Challenges of Peace Operations: Into the 21st Century--Concluding Report 1997-2002. (Book Notice).Challenges of Peace Operations A broad term that encompasses peacekeeping operations and peace enforcement operations conducted in support of diplomatic efforts to establish and maintain peace. Also called PO. See also peace building; peace enforcement; peacekeeping; and peacemaking. : Into the 21st Century -- Concluding Report 1997-2002, Elanders Gotab, Stockholm, 2002, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 91-89683-00-5 Cloth, 295 pp. Available online at http://www.peacechallenges.net or by contacting annika.hilding-norberg@fhs.mil.se. The Challenges Project and the Challenges Project Concluding Report are products of a multinational and joint effort. Participants from some 50 countries and 230 organizations -- civilian, police, and military -- contributed to the project effort over the past five years, bringing their experience, insights, and resources to a common pursuit of a more peaceful world Peaceful World is a double-LP by rock band The Rascals, which was released in 1971. In August of 1970, Eddie Brigati left the band, and guitarist Gene Cornish left the following month. . Nine international seminars were held on five continents by the Challenges Project Partner Organizations. These include the Swedish National Defence College, the Russian Public Policy Centre, Jordan Institute of Diplomacy, Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local Peace Keeping Institute, United Service Institution of India, Ministry of Foreign Affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. of Japan, Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Established in 1994 by the Government of Canada, the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to support Canada's contribution to international peace and security. of Canada, Argentine Armed Forces Joint Staff, and the Australian Defence Force  The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. . The Concluding Report was written by a group of authors representing a wide geographical, disciplinary, religious, and cultural spectrum in the hope that the Concluding Report will make a useful and important contribution to the debate on the current challenges of multinational and multidimensional peace operations. Among the 21 authors of the report are two Canadians: Colonel (ret) Douglas Fraser and Ambassador Peggy Mason. The Concluding Report with recommendations was presented to the United Nations and its Member States on 25 April 2002. The range of material covered in the final report can be seen from the chapter titles: 1. Changing Concepts of Security 2. The Roles of the UN and of Regional Organizations and Arrangements 3. The Legal Dimensions of Peace Organizations 4. Integrating the Human Rights Perspective 5. Doctrinal Challenges 6. Preventive Action 7. Gender Perspectives in Effective Peace Operations 8. Civil-Military Relations and Cooperation 9. Police -- In the Service of Peace 10. Planning for Effective Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) is an applied strategy for executing successful peacekeeping operations, and is generally the strategy employed by all UN Peacekeeping Operations. 11. Safety and Security of UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel 12. Information Technology and Peace Operations: A Relationship for the New Millennium 13. Training and Education 14. Determining Success in Peace Operations. In the recommendations offered at the end of each chapter there are two recurring themes: a need for more consistent political and resource support from Member States of the United Nations, and a need for greater importance and attention to training and education. |
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