The overall objective of the action is to contribute to a more preventive, balanced and professional approach by law enforcement agencies based on international best practices and respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, which corresponds to one of the objectives under the governance sector of the Multiannual Indicative Programme (2014-2020).
The specific objectives of the action are:
i) Improving the overall institutional capacity of the Myanmar Police Force (MPF);
ii) Making the MPF a more service-oriented police force;
iii) Improving the political, legal and public accountability of the MPF.
The action builds on the achievements of, and takes into account the lessons learnt from, the project ‘Support to reform of the MPF in the areas of community policing and crowd management’, funded under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), which ended in mid-September 2015 (henceforth called ‘recent EU police project’).
The action is demand-driven as it responds to requests for continued EU support received from both the government and the chair of the Rule of Law Committee of the Lower House of the Parliament, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
As a crosscutting issue, the action will focus on gender sensitive approaches. The action includes capacity development, technical cooperation and visibility activities. All activities will be eligible for Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) reporting.
The action is foreseen to be implemented through a financing agreement with the partner country and indirect management with an EU Member State agency, FIIAPP.