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This paper looks at the links between the sustaining peace agenda and police in UN peace operations. More specifically, it highlights how UN police play a critical role in conflict prevention through 1) direct operational actions aimed at mediating disputes, defusing tensions and deterring violence; 2) prevention linked to mentoring, training and advising host state police, and the development of more effective, accountable and legitimate law enforcement institutions; and 3) prevention through support for international norms and mechanisms that combat transnational organized crime, illicit arms flows and human trafficking. The text’s author also provides recommendations on how to develop further the UN police’s role in conflict prevention.