Rwanda has received the United Nations Public Service Award (UNPSA) 2012 2nd place in the category of “Promoting Gender Responsive Delivery” of Public Services.
UNPSA is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service.
The award was handed over to the Inspector of Police Goreth Mwenzangu the coordinator of Isange One Center which operates at Police Hospital in Kacyiru. The event took place Tuesday at the UN Head Quarters in New York.
The confirmation announcement for the award was made a month ago by the UN, office of the Director Division for Public Administration and Development Management.
The award dubbed “Promoting Gender Responsive Delivery” of Public Services is in recognition of the success of the Isange One-Stop Centre, which operates under Rwanda National Police.
The secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon commended the innovative projects by different countries and emphasized the importance of sharing of knowledge, experiences and best practices throughout the world in sound public policies, effective public administration and efficient civil services, through capacity-building and cooperation among the United Nations Member States.
Isange One Stop Center was established in 2009 through the advocacy of the First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, to offer free medical assistance to victims of GBV.
The Center is part of a broader national campaign against Gender Based Violence.
Present at the awarding ceremony included; Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Jimmy Hodari, the Rwanda National Police Attaché to the UN, New York, Sha Zukakang the United Nations under- secretary- General for economic and social affairs.
Also present were Dr. Mutlak Al- Qahtani the representative of the president of the UN General Assembly, Inspector of Police Goreth Mwenzangu the coordinator of Isange One Stop Center Kigali among others.
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