Regional Peace and Security(RPS)

RPS

DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL PEACE & SECURITY
 
The Department of Regional Peace and Security handles issues related to regional peace and security and other political issues viz: our immediate neighbours; Great Lakes Region; IGAD; AU and related regional political oganisations; geo-political strategic issues (i.e. oil, Nile, Lake Victoria etc.); terrorism; illegal small arms and light weapons; drugs and human trafficking; etc.
 
The key functions of the Department of Regional Peace and Security are:
 
  • Pursuing the doctrine of 'regional solutions to regional problems supported by the international community' in the management and resolution of regional conflicts.
  • Strengthening and promoting preventive diplomacy, peace support and peace building regional initiatives which are consistent with Uganda's national interest.
  • Pursing security architecture on the management, protection and sharing of trans - boundary natural resources. In the pursuit of this, it should promote cooperation in the equitable and sustainable exploitation of shared resources.
  • Promoting a peaceful strategy/mechanism to address border demarcation issues and finalizing protocols with neighboring countries and depositing them with the AU and UN.
  • Strengthening a coordinated and cooperative mechanism between Ministry and other national security agencies.
  • Pursuing alternative supply routes including but not limited to securing access to the sea.
 

REGIONAL PEACE & SECURITY DEPARTMENT (RPS) STAFF MEMBERS:

S/N

NAME OF OFFICER

DESIGNATION

1.

AMB. JULIUS J. KIVUNA

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

2.

MS. JACKIE B. WABYONA

MINISTER COUNSELOR

3.

MS. FLORENCE KYASIMIIRE

COUNSELOR

4.

MR. NASANAIRI KAMUDOLI

COUNSELOR

5.

MS. ZOE KIRUNDA

FIRST  SECRETARY

6.

MR. EMMANUEL WANDERA

THIRD SECRETARY

7.

MS. NANCY AKELLO

THIRD SECRETARY

8.

MS. ZAINA NABIRYE

PERSONAL SECRETARY

9.

MR.ABDUL RAMADHAN SSEJJE

DRIVER

10.

MR. DAVID ANIKU

OFFICE ATTENDANT

 

 
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