Challenges and Strategies in Peacekeeping Operations
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Challenges to Integrated PoC
Approaches in the Field
Lauren Spink
Peacekeeping Advisor
Operationalizing PoC Strategies
•
Is a strategy written?
•
Was the strategy disseminated?
•
Do peacekeeping personnel know what the
strategy says?
•
Is the strategy driving decision making around
action and use of resources?
Joint Civilian-Military Planning within
Missions
•
Overcoming information
siloes
•
Importance of joint
contingency planning
•
Increasing importance of
joint operational planning
to maintain protection with
fewer resources
•
Civilian harm mitigation
and jointly assessing the
impact of operations on the
civilian population
Prevention and Rapid Deployment
•
What is actionable information? Civilian and
military sections may not have a common opinion
•
Decision-making based on early warning
•
Contingent owned equipment preventing rapid
deployment if it is not at expected standards
•
Difficulty generating forces with special capabilities
•
Administrative hurdles to rapid deployment for
civilian components that are themselves a challenge
and not always understood by military components
A People-Centered Approach to PoC
•
Different perspectives on
the purpose of community
engagement?
•
“Hearts and minds” versus
PR versus information-
sharing
•
Training to engage civilians
not equal across sections
•
Checking the box
•
Translating community
engagement into protection
Accountability and Measuring the Effectiveness
of Peacekeeping Operations
•
Moving from reporting
on actions to reporting
on outcomes and
impact
•
Military accountability
versus civilian
accountability
•
Standardizing
indicators and
accountability
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This collection of images highlights key challenges and strategies in peacekeeping operations, such as operationalizing Protection of Civilians (PoC) strategies, joint civilian-military planning, prevention and rapid deployment issues, a people-centered approach to PoC, and accountability measures. These images provide insights into important considerations for effective peacekeeping efforts.
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Challenges to Integrated PoC Approaches in the Field Lauren Spink Peacekeeping Advisor
Operationalizing PoC Strategies Is a strategy written? Was the strategy disseminated? Do peacekeeping personnel know what the strategy says? Is the strategy driving decision making around action and use of resources?
Joint Civilian-Military Planning within Missions Overcoming information siloes Importance of joint contingency planning Increasing importance of joint operational planning to maintain protection with fewer resources Civilian harm mitigation and jointly assessing the impact of operations on the civilian population
Prevention and Rapid Deployment What is actionable information? Civilian and military sections may not have a common opinion Decision-making based on early warning Contingent owned equipment preventing rapid deployment if it is not at expected standards Difficulty generating forces with special capabilities Administrative hurdles to rapid deployment for civilian components that are themselves a challenge and not always understood by military components
A People-Centered Approach to PoC Different perspectives on the purpose of community engagement? Hearts and minds versus PR versus information- sharing Training to engage civilians not equal across sections Checking the box Translating community engagement into protection
Accountability and Measuring the Effectiveness of Peacekeeping Operations Moving from reporting on actions to reporting on outcomes and impact Military accountability versus civilian accountability Standardizing indicators and accountability
