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Peace keeping
Hybrid of politico-military interventions aimed at conflict control usually with the involvement of the United Nations presence in the field by military and civilian personnel.
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Peace keeping
General agreement
Military; Peace keeping
Logistical and basic agreements normally conducted at government to UN level.
Logistic operations centre (LOC)
Military; Peace keeping
Of a mission; coordinates all the mission non-routine logistic requirements and technical support assistance.
Perimeter defences
Military; Peace keeping
Obstacles and fortifications around a compound, position, observation post, checkpoint etc.
Feeding strength
Military; Peace keeping
Number of soldiers entitled to draw rations in a contingent, used to calculate supplies and plan indents; the daily personnel strength is entered on the monthly "Ration Entitlement Register"
Building management officer
Military; Peace keeping
Of a PKO's engineering and maintenance section; civilian; responsible for the management (contractual arrangements, provision of utilities and waste management) of all premises; is a FS
Observation post (OP)
Military; Peace keeping
Observation posts are permanently manned; they are allotted a serial number or name, the designation identifying the type, the sector etc.
Preventive deployment
Military; Peace keeping
Of an interpositional force to deter violence in a zone of potential conflict where tension is rising among parties.
