Transcript 1B: Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations

Slide 1
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’
Introduction to United Nations
Peace Operations
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
Slide 2
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Need for UN peacekeeping
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Legal basis for peacekeeping
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Fundamental principles
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Three types of operations
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Department of Peacekeeping Operations
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Other peace support activities
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
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Cold-war peacekeeping
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Collective security
ineffective
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Tool in containing armed
conflicts
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Lightly armed, neutral
military presence
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
Slide 4
After cold war
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End to confrontation
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Armed conflicts
changing
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Human rights,
humanitarian concerns
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
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Changing conflicts:
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From inter-State to intra-State
(within a State)
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Humanitarian crisis, human rights
violations
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Increasing numbers of actors
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Anarchic violence
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
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Chapters of UN Charter
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VI – Pacific settlement
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VII – Coercive measures
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VIII – Regional action
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Fundamental principles
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Consent
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Impartiality
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Minimum use of force
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Credibility
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Negotiation, mediation
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
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Peace operations
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Traditional
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Multidimensional
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Governance
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
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Traditional
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Chapter VI mandate
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Belligerents’ consent, cooperation
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Unarmed and/or lightly armed
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Build confidence
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Support political dialogue
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Use force only in a self-defence
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
Slide 10
Multidimensional
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Chapter VI or VII mandate
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Civilian components ― political,
humanitarian, electoral, human rights,
rule of law
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With or without military
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Volatile environments ― significant
risks
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May use force
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Governance
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Interim civilian
administration until
local authorities take
over
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
Slide 12
DPKO Organization Chart
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations
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Peace support
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Prevention ― diplomacy,
deployment, disarmament,
good governance
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Peacemaking
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Peacebuilding
SGTM 1 B: Peacekeepers’ Introduction to United Nations Peace Operations