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PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING - LESSONS LEARNED
DESIRABLE PRE-DEPLOYMENT
TRAINING FORMAT
“Essential knowledge requi- still tend to consider “protection” knowledge on the fundamen-
red by peacekeepers with pro- as simple physical protection with tal elements concerning PKO,
tection mandate and desirable unique nature of their role with gi- regardless of where they are
Pre-Deployment Training format“ ven authorization to use of force . deployed in which capaci-
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Given that Protection of Civilian ty- either as an infantry or as
By Tomoko Matsuzawa (POC) has become a core manda- an engineer. This also ap-
te for modern peacekeeping ope- plies for civilian personnel.
Today, more than 95 % of UN rations and it is a shared respon- • Fundamental elements include
peacekeepers are mandated to sibility for all mission components, followings (particularly but not
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protect civilian . With increased it is prerequisite for all personnel exclusively):
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attention as well as expectation of UN peacekeeping missions to -main organs of the United
from international community and receive a proper comprehensive Nations, especially Secu-
emphasis to the protection issue Pre-Deployment Training (PDT). rity Council which has pri-
from the United Nations, most This short article introduces essen- mary responsibility for the
peacekeepers on the ground are tial knowledge required by pea- maintenance of interna-
well aware of the importance of cekeepers with protection man- tional peace and security
the mandate. Meanwhile, they date and desirable PDT format. -Evolution of modern PKO
often have different understanding with the change of na-
and interpretation of “protection”, 1. Essential knowledge ture of armed conflicts
partly because it lacks common (1) Fundamental elements con- -Basic legal framework rela-
definition among key actors - in- cerning PKO ting PKO e.g. International
cluding human rights and huma- • All uniformed personnel to Human Rights Law and Inter-
nitarian actors in the field. In parti- be deployed to peacekeeping national Humanitarian Law
cular, many military peacekeepers missions need to develop their -Relevant thematic subjects
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