Somali Police Force Receives Training and Support to Combat Financial Crime

Strengthening Law Enforcement Capacity in Somalia

The Somali Police Force (SPF) has received training and support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to combat serious crimes, including financial crime. This partnership aims to enhance the SPF’s investigative capacity and respond more effectively to crimes such as homicide, trafficking in persons, firearms and ammunition trafficking, illicit narcotics trafficking, piracy, financial crimes, and extortion.

Key Objectives of the Training Programme

• Enhance the strategic and operational capacity of criminal investigators
• Develop strategies and policies to combat complex crimes at the federal level and federal member states’ level
• Increase law enforcement organizational, operational, and administrative capacity

Funding and Implementation

The training programme has received $11.4 million in funding from the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The programme is being implemented within the framework of the UNODC Regional Programme for Eastern Africa - Promoting the Rule of Law and Human Security in Eastern Africa (2016-2022).

Components of the Training Programme

• Specialized police investigation training to enhance knowledge, skills, and capacity to investigate serious and organized crime
• Mentoring and management training for senior management levels within the SPF to increase law enforcement organizational, operational, and administrative capacity