Peace keeping

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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Interposition force

Military; Peace keeping

Interposition is the normal means used by peacekeeping force to secure the withdrawal of opposing forces behind lines by both sides, the first stage in the negotiation of armistice demarcation lines.

Patrol

Military; Peace keeping

In the context of peace-keeping operations, patrols, mounted and dismounted, are only carried out in an overt, high-profile manner; in a military context, one traditionally distinguishes between ...

Biological and chemical warfare (BCW)

Military; Peace keeping

In the case of PKOs, concerns mostly chemical warfare.

In the aftermath of conflict; it means identifying and supporting measures and structures which will solidify peace and build trust and interaction among former enemies, in order to avoid a relapse ...

White helmets

Military; Peace keeping

International volunteer rapid-response teams in the field of humanitarian relief (in case of natural or man-made emergencies), whose creation was launched with an initial contribution from Argentina; ...

Contingency planning

Military; Peace keeping

It involves preparing likely courses of action dealing with a range of potential scenarios; and extends into preparatory activities (preparation of maps, identification of sources of equipment and ...

Unidentified

Military; Peace keeping

Indication given by UN observers in their AIREPs when the national markings of the attacking or violating aircraft on which they are reporting are not observed.