Union internationale des chemins de fer (UIC) or International Union of Railways (UIC) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) are coming together to organise the 18th World Security Congress in Jaipur from 21-23 February.

The UIC represents the railway sector and promotes rail transport worldwide. The RPF is a prime security and law enforcement agency in the field of railway security in India.

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Being the prime railway security agency of India, it is only natural that RPF leads the nation’s efforts in the field of railway security both at national and international levels. Having assumed the chair of the UIC security platform, the RPF has taken measures to enhance the involvement of member organisations operating in Asia, Africa and several other developing countries with the similar demographic pattern so that their voice could be heard and concerns addressed by the multilateral platform provided by the UIC.

It is in this backdrop and with India taking over the mantle of the presidency of the G-20 group of nations; India will be hosting the World Security Congress in the Pink City.

The RPF will be the host for engaging with the delegates (security representatives) of the member organisations of UIC.  In the year of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, there is a need to showcase India, its rich cultural heritage, soft power and its progress at appropriate international platforms. The UIC World Security Congress will be one such opportunity, the Railways Ministry said.

The meeting, centred around the theme of “Railway Security Strategy: Responses and Vision for Future”, will be attended by the heads of security of railway organisations from across the world. It will be an event befitting with the occasion of India taking on the leadership of hosting railway security delegates from around the world.

The RPF is geared up to host impactful deliberations on issues of concern and challenges for railway security across the world and has devised the sessions in a way to focus on second order problem-solving matrix so as to come up with practical and immediately implementable solutions that will result in a transformative metamorphosis of railway security across the globe.