UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS: Methods and Techniques for Serving on a UN Observer Mission TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI FORMAT OF STUDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII METHOD OF STUDY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIiI
LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION TO THE UN SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Background History of the UN The Purpose and Principles of the UN The Six Principal Organs of the UN Roles and Function of the Secretary-General UN Programmes, Agencies and Commissions
LESSON 2 – UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (UNPKO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6
The Changing Nature of Conflicts The Need for UN Peacekeeping Fundamentals of Traditional Peacekeeping Types of UN Peacekeeping Operations Department of Peacekeeping Operations Other UN Peace Activities
LESSON 3 – STRUCTURE OF UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10
Generic Structure of Peacekeeping Operations Organisation and Mission of the Office of the SRSG Civilian Administration Component Military Component Representation of UN Agencies Human Rights Component Humanitarian Assistance Component Electoral Component Integration of Efforts and Cooperation Chain of Command
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