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Which component of a UN peacekeeping mission harnesses all logistical resources of the mission?
Coordinated planning
Coordinated planning is an essential aspect of logistics support to peacekeeping operations, because it is the means by which resources are efficiently and economically used Page 16 4 to successfully manage these operations.
What are the three core Organisational structures within a peacekeeping mission?
Policy, Evaluation and Training Division.
What was the message of the Brahimi report?
The resulting Brahimi Report (formally the Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations), issued in 2000, outlined the need for strengthening the UN’s capacity to undertake a wide variety of missions.
Which section of the United Nations Charter provides for peacekeeping activities?
Chapter VII
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council’s powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to “determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression” and to take military and nonmilitary action to “restore international peace and security”.
Which of the following country host the UN peacekeeping mission in its soil?
Cyprus
The correct answer is Cyprus. UNFICYP was originally set up by the Security Council in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.
What are the types of peacekeeping?
UN Peacekeeping. UN PKOs may be grouped into four categories of increasing complexity: (i) monitoring and observer missions, (ii) traditional peacekeeping, (iii) peacebuilding, and (iv) peace enforcement.
When was the Brahimi report published?
August 2000
Issued in August 2000, the Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (known as the “Brahimi Report” after the Panel chair, UN Under-Secretary-General Lakhdar Brahimi) offered an in-depth critique of the conduct of UN operations and made specific recommendations for change.
What is the capstone doctrine?
The doctrine states that peacekeeping operations should play a ‘catalytic’ role in ‘critical’ peacebuilding activities while recognising that they are neither designed nor equipped to engage in longer-term institution or capacity building roles.