Police Force, Bureau of Police Research and Development, Sashastra Seema Bal, Narcotics Control Bureau, National Investigation Agency and Assam Rifles.
The Integrated Training Service of the Department of Peace Operations (DPO),
jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Hiroshima Peacebuilders Centre, will conduct the United Nations Senior Mission Leaders’ (SML) course in Tokyo, Japan, from June 19 to 30, 2023. The course will be funded by the government of Japan. A total of 26 participants will be selected.