No último dia 20 de junho de 2019, o contingente policial militar brasileiro foi condecorado com a Medalha da ONU pelos bons serviços prestados na Missao de Paz da ONU no Sudao do Sul (UNMISS). Foi realizada uma solenidade conjunta entre os policiais do Brasil, Argentina e Portugal.

O contingente policial brasileiro organizou o evento, que contou com a presença da Chefe do Componente Policial da UNMISS (United Nations Police – UNPOL), a Sra. Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa, Comissária da Polícia Nacional de Fiji (United Nations Police Commissioner – PC), maior autoridade policial da ONU no Sudão do Sul.

O evento foi realizado no venue chamado Payam, que fica na UN House, na cidade de Juba, capital do Sudão do sul. Após a outorga das condecorações, os agraciados ofereceram aos convidados um cocktail.

Um total de nove policiais brasileiros, argentinos e portugueses foram condecorados e outros cinco receberam um novo numeral (cada numeral representa um tour de missão, teoricamente, 6 meses em área de missão).

Os policiais militares brasileiros que servem a UNMISS e suas respectivas funções seguem abaixo:

1. Tenente-Coronel Alessandro (baseado em Juba, exerce as funções de Comandante do Contingente Policial Brasileiro na UNMISS e o de Crime Assessment Officer).

– Polícia Militar do Mato Grosso – PMMT.

• Capitã Emmy (baseada em Juba, eh Protocol Officer and UNMISS Women Network Coordinator).

– Polícia Militar do Maranhão – PMMA.

• Tenente Fernandes (baseada em Juba, exerce função de Internal Evaluation Unit Chief ).

– Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – PMERJ.

• Tenente Esperidião, (baseado em Rumbek, exerce a função de Community Policing Officer).

– Polícia Militar de Alagoas – PMAL.

• Tenente Natalia Ique (baseada em Juba, exerce função de Community Policing Officer).

– Polícia Militar do Estado de Sao Paulo– PMESP.

• 2^nd Sergeant Chagas (baseado em Bentiu, exerce a função de Conselheiro Policial Police Advisor).

– Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais – PMMG.

O Capitão William (da PMRN), enquanto esteve na UNMISS nos últimos meses, esteve baseado em Juba e sua última função foi de Public Information Officer. O oficial encontra-se há mais de um mês na missão de paz da ONU no Iêmen, sendo o primeiro policial brasileiro a integrar a recém-criada missão, após ser remanejado da UNMISS (vide mais).

Por consenso, o Tenente-Coronel Alessandro foi escolhido para o discursar em nome dos três contingentes policiais, conforme se observa no texto abaixo.

Parabéns aos policiais militares brasileiros que tão bem representam o Brasil como Policiais da ONU (United Nations Police – UNPOL) no Sudão do Sul, promovendo a paz e a segurança em contexto muito complexo, faz com que a outorga da Medalha da ONU seja um justo e merecido reconhecimento desses policiais militares que engradecem a todos os profissionais de segurança pública do Brasil, suas instituições e estados, além de seus familiares e amigos.

DISCURSO DO TENENTE-CORONEL ALESSANDRO

Date/time: 20/06/2019 at from 15:00 to 16:00

Venue: Payam, UN House, Juba – South Sudan

Discurso do chefe do Contingente brasileiro em nome dos 3 contingentes:

Joint Medal Parade – BRA/ARG/POR

SPEECH

BRAZILIAN POLICE CONTINGENT COMMANDER – Lt. Col Alessandro Soares

On behalf of the Argentinean, Brazilian, and Portuguese Contingent at UNMISS, I would like to thank you all for joining us to mark this JOINT MEDAL PARADE CEROMONY today. It is a tremendous honored to stand before you.

Firstly, I would like to highlight about the Brazilian Police Contingent at UNMISS. We were in total number of 7 IPO’s coming from 7 different State Police Agencies in Brazil. But now, we are 06 IPOs at UNMISS as about 23 days ago Capt. William Danilo Fernandes Pires, from the State Police of Rio Grande do Norte left UNMISS to join the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement in YEMEN for a Tour of Duty of THREE MONTH. Our prayers have been with him since them. In addition, I would like to point out the great work of Captain Emmy and Lieutenants: FERNANDES and ESPERIDIÃO for their dedication and commitment to their responsibilities while Protecting Civilians and Empowering Women in South Sudan as part of the UN Mandate. You have been doing a wonderful job and greatly representing Brazil.

Secondly, I would like to address the Argentinean Contingent and congratulate them while celebrating its Flag’s Day today. Most of you came to Juba in the same day as myself and my two colleagues from the Portuguese Contingent as we were redeployed from UNIOGBIS – Guinea Bissau to UNMISS. Since then, it is being a great honor to see your interaction with all UNPOLs from many different countries represented at UNMISS. As a newly incoming contingent, with about 4 months in the mission, I know you all are a great asset to UNIMISS and strongly match the core values of the United Nations. I am sure that you are truly representing Argentina values and each one of you should be proud of yourselves.

Lastly, my words and my deference go to the Portuguese Police Contingent, officially represented in this ceremony by the Police Advisers: Sónia and Madalena.  However, all of the 9 Police Advisers from Portugal played essential role in this mission. It is certain that you will be missed for sure after 10 days from today, as your End of Mission is fast approaching. Well done my friends.

Furthermore, I would like to call your attention to the Fantastic work performed by the WOMEN from these contingents: Police Adviser’s Antonella and Erazo from Bentiu FO. They are the first women from Argentina to join UNMISS. Emmy who is a protocol officer and is coordinating the UNMISS’s Women Network. Police Adviser Natália Ique is a Community Policing Officer and putting a lot effort Sónia who is a veteran from UNIOGBIS where I witnessed her amazing work in fulfilling the UN Mandate in the region of BAFATA. And Police Adviser Maria Madalena Taniça, who strongly represented Portugal in a variety of Positions like in the POC team like most of us, in Personnel, FPU coordination and part of the UN SAAT Team well representing UNMISS and Portugal.

In this mix of colors, backgrounds, and experience, whatever these women be placed – success and positive results are very likely to be achieved.

To conclude it, I would like to congratulate these UN Police officers who are about to receive their UN Medals today. This medal is a tribute to remind yourselves about your Tour of Duty in South Sudan while fighting for peace and helping the People of this country to have a better life and to pave its own path for a sustainable future.

The awarding of these UN Peacekeeping medals enhances our humanity and fills us with an immense pride, both as individuals and as nation.

So, in this opportunity it would not be fair if, personally, I would not recognize and commend my fellow UNPOLs from the Argentinean, Brazilian, and Portuguese Police colleagues in this mission, for their faultless discipline and high professionalism, displayed so far.  These devoted, committed and disciplined officers made my tasks as a CC and, also their Contingent Commanders tasks – simpler and gratifying.

Please, accept our heartfelt appreciation for your presence here today and we do exhort you on continuing your unceasing support to UNMISS and keep up the great work representing our countries – Argentina, Brazil, and Portugal. Thank you for your outstanding service!

Thank you very much for your attention!

MEDAL AWARDEES:

Ord.	Rank	NAME	STATE	COUNTRY
1.	Lt. Col.	Alessandro Souza Soares	MT	BRA
2.	Lt.	Natália Ique Ferreira	SP	BRA
3.	Sgt.	Robson Luiz das Chagas	MG	BRA
4.	Lt.	Ruben Dario Perez	–	ARG
5.	Lt.	Nélida Rocio Antonella Suarez	–	ARG
6.	Sgt.	Alberto Álvaro Zarate	–	ARG
7.	Sgt.	Guillermo Gaston Segovia	–	ARG
8.	Cpl.	Edith Vanesa Erazo	–	ARG
9.	Lt.	Sónia Alexandra Fonseca Martins	–	POR

NUMERAL:

Ord.	Rank	NAME	No.	STATE	COUNTRY
1.	Capt.	William Danilo Fernandes Pires	2	RN	BRA
2.	Capt	Emmy Galany Pereia Coelho	4	MA	BRA
3.	Lt.	Leonardo Fernandes	3	RJ	BRA
4.	Lt.	Rodolfo Esperidião de Melo	3	AL	BRA
5.	Sgt.	Maria Madalena Taniça Rodrigues	2	–	POR

NOTE: Captain William did not attend the joint medal parade ceremony as he is redeployed to UNMHA – Yemen.