PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

AIM

TO BRIEF THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE ON SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

SCOPE

INTRODUCTION CURRENT PEACEKEEPING

OPERATIONS OPERATION MISTRAL OPERATION ESPRESSO OPERATION FIBRE OPERATION MONTEGO OPERATION CORDITE

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

ISSUES QUESTIONS – DISCUSSIONS

INTERNATIONAL MANDATE

• TWO TYPES OF UN MANDATED OPERATIONS:

UN Sponsored - organisation and funding of force structure elements determined by the UN.

UN Endorsed - International community involved but mission is not organised or funded by UN. Endorsed operations receive the blessing of the UN in the form of an appropriate UN Security Council Resolution.

WHITE PAPER ON PEACE MISSIONS APPROVED BY CABINET 1998

POINTS OF DEPARTURE:

RSA own recent history in terms of experience in peaceful resolution of conflict

Support to UN, AU and SADC intiatives

Military, civilian police and civilian resources

Participation in accordance with policy principles

RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS

RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN

INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS SIX KEY PRINCIPLES IN TERMS OF FOREIGN

POLICY COMMITMENTS TO:

PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS

PROMOTE DEMOCRACY

SUPPORT JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL

LAW

ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH AGREED-UPON MECHANISMS FOR

THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS

RECOGNISE AFRICA’S POSITION IN THE

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

THROUGH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION

RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN

INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS

TYPES OF PEACE MISSIONS : PREVENTATIVE DIPLOMACY

PEACEMAKING

PEACEKEEPING

PEACE ENFORCEMENT

PEACE BUILDING

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION

RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS

PRINCIPLES FOR RSA PARTICIPATION

CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE RELATED TO NATIONAL

INTERESTS

QUALITY OF CONTRIBUTION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN

SIZE OF FORCE STRUCTURE ELEMENTS

CLEAR INTERNATIONAL MANDATE REQUIRED

SUFFICIENT MEANS HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE

DOMESTIC MANDATE AND BUDGET

VOLUNTEERISM

CLEAR ENTRY AND EXIT CRITERIA

REGIONAL COOPERATION AND FOREIGN

ASSISTANCE

Operation ESPRESSO MILOBs and Staff Officers toUNMEE & OLMEE

Operation MISTRAL Specialists, Task Forceand Staff Officers to MONUC

Operation FIBRETask Force to ONUB

CURRENT OPERATIO

NS

Operation CORDITE MILOBS to AMIS

Operation MONTEGO Staff Officers to UNMIL

OP MISTRAL

MONUCMONUC

SATAF &

SANDFSPECC

DRC

SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN THE NATIONS MISSION IN THE

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (MONUCCONGO (MONUC))

MONUC CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS

PHASES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Phase I: Liaison (Ongoing)

Phase II: Cease Fire, Disengage (Ongoing)

Phase III: DDRRR (Ongoing)

Phase IV: Subsequent Operations

MONUC PHASE 1

FIRST STEP TO FORMAL SANDF PARTICIPATION IN PEACE MISSIONS

FORCE PREPARATION – TRAINING OF SANDF MILITARY OBSERVERS (MILOBS) IN 1999

DEPLOYMENT OF 1 X MLO TO UGANDA (KAMPALA) ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1999

SANDF STAFF OFFICERS AND UN MILOB’s CAPITAL LIAISON OFFICER (KAMPALA)

MILITARY OBSERVERS

MILITARY LEGAL ADVISERS

AERO MEDICAL EVACUATION COORDINATING OFFICER

MILITARY INFORMATION OFFICER

ENGINEER CELL OFFICER

MEDICAL TRAINING OFFICER

AIR OPERATIONS OFFICER

COMMUNICATION OFFICER

ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING OFFICER

TRAINING WARRANT OFFICER

PROVIDE AERO MEDICAL EVACUATION CAPABILITY FOR EVACUATION TO LEVEL 4 (1 MIL HOSP)

PROVIDE AIRFIELD CRASH RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITY AT KINDU (INITIALLY AT KINSHASA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)

PROVIDE AIR CARGO HANDLING CAPABILITY AT VARIOUS AIR AND RIVER PORTS

PROVIDE MILITARY POLICE CAPABILITY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS

COMMAND AND SUPPORT TO OWN FORCE STRUCTURE ELEMENTS

MONUC PHASE II : MISSION OF SANDF SPECIALIST CONTINGENT

(SANDFSPECC)

SANDFSPECC: PERSONNEL STRENGTH

1612158160TOTAL

VARIOUS BASES 4804848MPA

VARIOUS BASES

GOMA

KINDU 6156AMET

1411314ACRFFT

4804848ACHT

0

0

NON EFFECTIVE STRENGTH

20

25

APPROVED STRENGTH

1313KINSHASAMONUC HQ

31

STRENGTH

31

EFFECTIVE STRENGTH

KINSHASACCSU

AREAGROUPING

SANDF CONTRIBUTION TO MONUC PHASE III

ACCEPTED BY THE UN ON 16 JAN 03 TASK FORCE HEADQUARTERS INFANTRY BATTALION :

4 X INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANIES 1 X INFANTRY SUPPORT COMPANY

ENGINEER SQUADRON CONSTRUCTION CAPABILITY FERRY UNIT WELL DRILLING CAPABILITY

MILITARY POLICE UNIT HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT UNIT LEVEL 1 MEDICAL FACILITY

SA TASK FORCE : PERSONNEL STRENGTH

53

-

-

13

12

8

16

4


WELL DRILLING

UNIT

FERRY UNIT

ENGR COY

MIL POL

HQ SUPP GP

INF BN

TF HQ

GROUPING

1 216

12

16

162

4

92

834

96

EFFECTIVE STRENGTH

TOTAL

BUNIA

KINDU

KINDU – VARIOUS

BASES

KINDU

KINDU

VARIOUS BASES

KINDU - BUKAVU

AREA

1269

12

16

175

16

100

850

100

APPROVED STRENGTH

SANDF CONTRIBUTION TO MONUC PHASE III

SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1493 DD 28 JUL 03

MANDATED TASKS :

to protect United Nations personnel, facilities, installations and equipment

to ensure the security and freedom of movement of UN personnel

to protect civilians and humanitarian workers against threats of physical violence

to contribute to the improvement of the security conditions in which humanitarian assistance is provided

OP ESPRESSO

MILOBS

SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED SUPPORT OF THE UNITED

NATIONS & AFRICAN UNION NATIONS & AFRICAN UNION MISSIONS IN ETHIOPIA & ERITREAMISSIONS IN ETHIOPIA & ERITREA

UNMEEUNMEE

OLMEEOLMEE

ERITREA & ETHIOPIA

ESPRESSO: PERSONNEL STRENGTH

OLMEEOLMEE

MONUCMONUC

4ASMARASECTOR CENTRAL

1ADI QUALASECTOR CENTRAL

--SECTOR EAST

--SECTOR WESTOLMEE

1ASSABSECTOR EAST

1HUMERASECTOR WEST

ETHIOPIA

SECTOR CENTRAL

SECTOR WEST

AREA

12TOTAL

1ADDIS ABABA

3ASMARA

1SHILALOUNMEE

STRENGTHPLACEUN / AU MISSION

* SENIOR MILITARY * SENIOR MILITARY ADVISORADVISOR* ASSITANT MILITARY * ASSITANT MILITARY ADVISORADVISOR* ORDERLY DRIVER* ORDERLY DRIVER* MILITARY OBSERVER* MILITARY OBSERVER* GEOSPATIAL * GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) OFFICER(GIS) OFFICER* OPERATIONS DUTY * OPERATIONS DUTY OFFICER OFFICER * ENGINEER CELL OFFICER* ENGINEER CELL OFFICER

ADI QUALA

ASSAB

ASMARA

ADDIS ABABAADDIS ABABA

* CHIEF CAPITAL LIAISON OFFICER* CHIEF CAPITAL LIAISON OFFICER

UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREAUNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA & ERITREA

OPERATION ESPRESSO

HUMERA

* MILITARY * MILITARY OBSERVEROBSERVER



SHILALO* MILITARY * MILITARY OBSERVEROBSERVER

OPERATION ESPRESSO : COMMENTS

DEPLOYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

PROVIDE FOLLOWING :

Military Observers

Engineer Cell Warrant Officer

Operations Staff Officer

Military Observer Staff Officer

PROVIDE MILITARY COMMAND TO AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN ERITREA

OPERATION FIBRE

SA BATTALION

SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN BURUNDI THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN BURUNDI

(ONUB)(ONUB)

BURUNDI

AMIBAMIB

ONUBONUB

OPERATION FIBRE

SANDF PROTECTION AND SUPPORT DETACHMENT (SAPSD) : 31 OCT 01 – 30 APR 03 – VIP PROTECTION AND SUPPORT – 701

PERS SA BATTALION (SABATT) : IN SUPPORT OF AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN BURUNDI (AMIB) : 01 MAY 03 – 31 MAY 2004 – VIP PROTECTION AND INFANTRY – 1600 PERS

SA BATTALION (SABATT) : IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN BURUNDI (ONUB) : 01 JUNE 2004 – 850

SA CONTINGENT : PERSONNEL STRENGTH

26125BUJUMBURAMARITIME

46244BUJUMBURASPECIAL FORCES

67

-

-

-

-

-

63

1


VIP PROTECTION

FORCE HQ COY

ENGR COY

MIL POL

AVIATION

INF BN

ONUB HQ

GROUPING

1 381

348

50

71

21

24

787

11

EFFECTIVE STRENGTH

TOTAL

BUJUMBURA

BUJUMBURA

BUJUMBURA

BUJUMBURA

BUJUMBURA

VARIOUS

BUJUMBURA

AREA

1 448

348

50

71

21

24

850

12

APPROVED STRENGTH

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