Transcript SGTM 06 - Personal Security Awareness

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SGTM 6: Personal
Security Awareness
SGTM 6: Personal Security Awareness
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Security management
overview
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Common sense principles
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Strategies to enhance
security
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Field travel advice
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Organized for security
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UN agencies —
pooled arrangements
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Peacekeeping missions —
own security
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Military observer missions —
host Government, local authorities,
regional peacekeeping force
(if present)
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UN security management
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Field Security Handbook:
cornerstone of policy
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Highest security authority:
Secretary-General
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Department of Safety and Security,
headed by Under-Secretary-General
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Each station has Designated Official
for Security
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Designated official for security
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Ensures security of all UN personnel
in country
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Organizes advisory security
management team
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Prepares country-wide security plan
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Ensures security of locally recruited
staff members
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Head of mission
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Responsible for security of
all peacekeeping personnel
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If responsible for other UN
personnel, also named DOS
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Chief security officer
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Advises HOM on security
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Prepares mission security plan
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Coordinates with other agencies,
local authorities
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Conducts assessments
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Manages guard force
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Field security coordination officer
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Assists DOS
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Updates all UN staff and dependants
on security
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Conducts residential security
surveys
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Coordinates responses to crisis
situations
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Area security coordinator
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Coordinates security matters in a
specific area
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Acts as Designated Official for that area
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Coordinates security matters for mission
and other United Nations agencies
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May be a military officer, with a civilian
deputy
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Security plan includes
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Summaries of security situation
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International staff and dependants
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In-country areas and zones
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Emergency communications
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Coordination centres or concentration points
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Safe havens, means of evacuation
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Essential reserves and/or supplies
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Use common sense —
You are responsible for
your own security!
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Common threats against peacekeepers
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Kidnapping/hostage-taking
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Violent robberies or attacks
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Natural disasters
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Vehicular accidents
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“Wrong place, wrong time”
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Basic principles
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Always be on the alert
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Be methodical
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Try to blend into setting
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Plan for the worst
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Use common sense
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Basic strategies
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Brief staff, dependants on security procedures
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Rehearse fire safety drills
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Know how to use local phones
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Carry coins or a local phone card
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Remember emergency telephone numbers
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Carry a radio, if issued
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More basic strategies
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Stay away from isolated areas
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Don’t follow same daily routine
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Don’t work late hours in office
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Don’t write name, address on keys
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When travelling, always tell
family or associates:
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Where you are going
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When you are leaving
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When you are returning
And call them when you arrive!
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When walking or jogging:
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Be aware & alert
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Carry only what you need
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Keep valuables in front pockets or under
clothing
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Walk in the open — away from hiding places
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Do not use earphones with a radio or
Walkman®
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Use the “buddy system”
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Don’t:
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Approach a vehicle to answer questions
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Hitch-hike or accept rides from strangers
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Walk alone at night
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Talk to strangers at night
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Take shortcuts through isolated areas
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When being followed:
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Get to safety — to the police,
fire department, UN office,
public area
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Tell someone you need help!
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Hotel accommodation
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Stay where security is good
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Ask for a room near the elevator
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Keep door locked & close curtains
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Get & use a rubber doorstop
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Locate emergency escape routes
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Pre-departure prep
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Get written authorization
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Update yourself on security situation
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Tell office your travel plans
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Prepare your personal checklist
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Calculate distances, sectors
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Check communications equipment
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More prep
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Never travel alone — use the buddy system
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Go in convoy, if possible
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Check your vehicle; don’t assume driver did
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Know local emergency action procedures
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Make periodic contact with office
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Take a guide or escort if in doubt
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Take no hitch-hikers!
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Threats on the road
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Accidents
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Breakdowns
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Checkpoints
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Hijacking
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In an accident or breakdown:
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Stay calm, don’t panic
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Avoid further damage by getting off road
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Apply first aid, if required
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Call for help
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Obtain police assistance, file a report
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Wait for UN help, move to safe location
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At checkpoints:
Reduce speed,
lower headlights,
turn on interior
light
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Show your ID if
asked — do not
surrender it
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Stay in vehicle
unless ordered out
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Stop if directed
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Window down no
more than 1 inch
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Observe any
search of vehicle
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Be friendly,
courteous
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Protest removal of
personal items
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If taken hostage:
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Survive — escape,
if possible
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Report incident as soon
as possible
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Remember
“Hostage Incident” card
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Review
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United Nations security
structure
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Common sense principles
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How to enhance personal
security
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Strategies for field travel
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