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INTRODUCTION TO UN PEACEKEEPING IP SAM MWESIGWA & PALLE. 36 TH UNPOC COURSE AT GISHALI PSTC. 1. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO YOU?. As peackeeping personnel you ; Represent the UN You carry out decisions made at UN HQ in New york. Learning outcome.
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INTRODUCTION TO UN PEACEKEEPING IP SAM MWESIGWA & PALLE 36TH UNPOC COURSE AT GISHALI PSTC 1
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANTTO YOU? • As peackeepingpersonnelyou; • Representthe UN • Youcarryoutdecisionsmade at UN HQ in New york
Learning outcome • List the main bodies involved in UN Peacekeeping • List the five types of peace and security activities used by the Security Council (SC) • Explain the main difference between traditional and multidimensional Peacekeeping operation (PKO)
HISTORYUN • Founded after World War II in order to; • Maintain international peace and security • Develop friendly relations among nations • Promote social progress and better living standards • Promote human rights 4
UN MEMBER STATES • UN is made up of 193 sovereignmemberstateswhodiscusscommon problems and voteon major issues. • The memberstatesworktogether as a universal and impartialorganization.
UN CHARTER • The UN memberstatesarebound by the UN charter. • The charter is an internationaltreatythat guides theworkof UN, includingpeace and securityactivities
LEVELS IN UNPKO • STRATEGIC • OPERATIONAL • TACTICAL
GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA) • The GA is made up of representatives of all UN memberstates. • Eachmember has onevote in the GA • The GA meetsannually and also for specialsessions as needed. • Thereareseveralcommitteeswithinthe GA includingonethatfocuseson PK
UN SECURITY COUNCIL • The SC is the UN body withprimaryresponsibility for maintainingpeace and security • The SC mayinvestigate and recommendpeacefulmeasures to resolvedisputesbetweenstates. • Ifthe SC determines a threat to peace & security, it maytakecoercivemeasures
SECRETARY GENERAL (SG)UN SECRETARIAT • SG is the ” Chief Administrative Officer” oftheorganization • The UN secretariat is the administrative arm of UN and is led by the SG.
DEFINITIONS • Conflictprevention • Peacemaking • Peace enforcement • Peacekeeping • Peacebuilding
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PKO • TRADITIONAL PEACEKEEPING • MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PEACEKEEPING • TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY
SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS(SPM`S) • Field Missions • Special envoys • Expert panels to monitor SC sanctions • SPM`svary in mandate, size and duration • Field missions have veryfew or nouniformedpersonnel.
MANDATE • Mandate: Authorization/sanction, Frameworkdescription for theactivity in the AOR/MA • UNAMID
FINALLY, TO END THE PRESENTATION AND SUMMARIZE THE KEY ISSUES BY MAKING IT REALLY SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF UN