This project profile page contains information about The Republic of Fiji Police Force project including project results, impact, and effective practices. This page will be updated annually in line with EIF project reporting requirements.
Data source: United Nations Peace Security Data Hub, a free public library of datasets on peace and security published by the United Nations
| T/PCC | Updates | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |
| Fiji | 38 | 11.14% | 38 | 11.38% | 48 | 14.05% | 41 | 12.50% | 31 | 12.44% | 45 | 13.89% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experts on Mission | 0 | / | 1 | 17.65% | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | 0.00% |
| Individual Police | 16 | 57.02% | 8 | 41.52% | 5 | 29.28% | 6 | 33.33% | 6 | 40.00% | 11 | 40.74% |
| Staff Officer | 0 | / | 2 | 15.50% | 0 | / | 0 | / | 1 | 14.08% | 1 | 12.50% |
| Troops | 21 | 7.20% | 28 | 9.29% | 42 | 13.62% | 35 | 11.83% | 24 | 10.65% | 33 | 11.50% |
The Fiji Police Force (FPF), as established under the 2013 Constitution of the Republic of Fiji, is a disciplined force responsible for law enforcement and includes the Office of the Commissioner of Police. With a total strength of 5,483 personnel, the Force is organised across five divisions and several specialised units. The FPF has a long history of participation in United Nations peace operations, serving alongside the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF). Current contributions include the deployment of Individual Police Officers to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The Fiji Police Force (FPF) has a long history of integrating women officers, beginning with the establishment of a Women’s Constabulary Division in 1968. Over the years, the FPF has strengthened its commitment to gender inclusion through dedicated leadership training for women officers and the establishment of a Women’s Advisory Network, active for over 20 years and connected to the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) Women’s Advisory Network. While the proportion of women in the Force has steadily increased, the FPF recognises that ensuring their meaningful participation across all ranks and roles, both within the institution and in peace operations, is vital to enhancing Fiji’s overall contribution to international peace and security.
In line with its commitment to promoting the advancement of women in the FPF, this project marks the first systematic assessment of barriers and opportunities within the Force, including those related to values, norms, perceptions, behaviours, and practices of individuals, as well as the institutional cultures and group dynamics that shape them. The FPF aims, through the completion of the MOWIP Barrier Assessment, to understand not only how to increase the representation of women within the Force and in United Nations peace operations, but also what measures are needed to ensure that women:
Grounded in the evidence-based recommendations emerging from the MOWIP Barrier Assessment’s findings, the FPF seeks to develop a Strategic Roadmap for institutional equity, aimed at advancing gender-responsive reforms, strengthening leadership pathways for uniformed women, and ensuring inclusivity across all levels of the Force and its participation in UN peace operations.
EIF OUTCOME 1
EXPANDED COUNTRY-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT
Surveys
405 surveys administered by the MOWIP
enumerator team (194 women and 211 men)
Interviews
33 key decision-maker interviews (7 women and 26 men)
US$278,818.22 (including a cost extension of US$17,250.22)
US$261,568
Fiji Police Force
Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration – Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs
12 months
06 May 2025
27 May 2025
30 September 2026
1. 23 April 2026: cost extension US$17,250; 2 months through 31 July 2026
2. 31 July 2026: no-cost extension: 2 months through 30 September 2026
16 months (includes one approved cost extension and one no-cost extension)
MOWIP Barrier Assessment Report and recommendations
This project aims to enhance the FPFs understanding of the factors that hinder or enable the participation and leadership of uniformed women within the institution and in United Nations peace operations. Drawing on the evidence and insights generated through the MOWIP Barrier Assessment, the FPF will develop a Strategic Roadmap to address identified barriers and capitalise on opportunities to strengthen and advance the role, leadership, and meaningful participation of women officers in the police force and in peacekeeping deployments.
Fiji Launches Gender Barrier Study, Fiji Sun, 03 June 2025
Fiji launches gender barrier assessment for peacekeeping, FBC news, 02 June 2025
Efforts to identify barriers on women participating in peacekeeping operations, The Fiji Times, 03 June 2025
Gender Barrier Report aims to break barriers for women in Fiji’s disciplined forces, Fiji Village, 30 June 2026
Fiji completes assessment on gender barriers in forces, report launched, Fiji Sun, 01 July 2026
EIF:
How Fiji’s security institutions are using research to strengthen peacekeeping: 07 July 2026
Facebook:
The Fiji Police Women’s Advisory Network (FPFWN) Executive Group Meeting, 14 March 2025
Launch of the Gender Barrier Assessment Project, 02 June 2025
Gender Barrier Assessment Project (GBAP) Focus Group Discussion, 21 March 2026
The Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu and senior executives are reviewing recommendations of the Gender Barrier Assessment, 23 March 2026
Launch of the Gender Barrier Assessment Report, 30 June 2026
Fiji has become the first Pacific Island country to complete a Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peace Operations (MOWIP) assessment across both its military and police forces, 04 July 2026
Youtube:
Minister for Defence with Minister for Women officially launched Gender Barrier Assessment Report, 30 June 2026
The Government of the Republic of Fiji has commenced the development of its 1st NAP in 2024 – with a plan to be publish in 2026.
