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INTRODUCTION TO UNPEACEKEEPING

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANTWHY IS THIS IMPORTANTTO YOU?TO YOU?

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• As peackeeping personnel you;As peackeeping personnel you;

• Represent the UNRepresent the UN

• You carry out decisions made at UN You carry out decisions made at UN HQ in New yorkHQ in New york

Learning outcomeLearning outcome

• List the main bodies involved in UN List the main bodies involved in UN PeacekeepingPeacekeeping

• List the five types of peace and security activities List the five types of peace and security activities used by the Security Council (SC)used by the Security Council (SC)

• Explain the main difference between traditional Explain the main difference between traditional and multidimensional Peacekeeping operation and multidimensional Peacekeeping operation (PKO)(PKO)

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HISTORYHISTORYUNUN

• Founded after World War II in order to;Founded after World War II in order to;

• Maintain international peace and securityMaintain international peace and security• Develop friendly relations among nationsDevelop friendly relations among nations• Promote social progress and better living Promote social progress and better living

standardsstandards• Promote human rightsPromote human rights

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UN MEMBER STATESUN MEMBER STATES

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• UN is made up of 193 sovereign UN is made up of 193 sovereign member states who discuss common member states who discuss common problems and vote on major issues.problems and vote on major issues.

• The member states work together as The member states work together as a universal and impartial a universal and impartial organization.organization.

UN CHARTERUN CHARTER

• The UN member states are bound by The UN member states are bound by the UN charter.the UN charter.

• The charter is an international treaty The charter is an international treaty that guides the work of UN, including that guides the work of UN, including peace and security activitiespeace and security activities

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LEVELS IN UNPKO

• STRATEGICSTRATEGIC

• OPERATIONALOPERATIONAL

• TACTICALTACTICAL

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA)GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA)

• The GA is made up of representatives The GA is made up of representatives of all UN member states.of all UN member states.

• Each member has one vote in the GAEach member has one vote in the GA

• The GA meets annually and also for The GA meets annually and also for special sessions as needed.special sessions as needed.

• There are several committees within the There are several committees within the GA including one that focuses on PKGA including one that focuses on PK

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UN SECURITY COUNCILUN SECURITY COUNCIL

• The SC is the UN body with primary The SC is the UN body with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and responsibility for maintaining peace and securitysecurity

• The SC may investigate and recommend The SC may investigate and recommend peaceful measures to resolve disputes peaceful measures to resolve disputes between states.between states.

• If the SC determines a threat to peace & If the SC determines a threat to peace & security, it may take coercive measuressecurity, it may take coercive measures

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SECRETARY GENERAL (SG)SECRETARY GENERAL (SG)UN SECRETARIATUN SECRETARIAT

• SG is the ” Chief Administrative SG is the ” Chief Administrative Officer” of the organizationOfficer” of the organization

• The UN secretariat is the The UN secretariat is the administrative arm of UN and is led administrative arm of UN and is led by the SG.by the SG.

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DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS

Conflict preventionConflict prevention PeacemakingPeacemaking Peace enforcementPeace enforcement PeacekeepingPeacekeeping PeacebuildingPeacebuilding

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF PKODIFFERENT TYPES OF PKO

• TRADITIONAL PEACEKEEPINGTRADITIONAL PEACEKEEPING

• MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PEACEKEEPINGMULTI-DIMENSIONAL PEACEKEEPING

• TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITYTRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY

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SPECIAL POLITICAL SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONSMISSIONS(SPM`S)(SPM`S)

• Field MissionsField Missions

• Special envoysSpecial envoys

• Expert panels to monitor SC sanctionsExpert panels to monitor SC sanctions

• SPM`s vary in mandate, size and SPM`s vary in mandate, size and durationduration

• Field missions have very few or no Field missions have very few or no uniformed personnel.uniformed personnel.

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MANDATEMANDATE

• Mandate: Authorization/sanction, Mandate: Authorization/sanction, Framework description for the Framework description for the activity in the AOR/MAactivity in the AOR/MA

• UNAMIDUNAMID

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FINALLY, TO END THE PRESENTATION AND FINALLY, TO END THE PRESENTATION AND SUMMARIZE THE KEY ISSUES BY MAKING SUMMARIZE THE KEY ISSUES BY MAKING IT REALLY SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IT REALLY SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE

PRINCIPLES OF UNPRINCIPLES OF UN

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