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Implications: If SPT teams are not formed from member states with similar police cultures, then their policing message to the HN may be incoherent, which may affect the degree to which any program can be effectively implemented. If SPT team members are able to communicate in the local language, then they will be more effective in connecting with their HN counterparts to design and implement programs. If personnel specializing in the UN’s bureaucratic administrative process are not included in SPTs, then SPT team members with policing expertise will not be able to focus on their specializations but will instead spend much of their time trying to figure out how to make requests through the UN systems. If SPTs are not funded independently, then they will be in competition with other mission/police components for scarce project funding. If SPTs are not properly informed about the other parts of the mission, then they may do redundant work and waste precious time and resources. If SPTs do not consult directly with local HN police departments in program design, there will be less local ownership and the programs may be less effective in reaching the host nation populace. Aside from SPTs, SGBV should be included in all UNPOL police training for HN police. Event Description: This lesson is based primarily on this article:   “MINUSTAH’s Specialized Police Team to Combat Sexual Violence in Haiti,” by Marina Caparini and Kari M. Osland, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), (2016). For further information on UNPOL, see also: “External Review of the Functions, Structure and Capacity of the UN Police Division,” (31 May 2016). See also: UNPOL and PKSOI's MINUJUSTH Peace Operations Estimate in the POET2 Portal of SOLLIMS. Lesson Author: Ms. Katrina Gehman, Lessons Learned Analyst (Ctr), PKSOI ________________________________________________ Port-au-Prince, Haiti (8 March 2014) Two UN Peacekeepers and a young Haitian girl attend an event organized by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) at the Haitian Police Academy. (Photo Credit: UN Photo/ Logan Abaassi) Table of Contents | Quick Look | Contact PKSOI Page 21 of 34