Page Text: United Nations and Overseas Policing Association of Australia
The United Nations and Overseas Policing Association of Australia (UNOPAA) is a social organisation based in Australia. Its members are serving or former police officers of police forces throughout Australia who have or are currently serving with United Nations Peacekeeping Forces or on other overseas police missions or operations. UNOPAA organises social events and promotes the welfare and care of its members.
UNOPAA was previously the United Nations Police Association of Australia (UNPAA). The Association formally changed its name to UNOPAA at the 2012 Annual General Meeting.
The Annual General Meeting of UNOPAA) for 2021 was held under COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday, 21 October 2021. Attendance was restricted to teleconference only.
A summary of the outcomes can be downloaded here.
Eligibility Criteria for Membership
Changes were made to the eligibility criteria for membership of UNOPAA at the Annual General Meeting on 22 October 2020. The following persons are now eligible for membership:
any serving, retired or former police officer or employee of an Australian Police Force or Service who has served or is serving overseas on a United Nations or Australian Government mandated peacekeeping, humanitarian or capacity building mission, or who has otherwise deployed overseas as a police officer or employee in an investigative, emergency response, training, liaison or support role; and
any person who is an adult family member of a person who served or deployed in any of the capacities in (a) above.
Any person who does not meet this criteria may be admitted to membership as an associate member.
Membership forms can be found under the "Membership" heading on this website.
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