Cotabato City, BARMM| In a joint effort to enhance the ability of communities and individuals to anticipate, adapt to, and recover from various types of crises in the Bangsamoro region, the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) and the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to strengthen the Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) structures of the region which are critical in managing crises effectively. By improving the resilience and EWER skills of the communities, the MPOS and NP hope to mitigate the negative impacts of crisis. The MOU signing was held on March 6, 2023 at MPOS office.
MPOS Director General Atty Al-Rashid L. Balt expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, saying, “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘶𝘯. ”
The MOU solidified the commitment of NP and MPOS to work together for the public safety and protection of civilians by empowering, engaging and linking the local EWER structures in the community.
NP, in turn, thanked MPOS for its continuous support in conflict resolution and community development. Nonviolent Peaceforce Head of Program, Mr. Rexall Kaalim said during ceremony, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.”
Overall, the partnership between MPOS and NP through the MOU seeks to promote a more resilient and peaceful Bangsamoro region by enabling communities and individuals to provide timely conflict monitoring reports, early warning and early responses that can save lives, reduce damage, improve preparedness, and enhance community resilience.
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